Let's Play Together through Channels: Understanding the Practices and Experience of Danmaku Participation Game Players in China

Piaohong Wang; Zhicong Lu

doi:10.1145/3611059

Let's Play Together through Channels: Understanding the Practices and Experience of Danmaku Participation Game Players in China

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Abstract

Live streaming is becoming increasingly popular in recent years, as most channels prioritize the delivery of engaging content to their viewers. Among various live streaming channels, Danmaku participation game (DPG) has emerged in China as a mixture of live streaming and online gaming, offering an immersive gaming experience to players. Although prior research has explored audience participation games (APGs) in North America and Europe, it primarily focuses on discussing prototypes and lacks observation of players in natural settings. Little is known about how players perceive DPGs and their player experience. To fill the research gap, we observed a series of DPG channels and conducted an interview-based study to gain insights into the practices and experiences of DPG players. Our work reveals that DPGs can effectively synergize live streaming and online games, amplifying both player engagement and a profound sense of accomplishment to players.

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI PLAY 2023
Editors	Jim Wallace, Jennifer Whitson, Beth Bonsignore, Julian Frommel, Erik Harpstead
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	1025–1043
ISBN (Print)	979-8-4007-0029-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3611059
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	10th AACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY 2023) - Hybrid, Stratford, Canada Duration: 10 Oct 2023 → 13 Oct 2023 https://chiplay.acm.org/2023/

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Number	CHI PLAY
Volume	7
ISSN (Print)	2573-0142

Conference

Conference	10th AACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY 2023)
Place	Canada
City	Stratford
Period	10/10/23 → 13/10/23
Internet address	https://chiplay.acm.org/2023/

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Audience participation games
Live streaming
Player experience

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Wang, P., & Lu, Z. (2023). Let's Play Together through Channels: Understanding the Practices and Experience of Danmaku Participation Game Players in China. In J. Wallace, J. Whitson, B. Bonsignore, J. Frommel, & E. Harpstead (Eds.), CHI PLAY 2023 (pp. 1025–1043). Article 413 (Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction; Vol. 7, No. CHI PLAY). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3611059

Wang, Piaohong ; Lu, Zhicong. / Let's Play Together through Channels : Understanding the Practices and Experience of Danmaku Participation Game Players in China. CHI PLAY 2023. editor / Jim Wallace ; Jennifer Whitson ; Beth Bonsignore ; Julian Frommel ; Erik Harpstead. Association for Computing Machinery, 2023. pp. 1025–1043 (Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction; CHI PLAY).

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Wang, P & Lu, Z 2023, Let's Play Together through Channels: Understanding the Practices and Experience of Danmaku Participation Game Players in China. in J Wallace, J Whitson, B Bonsignore, J Frommel & E Harpstead (eds), CHI PLAY 2023., 413, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, no. CHI PLAY, vol. 7, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 1025–1043, 10th AACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY 2023), Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 10/10/23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3611059

Let's Play Together through Channels: Understanding the Practices and Experience of Danmaku Participation Game Players in China. / Wang, Piaohong ; Lu, Zhicong.
CHI PLAY 2023. ed. / Jim Wallace; Jennifer Whitson; Beth Bonsignore; Julian Frommel; Erik Harpstead. Association for Computing Machinery, 2023. p. 1025–1043 413 (Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction; Vol. 7, No. CHI PLAY).

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Wang P , Lu Z. Let's Play Together through Channels: Understanding the Practices and Experience of Danmaku Participation Game Players in China. In Wallace J, Whitson J, Bonsignore B, Frommel J, Harpstead E, editors, CHI PLAY 2023. Association for Computing Machinery. 2023. p. 1025–1043. 413. (Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction; CHI PLAY). Epub 2023 Oct 4. doi: 10.1145/3611059

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