What are the motivational aspects to spectate eSports or other live gaming streams?

P Anttila - 2018 - oulurepo.oulu.fi
In the recent years, competitive video gaming, also known as eSports, has become an
enormously popular phenomenon, and a part of the gaming culture. The phenomenon of …

It is in the game: Dimensions of esports online spectator motivation and development of a scale

TY Qian, JJ Wang, JJ Zhang, LZ Lu - European sport management …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Research questions: To tackle the idiosyncrasies associated with esports online
spectatorship, the study was designed to:(a) develop the Motivation Scale of Esports …

Feature development for esports broadcasts with a focus on the intermission between matches

J Söderin - 2017 - diva-portal.org
In a world where esports is growing quicker than ever and is looking towards traditional
sports for guidance, taking a look at the format of both esports broadcasts and online …

A systematic review on spectator behavior in esports: why do people watch?

J Rietz, K Hallmann - International journal of sports marketing and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Esports is rapidly growing in popularity and viewership. The study's purpose was
threefold:(1) to provide a systematic review and synthesis of esports spectatorship …

eSport vs sport: a comparison of spectator motives

A Pizzo, B Baker, S Na, M Lee… - Faculty/Researcher …, 2018 - scholarshare.temple.edu
eSports–organized video game competitions–are growing in popularity, with top
tournaments drawing crowds of spectators rivaling traditional sporting events …

Viewer types in game live streams: questionnaire development and validation

P Schuck, M Altmeyer, A Krüger, P Lessel - User Modeling and User …, 2022 - Springer
Producing and consuming live-streamed content is a growing trend attracting many people
today. While the actual content that is streamed is diverse, one especially popular context is …

Why do esports players consume esports?: A case study of an esports platform

H Hasselberg - 2021 - doria.fi
Esports is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. An essential part of this growth
are the competitive platforms, which allow players and teams to compete in their favourite …

A scoping literature review on influencing factors in live-streaming spectatorship experience

T Pagáč, S Kriglstein, R Bernhaupt - Entertainment Computing, 2024 - Elsevier
Live-streaming is a popular phenomenon. It attracts both content creators and spectators,
visible in new live-streaming platforms appearing and existing social platforms adding live …

[PDF][PDF] Watching others play: a uses and gratifications approach to video game streaming motives

M Sjöblom - 2015 - aaltodoc.aalto.fi
The activity of watching others play video games in real time through online streaming
services has grown greatly during the past years. This study aims to answer the question …

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 …