Vital Culture at TwitchCon Europe: Future Storytelling Takes the Stage
This weekend, our founder Tanya Vital took to the stage at TwitchCon Europe 2025 in Rotterdam to host a panel titled “Future Storytelling: Gaming, Performance & Twitch.”
Held in the NomNom Theatre, the session explored how platforms like Twitch are reshaping the way stories are told — blurring the lines between games, live performance, and interactive technology.
Tanya was joined by:
Joe Duggan, Digital Programme Manager at National Youth Theatre, discussing NYT’s experiments with immersive formats and digital actor training.
Marc Szanto, Solutions Architect at Twitch, sharing insight into the platform’s evolving support for creators working beyond traditional gaming.
Together, the panel dived into:
Vital Stories, a live-action mystery game piloted by Tanya, powered by Twitch tools like polls and chat-based decision making.
Game Changers, an XR project developed by Megaverse and NYT using Amazon IVS for low-latency performance.
Examples of interactive performance across Fortnite, GTA RP, VRChat, and Emmy-winning Twitch original Artificial:Next
While the panel wasn’t recorded for playback, it reached a live audience of 300+ online viewers, plus those attending in person — many of whom were exploring this hybrid genre for the first time.
“Storytelling isn’t dying — it’s just finding new formats. Twitch is a stage. The audience is part of the cast now.”
The session closed with audience reflections on what Twitch could offer next to better support live, interactive creators — including built-in branching logic, inventory tools, and safer ways to experiment with AI and audience co-authorship.
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