13 STREAMPUNK Red Bull Gaming Sphere
PRO APPROACH The Sphere’s production gallery (far right) includes top tools from Blackmagic Design
also a Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K. Because of its small size and great resolution, the Micro Studio Camera is often employed for highly effective specialty shots. “We’ve put the Micro Studio Camera on a Magic Arm mount and mounted it on the ceiling for a top-down effect. We’ve had events with a kind of board game style set up where we used this top down feed. Because there’s so much flexibility in the facility and its design, the world is your oyster. We’ve had external clients come in and bring their own cameras into the space and we’ve been happy to mix them in.” DELIVERING TO FANS The infrastructure is also built to take in the feeds from each gaming console and PC which can be mixed in the gallery. “People who want to do their own individual streams can absolutely do that from their own workstations. In some of our set-ups we have had a dedicated machine for the actual gaming and another PC for just the streaming elements. For some of the larger events and shows, you can have multiple streams. And sometimes people will come with their own gear and their own set-ups, and we can be quite flexible about that and let them run their own show.”
FLEXIBILITY FOR CREATIVITY Dreamtek continues to collaborate with Gaming Sphere London on a regular basis, running, facilitating and delivering events. The open nature of the space really allows gamers and event producers to try all kinds of new ideas for productions and how to stream them. “We’ve had the full spectrum of people who want to do something really unique. On an individual level someone might want to film something from a unique point of view. We have a couple of sim racing rigs and people have come in and done special racing set ups for their channel. “We’ve also had huge events, like a World of Warcraft launch, where they transformed the entire space completely, physically put in plants and trees
and redecorated the space so it was unrecognisable. There’s innovation from the individual all the way up to these huge events. “Every event has a unique challenge, and it’s always a new layout. You may have one where it’s very straightforward, with PCs on the right side and on the left side. You may have another event where you have a huge stage with a giant video wall. Or another event which is a fighting game tournament with maybe just two consoles that come out on the stage. “We’re very proud of the flexibility that we’ve been able to incorporate into the infrastructure and design. The feedback and the response has been incredible, both from the community and from the people using the space as well.”
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