The live stream can be found on here

Paired with Jasmine and Alex, we roamed around within the chosen vicinity of Melbourne city. These locations included the State Library of Victoria, a tram headed towards Bourke St, Bourke St. itself and even the tram stops outside of Melbourne University. To be completely honest, we did not have a solidified idea of what and how we should live stream, and therefore, it was all in the spur of the moment. We live streamed what we found interesting right off the bat. Some examples were buskers performing, chess matches outside the library and the movement of the trams.

Ultimately, we chose Jasmine’s footage – she filmed what a tram window would see from the outside. Here is a screenshot example:

Along the streets of Swanston St., we can see the masses of students walking to and from Building 80. We chose this live stream because it perfectly encapsulates student life and culture, especially for RMIT students.

As for my experience with using Periscope, it is a different application in comparison to Facebook and Instagram live. It is not exactly as user-friendly as I thought it would have been but once you have figured out the controls, it is quite easy to use. From my personal experience of live streaming, however, it is not the most user-friendly out of the other applications. For example, it’s almost impossible to get a flawless hand-held recording without you having to swipe up to stop the recording, swapping the camera and manually typing whatever it is you must type.

All in all, my experience with Periscope has been enjoyable and has given me an insight into the world of live – that is the unpredictability of the world around us. In fact, it has given a new perspective of how live TV operates and interacts with their following.

Live television is dynamic, stressful but at the end of the day, the results are satisfying.