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Spectator LF Streamer: Facilitating Better Stream Discovery through Spectator Motivations and Stream Affordances

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Laura Herrewijn,

Sven CharleerAuthors Info & Claims

CHI PLAY Companion '23: Companion Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

Pages 135 - 142

https://doi.org/10.1145/3573382.3616089

Published: 06 October 2023 Publication History

Abstract

This paper explores game spectator needs, and proposes design choices aimed at enhancing the exploration and discovery experience on game streaming platforms. It does so by combining insights from previous game streaming research with a new survey study conducted among Twitch users (N = 124) to understand how to use spectator characteristics, searching behaviour, motivations and stream(er) affordances as a way to control and enhance the search experience. Preliminary results from the survey are presented, as are a set of initial design goals to improve the spectator experience based on the uncovered findings. Moving forward, these design goals will be evaluated and refined through user interviews and an iterative user-centred design process of prototypes.

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Herrewijn LCharleer S(2023)Power to the Spectator: Towards an Enhanced Video Game Stream Discovery ExperienceComputer-Human Interaction Research and Applications10.1007/978-3-031-49368-3_22(349-360)Online publication date: 23-Dec-2023
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49368-3_22

Index Terms

Spectator LF Streamer: Facilitating Better Stream Discovery through Spectator Motivations and Stream Affordances
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
      1. User studies
  2. Visualization
    1. Visualization application domains
      1. Information visualization

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Herrewijn LCharleer S(2023)Power to the Spectator: Towards an Enhanced Video Game Stream Discovery ExperienceComputer-Human Interaction Research and Applications10.1007/978-3-031-49368-3_22(349-360)Online publication date: 23-Dec-2023
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