Don't just watch, join in: Exploring information behavior and copresence on Twitch

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Highlights:

• Human information behavior is not limited to information seeking.

• Information reaction and production were the most frequent information behaviors.

• Users treat livestreams as community space, creating copresence.

• Users act as both information producers and information receivers.

• Contributes to scholarly understanding of livestreaming as emerging media behavior.

摘要

•Human information behavior is not limited to information seeking.•Information reaction and production were the most frequent information behaviors.•Users treat livestreams as community space, creating copresence.•Users act as both information producers and information receivers.•Contributes to scholarly understanding of livestreaming as emerging media behavior.

论文关键词:Human information behavior,Copresence,Twitch,Topic specific live streaming services

论文评审过程:Received 10 April 2019, Revised 5 December 2019, Accepted 7 December 2019, Available online 9 December 2019, Version of Record 13 December 2019.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.106221