Spec Ops: The line between player and spectator in ludic entertainment.
- Espen J. Aarseth
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Research Output:
Working paper
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EnglishPublication milestones
- Published - 2017
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Published - 2017
Abstract
This paper will discuss the phenomenon of mediated game spectatorship, from the early games to today’s e-sport championships and online communities (youtube, twitch.tv, etc), and develop a descriptive model of the different modes of ludic spectatorship, that is, the possibility space of different spectator positions and modes afforded by games and gameplay.