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Jordyn Sole leads a game of Dungeons & Dragons as part of the Westmarches club fundraising effort for McMaster Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p><\/div>\n
More than 2,700 viewers tuned into their live stream at some point in the 24-hour period, with a peak viewership of 88 at once. Viewers had the opportunity to influence game play through their donations, as donations to a specific player would give them a boost in the D&D game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also provided an extra incentive for each game where if a certain amount of money was raised, the person running the game would have to do something,\u201d says Henderson. \u201cDye their hair hot pink, read a poem on stream, or, in my case, get a pie to the face.\u201d<\/p>\n
The team hit almost every one of their incentive goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were contacted by both the team at Extra Life and the Children\u2019s Miracle Network during the stream, who tuned in and sent some supportive messages in the chat,\u201d says Henderson.<\/p>\n
Extra Life organizes the international fundraising, which helps gamers raise funds for Children\u2019s Miracle Network hospitals. Teams set a fundraising goal and pledge to stream their game play for 24 hours. They may choose to play on the official game day in November, or at another time of their choosing.<\/p>\n
All donations go directly to the hospital of the team\u2019s choosing. The program was founded in 2008, and to date, Extra Life gamers have raised more than $50 million USD for the 170 hospitals that make up the Children\u2019s Miracle Network.<\/p>\n