Highlighting interesting videos and livestreams on the Fediverse, especially from PeerTube and OwnCast.
Fediverse address:
@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services
Tagged: Live Streaming
hatniX
Prolific livestreamer who plays Linux games on the Fediverse, with streams alternately in English or German. They also have an archive of streams on their video account.
Fediverse address (live stream, in English and German):
@hatnix@live.hatnix.net
Fediverse address (main, in English and German):
@hatnix@social.tchncs.de
Fediverse address (videos, in English and German):
@hatnix@diode.zone
Radio Free Hamish
Fediverse livestreamer hosting fun community chats, quizzes, playing music, occasionally mentioning serious topics.
Fediverse address:
@Hamish@watch.thepolarbear.co.uk
Brandkopf
Excellent artist who paints and draws figures and scenes, both traditionally and digitally, often with a fantasy theme and intricate detail. They regularly do live streams of their work on the Fediverse through their video account.
Fediverse account (main):
@brandkopf@mastodon.art
Fediverse account (videos):
@brandkopf@tube.tchncs.de
DanVanDam
Live streamer who mainly plays retro and indie games.
Fediverse address:
@DanVanDam@mastodon.social
Ozoned Cast
Live streaming account mainly about Linux and Linux gaming.
Fediverse address:
@ozoned@stream.ozoned.net
Penance RPG
Podcasts and livestreams featuring tabletop RPG sessions, with emphasis on storytelling, comedy and horror.
Fediverse address:
@PenanceRPG@dice.camp
Jnktn.tv
Grassroots volunteer project which livestreams a variety of music-based programmes on the Fediverse every Saturday, accompanied by community chat and various kinds of videos.
Fediverse address:
@jnktn_tv@mastodon.online
SchenklRadio
German language online radio station playing many kinds of music. It also hosts regular live video stream shows.
Fediverse address (main): @schenklradio@chaos.social
Fediverse address (live streaming): @SchenklTV@tv.schenklradio.de
The Small Technology Foundation
Researches, develops and promotes online services designed for human beings rather than corporate profits.
Fediverse address (live streaming):
@fedi@owncast.small-web.org
Fediverse address (co-founder Laura Kalbag):
@laura@mastodon.laurakalbag.com
Fediverse address (co-founder Aral Balkan):
@aral@mastodon.ar.al
ShaneIsGames
Retro gaming livestreamer who tends to focus on older games and unusual forgotten titles that aren’t streamed often.
Fediverse address:
@shaneisgames@mastodon.social
PeerTube
A Fediverse video sharing and livestreaming, platform, sort of like YouTube but federated onto lots of independent servers. Because it’s part of the Fediverse, you can follow PeerTube accounts from Mastodon etc and the new videos will appear in your timeline just like normal posts. You can also interact with them within your timeline, for example replies to a PeerTube video within Mastodon will turn into comments under that same video on PeerTube.
Fediverse address:
@peertube@framapiaf.org
LiveItLive.show
Online concert site which streams live gigs through its own PeerTube server. It features a mixture of English and French language singers/bands. It’s all free, though donations are welcome, and there are no ads or any data collection.
Fediverse address (in French):
@liveitlive@social.jesuislibre.net
Damage Control
Blog dedicated to video games, anime and general geek culture. They also do occasional livestreams.
Fediverse address:
@damagecontrolblog@mastodon.social
W0rmh0le Live
Fediverse live streaming account which does streams and interviews related to programming, gaming, music and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@wesley@live.w0rmh0le.net
Taggart
Information Security blogger, live streamer and educator, runs the Infosec blog Taggart Tech.
Fediverse address:
@mttaggart@fosstodon.org
Louis Durrant
Artist, illustrator and game designer, currently working on an indie title called “The Garden Path” featuring relaxing, pastoral graphics themed around plants and vegetables. Also hosts regular live streams showing the creation of the game’s artwork.
Fediverse address:
@ldurrant@mastodon.art
OwnCast
A free open source live streaming platform with built in chat, it’s like a libre alternative to Twitch. It’s now part of the Fediverse so you can follow OwnCast accounts from Mastdon etc. When an OwnCast account goes live, people who follow it will see a message appear in their timeline.
Fediverse address:
@owncast@fosstodon.org
Russ Sharek
Russ Sharek is a clown. No really, he is literally a clown in a theatre group, performs a weekly online show called “Circus in Place”, has an excellent podcast called “Two Clowns in a Closet” and is one of the longest-running members of the Fediverse. Give him a listen!
Fediverse address:
@RussSharek@mastodon.art
Mike Conley
Works on Firefox for Mozilla, and runs a live stream featuring programming techniques called “The Joy of Coding”. The stream is on Twitch and PeerTube, and there’s an archive of past episodes on PeerTube.
Fediverse address:
@mconley@diode.zone
Love A Brother Radio (LABR)
Livestreaming video music channel, online radio and podcast, featuring a mix of soulful house, dance and eclectic other stuff.
Fediverse address (main): @LABR@mastodon.xyz
Fediverse address (live stream): @live@stream.labr.online
Fediverse address (curator): @brothersoul@mastodon.social
Microbiology Journal Club
Academic/science account that discusses interesting microbiology papers in an informal weekly livestream.
Fediverse address:
@MicrobioJC@scicomm.xyz
RetroStrangeTV
Live streaming account on the Fediverse that shows weird old public domain films and television series 24 hours a day. They are usually kitsch documentaries or tacky sci-fis, but there’s the occasional genuine classic too.
Fediverse address:
@rstv@live.retrostrange.com
48kRAM
Retro computing enthusiast who uses and repairs old computers, and hosts a retro computing livestream.
Fediverse address:
@48kRAM@oldbytes.space
Samsai
Does regular live streams of Linux games.
Fediverse address:
@stream@cast.samsai.eu
GoatsLive
Follows the daily life of two pets goats on a small farm. This is one of the most consistently wholesome accounts on the Fediverse, and highly recommended if you need to chill and forget about the nasty world outside.
Fediverse address:
@GoatsLive@mastodon.social
Gregor
Comic artist and live streamer, creator of the humorous (and occasionally melancholy) “Loading Artist” and “Plucked Up” webcomics.
Fediverse address:
@loadingartist@mastodon.world