This is a rather small post, but the idea came to me rather recently. For anyone not familiar with Mixer, it’s a streaming platform like twitch that is owned by Microsoft and has been slowly gaining popularity. Recently they introduced what they’re referring to as “season 2” for their content. What this means is that for their partner programs, they introduced a system that generates revenue for streamers that if a partnered stream receives spark interactions in their stream chat. (sparks are earned for watching streams and can be used to spawn fun effect and stickers in the chat.) While this is certainly a great improvement and a neat way to support streamers, it does leave a gap for those who haven’t achieved partner status yet.

I can understand that they simply can’t hand out revenue to every streamer that receives spark interactions, so I recommend a different path. While mixer is much less competitive than the current twitch environment, it can still be a challenge to get noticed as you make your attempt to reach partner status, so perhaps sparks could be used to bolster viewability. Currently there is an up and coming section on the main site but ultimately it is a little hard to understand how this system selects who gets to be shown. My suggestion would be to introduce a “hot spot” system in that the more sparks a non-partnered streamer receives, the more likely they are to be seen in another division of streams. This way viewers can donate sparks to lesser known streams and help their favorite streamers receive the attention they otherwise wouldn’t get and thus aid them on the path to becoming proper partners.

While it may not be perfect, I feel as though it could be a possible improvement to help get new dedicated streamers started and give the community an extra tool to support their favorite content creators. If you have any of your own ideas or suggestions, then feel free to add them to the comment section.