ANALYSIS OF VIEWER MOTIVATION AND COMMUNICATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE EXAMPLE OF ESPORT

Authors

  • Lazar Stanković Autor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24867/19GI02Stankovic

Keywords:

viewer motivation, social media communication, live streaming viewers, eSports

Abstract

The goal of the master’s thesis and the con­ducted research is to gain new insights into the motivators that drive the audience to watch eSport, the channels through which the audience follows eSport, as well as communication via social networks that the audience is achieving with other members of the eSport ecosystem.

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Published

2022-09-27

Issue

Section

Industrial Engineering and Management