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Airman
nds his voice in a virtual worldFacebook.com/DesertLightningNews
Airman Nathan H. Barbour
355th Fighter Wing Public A airs
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE,
Ariz. -- ere is a social stigma attached to video
games and the people who play them. When pic-
turing a gamer; a well-lit room, socialization, and
a strong sense of community, generally doesn’t
come to mind.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony
Webb, isn’t your typical gamer. His dorm room
is set up as a small studio, complete with a green
screen, professional microphone, and three high
definition monitors.
Webb takes the hobby a little further by broad-
casting his gameplay and his personality to his
online followers all across the world. By using an
online streaming service, he transmits his visage
which appears in the bottom corner of the screen
so his viewers can watch and listen to his reac-
tions as he traverses virtual landscapes.
“I would consider myself an entertainer,” said
Webb, 612th Air Communications Squadron
command and control systems technician. “ e
entire platform is made to entertain. Some peo-
ple go on there to learn from it, which I guess can
be looked at from that perspective, but I like to
be more of an entertainer than a teacher.”
Webb can see the reactions from his viewers
coming in through a chat room shown on a mon-
itor that he continually checks.
“I used to be completely antisocial and intro-
verted,” Webb said. “I wouldn’t talk to anybody
whether it be online or in person. When I be-
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(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathan H. Barbour)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Webb, 612th Air Communications Squadron command and control systems technician,
reads from an online chat room while streaming a video game at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., April 27, 2016. Streaming
helped Webb become more social prior to joining the Air Force. He is now set on building a community by streaming ve days a
week and holds sessions on Sundays speci cally to interact with his followers and receive feedback.
gan streaming, I started actually having to talk to continued streaming. He is now set on building
people and become a little more open.” a community by streaming five days a week, four
to six hours each day. He even holds sessions on
Webb thought about joining the military ever Sundays specifically to interact with his followers
since he was 6 years old. It happened when his and receive feedback.
uncle, who was also an Airman, returned home
for the first time and informed Webb of all the “Now there are a lot of people who actually
opportunities that were available in the Air Force. wait and anticipate watching the stream,” Webb
said. “It makes me feel good just knowing I could
“I realized I needed to open up, especially be- make someone laugh, smile or even just chuckle
cause I was going to join,” Webb said. “I knew I a little.”
was going to have get out of my own bubble.”
Interaction with others became easier as Webb
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