The head of Overwatch Jeff Kaplan spends Christmas Eve in our time in front of a fireplace while thousands watch him in astonishment.
As several US sites report and can be seen on Twitch, the Game Director of the Blizzard shooter Overwatch, a man named Jeff Kaplan, spends European Christmas Eve in front of a fireplace. At the beginning of the stream, the chair was reportedly empty until Kaplan strolled into the room and took his seat.
The show is broadcast live on the streaming platform Twitch while people around the world wonder what the man is doing.
From time to time, Kaplan changes his leg position; at one point, he even took a phone call but remained silent. Otherwise, he blinks.
The monotony is repeatedly interrupted by individual actions. Here, Kaplan opens a gift.
Here, Jeff Kaplan brings a microphone into the picture:
Kaplan claims: Milk is poisoned and cookies are a lie
As the US site Kotaku reports, Kaplan reportedly broke his silence after about three hours. According to his statements, the milk next to him is probably poisoned, and the cookies are a lie.
The Twitch chat responded with the hashtag #FreeJeff.
Kaplan acts in good American tradition
The tradition of someone sitting in front of a crackling fireplace and broadcasting this image live is deeply rooted in Anglo-American culture. In the 60s, a New York TV channel broadcast a crackling fireplace for people to enjoy who did not have a fireplace themselves. The comedy star Nick Offerman, generally accepted as the epitome of a sensible man, continued this tradition in 2015 while sipping on a whiskey.
Kaplan apparently acts in this proud tradition.
What do you think? Do you see a deeper meaning in this performance, or do you think it is merely a brilliant PR stunt by Blizzard?
