YouTube, nowadays, has become a popular place where people can upload and share their videos, leaving space for others to comment. One trending thing that YouTube has transmitted to is creating a new revenue stream in 2015, Gaming. This new revenue stream is created to compete with Amazon.com-owned Twitch. Now, it is a vertical industry for video games and an application for videos and real-time streaming. This new platform targets to provide YouTubers more features and chances to view gaming videos. However, to help use the platform more professionally, we are here to provide you some ultimate tips.

1. Select A Niche

Before deciding how to do, specifically, how to use the Gaming platform, we should know what to do. Exactly speaking, we should select what games we will play. Maybe you will say that I don't want to focus on one specific kind of audience because the gaming industry is competitive, and that you want to have a large customer base. 

Nevertheless, according to marketing theories, if you want to reach many and different niches of customers, you will reach nothing finally because you target customers won't regard you as a dedicated producer and won't highly value your products. Remember that people browse YouTube not only for video streaming but also for communicating. If you don't generate targeted, meaningful, and communicable contents, they will give up your contents right away.

2. Focus on One Game

After knowing that we need to target on one specific niche, you can choose one game to develop your contents. I know that most of you who want to be a professional YouTube gamer already have your own idea about which game you would like to focus on. But please bear with me. For those who have no experience, I also want to recommend some popular games for you to start with.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 

This game is launched by Infinity Ward and Activision in 2019 and is a first-person shooter video game. The game is set in a realistic and modern environment. The campaign came after CIA officers and British SAS troops cooperated with rebels from the fictitious country Ulzkistan. You, as a player, need to fight against the Russian forces that invaded the country. 

There are different roles and missions in the game. Therefore, you can develop some tutorials helping other players finish missions under different roles. Also, you can share some techniques for how to correctly cooperate and communicate with teammates.

NBA 2K20

Developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports, NBA 2K20 is a simulation basketball video game which lead players to experience the games of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Players can find current and previous basketball campaigns such as 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. Furthermore, players can have customized basketball players and teams with the rules and objectives complying with the real-life NBA games. You, as a YouTube gamer, can educate audience basketball skills to win the games.

Marvel's Spider-Man

For teens audience, Marvel's Spider-Man shall be an ideal choice to start your gaming content. Different from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, this game is shown from the third-person perspective, allowing players to view the Spider-Man's abilities and skills. In the game, players will experience a thrilling adventure. 

This game is based on the story of a Marvel Comics' superhero Spider-Man, inspired by long-running comic myths and other media adaptations. The story mainly tells that the superhuman criminal Mister Negative plots to control underworld crimes in New York City. The Spider-Man in the story needs to protect the city from Mister Negative and his deadly virus while solving personal problems as a civilian Peter Parker.

Super Smash Bros

Released by the famous Japanese video game company, Nintendo, Super Smash Bros is a crossover fighting video game where you can see various featured characters in the serial games of Nintendo. This game is very different from the traditional fighting video games, which defines winning as exhausting the lifeline of the opponents. Super Smash Bros defines winning as knocking the opponents down the stage. As you can guess, this game seems to have an educational goal on life.

3. Create Your YouTube Channel

After deciding which game to start with, here we provide detailed steps for you to create your personal YouTube channel. 

Step 1. Logon YouTube

First, please open YouTube on your browser. After the web page appears, you will see Sign In at the upper right corner and click on it. If you already have a YouTube account, please sign into it. If not, please click on Create Account and submit your email address and password to get your own account.

Step 2. Create A YouTube Channel

After you have logged into YouTube, please click on your profile and go to Settings. On the Settings page, you can see a line of text "Create a new channel". Please click on it and you will be directed to another new page. On the new page, please enter your brand account name and finish creating the new channel.

4. Make Your YouTube Gaming Video

With the YouTube channel on hand, you can start working on making your YouTube gaming videos. Generally, there are three steps for you to accomplish making a video.

Screen Recorder

The first step is definitely recording your screen to show your processes and skills to explain to audience how you play a game. In this self-making video, you can communicate with the audience by demonstrating every step carefully, asking questions and answering by yourself, and displaying humors in illustration. 

Recommended Tools: RecordAnyVid, OBS Studio, Bandicam

Video Downloader

The second step is to download some video producing materials to supplement your recorded videos. Consequently, you can make your videos completer and more meaningful to the audience. 

Recommended Tool: VideoHunter

Video Editor

The last step to replenish your videos is to edit the videos with various effects after recording. 

Recommended Tools: Adobe Premier Pro, Final Cut Pro, EditMyVid, ClipChamp.

5. Upload Gaming Video to Your YouTube Channel

Once your videos are ready, you can start uploading them to your YouTube channel. Follow these steps and you are not far away from publishing!

Step 1. Open YouTube

Please go to YouTube and login to your account. Next, please click on your profile and select Your Channel on the drop-down menu. Then you will be navigated to the channel page where you need to click on Upload Video. Subsequently, please click on Select File to choose your video for upload.

Step 2. Add Video Details

After uploading your videos, you need to add some details to your videos: 

• Title is how you name you video to make it interesting.

• Description is about your content, what you will show in the videos. 

• Thumbnail is a picture representing your video which will draw the audience's attention. By click on Upload Thumbnail, you can put one image to finish the representation.

• Playlist connects your videos to your previous videos. You can put the videos in one playlist, so the audience will discover your contents more quickly.

These details are important in that they are the first image of your video. If they are not interesting or attractive, the audience will hesitate to open. 

Step 3. Set Video Elements and Visibility

Following Details, it is your chance to set video elements and visibility of your videos. Video elements enable you to add cards and an end screen where you can connect your videos with related videos and websites. Also, you can ask the audience to do something with these elements. 

Visibility allows you to limit your audience to specific groups by choosing Private, Unlisted, or Public. Additionally, you are able to schedule a time to release your videos.

6. Prompt Your Video and Channel Through Social Media Platforms

After finishing all of the above steps, you can advertise your videos and channel through social media platform. As a result, your videos will first reach your friends. Then your friends will help recommend your videos to others. Some people will choose to stream your videos directly while some people will first become your fans and view your videos. 

I know, finishing all the steps to become a professional YouTube gamer is not easy. However, nothing starts easily, and you will find your efforts deserve it! Our instruction is elaborate. Just finish it and I believe I will see your interesting videos and contents on your channel one day!