LUL (symbol)
LUL also known as Omegalul is a Twitch emote featuring a picture of video game reviewer John Bain, better known by his online handle TotalBiscuit. The emote is typically used to indicate laughter in a similar vein to typing abbreviation LOL.[1] Since the trend, It spreads through twitter and Facebook.[2]
Origin[edit]
On June 23rd, 2013, Flickr user itsjustatank posted a photograh of Bain who died in 2018 was laughing at the Major League Gaming Anaheim 2013.[3] While in 2014, Bain began using the picture as an emote for subscribers of his Twitch channel with the keyword "cynicallaugh."[4][1] The emote was uploaded on in 2016 and became a global emote in 2017.[5]
Spread[edit]
In July 2014, Bain received a DMCA takedown by the photographer for unauthorized use of the picture, due to Bain providing it as a subscription perk.[2]
In 2016, the emote was added to the BetterTTV Twitch extension. On September 1st, 2017, the emote was officially implemented as a global Twitch.tv emote, making it visible to anyone using the service. That day, Bain tweeted that the emote was altered from the original to avoid copyright issues.[6]
Since the emote has been added on twitch, it has been used by several streamers and viewers including Forsen[7] and Dr DisRespect earlier,[8] and being used mostly for spamming chat.[9][10] In January 2018, a warped inspired lul image of Forsen's face called "forsenE" became the most-used emote on Twitch worldwide.[11] In 2019, twitch added chat feature that teaches users about emotes including Lul.[12]
Reception[edit]
Kotaku described it as the most popular emote ever,[13] While Polygon described the emote as one of the recognizable emote.[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spangler, Todd (May 25, 2018). "John 'TotalBiscuit' Bain, YouTube Gamer and Commentator, Dead at 33".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Everything You Always Wanted To Know About The 'Omegalul' Emote (But Were Afraid To Ask)". Kotaku.
- ↑ "Twitch Emotes Meaning: Guide to Understanding Twitch's Emoji Language". March 29, 2020.
- ↑ Arsach, Steven (May 25, 2018). "What is 'LuL?' Honoring Total Biscuit Through Laughter". www.newsweek.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ↑ "Kappa dethroned on Twitch after six years on top". December 14, 2018.
- ↑ Alexander, Julia (May 14, 2018). "A guide to understanding Twitch emotes". Polygon.
- ↑ Alexander, Julia (May 4, 2018). "A Twitch emote trolled Dr. DisRespect, disappeared, then ignited user ire". Polygon.
- ↑ "M0xyy rages at Twitch staff for removing his 5head emotes". Dexerto.com.
- ↑ "Twitch broke a lot of records in 2018". December 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Twitch streamer gets scared by his own donation alert". Dexerto.com.
- ↑ Alexander, Julia (January 29, 2018). "How Twitch's most popular emote, forsenE, took over". Polygon.
- ↑ "New Twitch chat feature teaches users about emotes". Shacknews.
- ↑ "You Likely Never Saw Twitch's 'Most Popular' Emote". Kotaku.
- ↑ Carpenter, Nicole (June 17, 2019). "The uneven, remarkable economy of custom Twitch emotes". Polygon.
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