The livestream industry has developed tremendously over the last decade. A recent trend is
to make spectators more engaged by adding features to enable interaction with streamers …

Gameplay spectatorship has developed significantly over the last decade, necessitating the
need to design more engaging spectator experiences. In order to do this effectively …

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 …

Livestreamed APGs (audience participation games) allow stream viewers to participate
meaningfully in a streamer's gameplay. However, streaming interfaces are not designed to …

Live streaming has become pervasive in digital game culture. Previous work has focused
largely on technological considerations in streaming platforms. However, little is known …

Game live-streaming is a phenomenon attracting many people. A general analysis of which
elements viewers in this context find interesting is important for platform vendors to inform …

The livestreaming industry in China is gaining greater traction than its European and North
American counterparts and has a profound impact on the stakeholders' online and offline …

Live-streaming of video games is a recent phenomenon. One driving factor is the direct
communication between the streamer and the audience. Currently, besides the platform …

We investigate how the audience of gaming live-streams can influence the content. We
conducted two case studies on streams in which audience influence is central and in which …

This paper explores game spectator needs, and proposes design choices aimed at
enhancing the exploration and discovery experience on game streaming platforms. It does …