Twitch UX dissection: The Anchor Effect and risk-averse decision-making

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    Twitch obviously has no problems attracting people to invest time on its website — and senators will attract big audiences by streaming themselves playing sports. But monetizing video content is hard, and Twitch has exceeded sales expectations over the last few years.

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    Then how can Twitch make money? And more critically, what hidden psychology does it use inside the iOS app to inspire users to invest more?

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    I’m a UX analyst and the creator of the UX community Built for Mars — where I frequently knock down some of the greatest items in the world, showing you how they’re produced, and, most importantly, how they might be better.

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    I recently published my study of Twitch. But for Extra Crunch subscribers, I decided to go a bit further and close the difference between what Twitch does and how you might make real improvements to your product’s UX.

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