Why do people watch others play video games? An empirical study on the motivations of Twitch users

M Sjöblom, J Hamari - Computers in human behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigates why people choose to watch others play video games, on services
such as Twitch. Through a questionnaire study (N= 1097), we examine five distinct types of …

Content structure is king: An empirical study on gratifications, game genres and content type on Twitch

M Sjöblom, M Törhönen, J Hamari, J Macey - Computers in Human …, 2017 - Elsevier
While video games have been widely investigated from the perspective of play, an emerging
online media phenomenon is the spectating of video game play, captivating millions of users …

Watching Players: An Exploration of Media Enjoyment on Twitch

T Wulf, FM Schneider, S Beckert - Games and culture, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Video game streaming platforms have reached high popularity within the last years. As one
of these popular platforms, Twitch provides users with the opportunity to participate in …

World of streaming. Motivation and gratification on Twitch

D Gros, B Wanner, A Hackenholt, P Zawadzki… - Social Computing and …, 2017 - Springer
Within the gaming industry, live-streaming is becoming very popular as a form of online
entertainment. Especially the so called social live streaming services (SLSSs) as a new type …

Motivations for the use of video game streaming platforms: The moderating effect of sex, age and self-perception of level as a player

LJ Cabeza-Ramírez, SM Sánchez-Cañizares… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
A particularly striking new phenomenon in recent years is the live streaming of video games
through popular platforms, such as Twitch. This study focuses on the motivations and types …

Social motivations of live-streaming viewer engagement on Twitch

Z Hilvert-Bruce, JT Neill, M Sjöblom, J Hamari - Computers in Human …, 2018 - Elsevier
Little is known about the motivations underlying viewer engagement in the rapidly growing
live-streaming multimedia phenomenon. This study trialled an eight-factor socio-motivational …

Live streams on twitch help viewers cope with difficult periods in life

J De Wit, A Van der Kraan, J Theeuwes - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Live streaming platforms such as Twitch that facilitate participatory online communities have
become an integral part of game culture. Users of these platforms are predominantly …

The ingredients of Twitch streaming: Affordances of game streams

M Sjöblom, M Törhönen, J Hamari, J Macey - Computers in Human …, 2019 - Elsevier
During the last five years, game streaming has developed from a niche market into a
mainstream activity and the supply of services and technology on offer has exploded. Today …

What online game spectators want from their twitch streamers: Flow and well-being perspectives

M Kim, HM Kim - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last five years, live-streaming platforms, such as Twitch and YouTube, have been
dramatically developed and used for individuals' broadcast of digital content, including …

Building viewer engagement through interaction rituals on Twitch. tv

H Jodén, J Strandell - Information, Communication & Society, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The expanding gaming industry now includes a large group of consumers who watch others
play games. On Twitch. tv–the leading platform for gameplay streaming–influencers …