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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

This article explores the growing importance of live streaming, specifically on website and
platform Twitch. tv, to the games industry. We focus not on live streaming as a form of media …

Every day thousands of people broadcast their gaming live to audiences over the internet
using popular sites such as Twitch, which reaches more than one hundred million viewers a …

Game streaming—viewing live or recorded broadcasts of others' video game play—has
become widely popular in recent years due to the emergence of platforms such as Twitch …

Video games have become an everyday part of the lives of thousands of users. While
playing video games is relatively common, enjoying video games through live streaming …