DougDoug
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| Born | Douglas Scott Wreden January 18, 1991 | |||||||||
| Education | University of California, Berkeley | |||||||||
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| Relatives | Davey Wreden (brother) | |||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2015–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 2.92 million[‡ 1] | |||||||||
| Views | 680 million[‡ 1] | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2018–present | |||||||||
| Genre | Gaming | |||||||||
| Followers | 1.1 million | |||||||||
Last updated: May 9, 2025 | ||||||||||
Douglas Scott Wreden (born January 18, 1991), known professionally as DougDoug (formerly Gloudas), is an American YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and former Hearthstone caster and producer. He makes gaming videos that revolve around him doing various gaming challenges, often involving the use of artificial intelligence, modifications to games, and giving his viewers on Twitch heavy control of the game or stream.[1] In 2023, he won the "League of Their Own" award at The Streamer Awards, and in 2024, he was nominated for the "Best Software and Game Development" award.
Biography
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Douglas Scott Wreden[2] was born on January 18, 1991.[‡ 2] He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in computer science. He resided in the state of Washington until he moved to Los Angeles, California in September 2023.[‡ 3][‡ 4] He is the brother of Davey Wreden, the designer of The Stanley Parable and director of The Beginner's Guide.[‡ 5]
Career
[edit]Esports
[edit]Wreden worked for Electronic Arts as a programmer before leaving to work on the Hearthstone Championship Tour, which was organized by ESL, under the online alias Gloudas. After ESL stopped producing the Championship Tour in 2017, he helped design the Hearthstone Trinity Series for ESL; he later described his role:[3]
Right around [when ESL stopped producing the Championship Tour], ESL was in talks with Twitch to partner on an original Hearthstone team league, and since I had been helping lead ESL's Hearthstone team through 2016, I was approached internally to help design what this new team league would be. I definitely will not claim to be the sole creator of Trinity Series, as there were a number of super talented folks who helped iterate on the format and concept, but through a lot of discussion we landed on our core concept: eight teams of three players, with a Last Hero Standing nine-deck format, and team listen-ins throughout the matches.
— Wreden, 2018[3]
After the Trinity Series design was finalized, Wreden produced the tournament and described his role as helping "coordinate all the show's elements on a high level". According to Wreden, the tournament's first season was positively received, and a second one was released.[3]
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 Wreden's "So you think you can cast?" application |
Towards the end of the second Trinity Series season, Reynad – a colleague – convinced Wreden to join esports organization Tempo Storm; he later said he agreed with Reynad's emphasis on creativity and wanted a "change of pace" from ESL.[3] In March 2018, he entered Hearthstone's "So you think you can cast?" competition, which searched for new Hearthstone casters. His audition was retweeted by Hearthstone director Ben Brode; Tim Clark, writing for PC Gamer, said that he was the "clear winner" and not selecting him would be a "huuuuuuuuuuuge misplay".[4]
Streaming
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| Can you drive across GTA 5 if Twitch Chat controls your Mods? |
Wreden transitioned to being a Twitch streamer and YouTuber under the name DougDoug, streaming first on March 9, 2019.[5] He gained media attention in October 2020 after streaming Grand Theft Auto 5 on Twitch, where he allowed his viewers to input commands in the Twitch chat that affected the game.[6] In January 2022, he garnered more media attention after streaming and completing a Super Mario Odyssey "HUD Challenge" speedrun, wherein compounding heads-up displays (HUDs) appeared on his screen after every five minutes. Although he completed the challenge, he was unable to complete it in under one hour, 11 minutes, and 21 seconds, his personal non-"HUD Challenge" best.[7][8]
Philanthropy
[edit]Wreden has hosted annual charity livestreams to raise money for the Monterey Bay Aquarium since the 20th birthday of a sea otter at the aquarium named Rosa. The amount raised increased yearly, reaching over $14,000 in 2021, $100,000 in 2022, and over $300,000 for Rosa's 24th birthday in 2023.[9][10][11] Rosa died in June 2024. Wreden held his 2024 fundraiser stream in remembrance of Rosa, which raised over $620,000 for the Monterey Bay Aquarium.[12] As of 2024, Wreden and his community have raised over $1,000,000 for the Monterey Bay Aquarium.[13]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | The Streamer Awards | League of Their Own | Won | [14] |
| 2023 | Best Software and Game Development Streamer | Nominated | [15] |
References
[edit]- ^ Sher, Stephen Tsung-Han (2023). Expanding Livestream Experience and Interaction Design Through Examining the Videogame Speedrunning Subculture. Indiana University. ISBN 979-8-3796-9594-1.
- ^ Russell, Mollie (June 1, 2023). "Twitch plays Dungeons and Dragons game set in a Walmart". WarGamer. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Leslie, Callum (July 3, 2018). "Meet the man behind your favorite Hearthstone events". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Clark, Tim (March 14, 2018). "Blizzard has to hire this guy as the next Hearthstone caster". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "DougDoug - Stream Mar 09, 2019 - Stats on viewers, followers, subscribers; VOD and clips". TwitchTracker. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Hernandez, Patricia (October 16, 2020). "GTA 5 fan tries surviving while under siege from god-powered Twitch chat". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Colbert, Isaiah (January 24, 2022). "Mario Odyssey Speedrunner Completes Absurd, Nearly Unplayable 'HUD Challenge'". Kotaku. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Cryer, Hirun (January 25, 2022). "This Super Mario Odyssey speedrun hides the game between a dozen different HUDs". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Extraordinary birthday shell-ebrations for Rosa the sea otter". Monterey Bay Aquarium. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ Rehn, Torstein (October 5, 2022). "YouTuber raises $100,000 for Monterey Bay Aquarium". KSBW. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ Mitchell, Bea (June 7, 2024). "Rosa, Monterey Bay Aquarium sea otter and social media star, dies". Blooloop. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ Tovar, Ricardo (August 27, 2024). "Monterey Bay Aquarium's first birthday without beloved sea otter". KSBW. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Sea Otter Awareness Week". Monterey Bay Aquarium. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Polhamus, Blaine (February 20, 2023). "All 2023 Streamer Awards nominees". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Michael, Cale; Taifalos, Nicholas (February 18, 2024). "Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
Primary sources
In the text these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):
- ^ a b "About DougDoug". YouTube.
- ^ Wreden, Doug [@DougDougFood] (January 18, 2020). "29 years ago today I erupted from my mother's vagina" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "DougDoug FAQ". DougDoug.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ @DougDougFood (September 18, 2023). "I've officially moved to Los Angeles!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ DougDoug (May 11, 2022). I played The Stanley Parable with the game's creator. YouTube. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
External links
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