The Affective Messaging of Gameplay Livestream Viewers

EasyChair Preprint 1105

Abstract

This study leverages multiple tools to investigate affective messaging on Twitch. By collecting data for a month from thousands of Twitch channels, this study is able to thoroughly analyze the presence of affective disposition theory (ADT) and user-figure relationships. Affect messages are compared between gameplay and non-gameplay streams, entertainment and expertise streams, and viewer and streamer-directed. Identifying variation in affect messaging patterns will provide game developers, streamers, and researchers a strong foundation for recognizing viewer anomalies.

Keyphrases: Twitch, affective disposition theory, gameplay livestreaming

@booklet{EasyChair:1105,
  author    = {Alex Leith},
  title     = {The Affective Messaging of Gameplay Livestream Viewers},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 1105},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2019}}