PogChamp

An emoji based on the "Pogchamp" emote from Twitch, in the art style of the Twemoji project.

PogChamp is an emoticon that is used on the live streaming platform Twitch.[1][2] It is used to express excitement, joy or shock.[1][3][4][5][2] The original image showed the streamer Ryan "Gootecks" Gutierrez with a surprised expression.[6] The original emoticon originates from a video that was uploaded to YouTube on November 26, 2010,[7] which shows behind-the-scenes recordings that were posted on Gutierrez's YouTube channel "Cross Counter TV"[8][2] The PogChamp emote was added to Twitch's list of global emotes starting from 2012. However, the original emote was later removed by Twitch in January 2021, after Gutierrez posted on his Twitter page about supporting the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.[9] After January 8, 2021, a different person was shown as the face of PogChamp every 24 hours.[10]

Since February 12, 2021, the original KomodoHype emote now replaces the PogChamp emote.[11] This now means that there are now two duplicated versions of the KomodoHype emote.[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kelly, Makena (January 6, 2021). "Twitch deletes PogChamp emote because it's now the face of 'further violence'". The Verge.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Business, Shannon Liao, CNN. "PogChamp emote deleted for ties to Capitol violence". CNN. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Ford, Colin; Gardner, Dan; Horgan, Leah Elaine; Liu, Calvin; tsaasan, a. m.; Nardi, Bonnie; Rickman, Jordan (2017-05-06). Written at Denver, Colorado, USA. Chat Speed OP PogChamp: Practices of Coherence in Massive Twitch Chat. Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. CHI EA '17. University of California, Irvine: Association for Computing Machinery. pp. 858–871. doi:10.1145/3027063.3052765. ISBN 978-1-4503-4656-6. S2CID 23784118. For instance, a string of PogChamp messages indicated amazement at an impressive play or situation,
  4. ↑ "What Does "Pog" Mean on Twitch?". 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  5. ↑ Davis, Paul K.; O'Mahony, Angela; Pfautz, Jonathan (2019-04-09). Social-Behavioral Modeling for Complex Systems. John Wiley & Sons. p. 421. ISBN 978-1-119-48496-7.
  6. ↑ "PogChamp". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  7. ↑ PogChamp Original Video | Cross Counter Bloopers! With Gootecks and Mike Ross. Cross Counter TV. November 26, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (January 8, 2021). "Twitch pulls PogChamp emote". Eurogamer.
  9. ↑ Macgregor, Jody; Wilde, Tyler (January 7, 2021). "Twitch removes PogChamp emote: 'We can't in good conscience continue to enable use of the image'". PC Gamer.
  10. ↑ @Twitch (January 8, 2021). "Get ready for a new PogChamp every 24 hours, starting today." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Every PogChamp in 2021". 13 February 2021.