Video-sharing platforms (VSPs) such as YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch have grown rapidly in
recent years and attracted millions of users. Research topics such as online communities …

Although coherence has been widely studied in computer-mediated communication (CMC),
insufficient attention has been paid to emergent multimodal forms. This study analyzes a …

Virtual gifting and danmaku are important interactive behaviors in the course of game live
streaming. Viewers send both gifts and danmaku enthusiastically while watching a game …

The continuous use intention in users is vital to the development strategy of video sharing
platforms, and it creates intensive competition among providers. At present, academic …

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 …

The danmaku interface is a unique feature of video-sharing websites in Asia which allows
“live” comments to be directly overlaid onto the video immediately upon being entered …

Danmu commenting is a new feature of the streaming industry, popular in East Asia. Danmu
comments are displayed as streams of comments superimposed on video screens and …

Learning from online videos using synchronized Danmu comments provides a co-learning
experience. To explore the factors influencing learning with or without Danmu videos, an …

While research on Western multimedia platforms, such as YouTube, is prolific and
interdisciplinary, Asian portals remain unknown. We explore this field by analyzing the …

The popularity of danmaku, overlaid comments displayed during videos, is attributed to its
synergized social interaction; its effects, however, remain under-researched. Applying the …