From game to spectacle: the mediatization of streaming games on Twitch platform

This work analyzes the Twitch streaming platform from the perspective of mediatization, a process that conceives the phenomenon of new interaction patterns promoted by the media in their relationship with society. It is understood that the platform brings new experiences to user in the world of game...

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Autores: Jéssica Galdino, Renata, Torres Silva, Tarcisio, Alberto Zanotti, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul (USCS)
Repositorio:Comunicação & Inovação
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.seer.uscs.edu.br:article/7463
Acceso en línea:http://seer.uscs.edu.br/index.php/revista_comunicacao_inovacao/article/view/7463
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:games
midiatização
Twitch
mediatization
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Sumario:This work analyzes the Twitch streaming platform from the perspective of mediatization, a process that conceives the phenomenon of new interaction patterns promoted by the media in their relationship with society. It is understood that the platform brings new experiences to user in the world of games, promoting interference in the original relation, such as watching, narrating or entering yourself as an influential figure, allowing the arising of new celebrities in the society of the spectacle.