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  1. amalthea13

    Art Educators & Creative Friends: Are You Watching Twitch Creative Streams Yet?

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    I'll have to preface this post by saying I've been a bit MIA this Spring as far as blogging goes. 2016 has been a whirlwind rollercoaster of a year (more on that in a later post). However my fascination and passion for creative activities on Twitch certainly has not been missing in action, in fact I find watching and engaging with creative live streams has become part of my daily routine. I know at any time I can pull up the app on my phone and watch and engage with artists of all different
  2. amalthea13

    The Emotional Impact of Engagement on Twitch

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      How does Twitch make you feel? As a viewer or broadcaster, what emotions do you experience while engaging on Twitch? Are you inspired and encouraged to create? Or perhaps a bit frustrated...   For my first analysis summary of my research on creative engagement on Twitch, I'm going to share some of the emotions that were associated with being engaged on Twitch, both from the viewer and the broadcaster perspectives. Survey and interview responses displayed a range of emotions experienced and
  3. amalthea13

    The Emotional Impact of Engagement on Twitch

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      How does Twitch make you feel? As a viewer or broadcaster, what emotions do you experience while engaging on Twitch? Are you inspired and encouraged to create? Or perhaps a bit frustrated...   For my first analysis summary of my research on creative engagement on Twitch, I'm going to share some of the emotions that were associated with being engaged on Twitch, both from the viewer and the broadcaster perspectives. Survey and interview responses displayed a range of emotions experienced and
  4. amalthea13

    Twitch Research Findings

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    Last Fall I had the opportunity to conduct a research project on Twitch. My mission? To explore the affordances and limitations of engaging with art on Twitch. Why? Because as we see our schools and communities cutting art programs due to budget concer...
  5. amalthea13

    Twitch Research Findings

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    Last Fall I had the opportunity to conduct a research project on Twitch. My mission? To explore the affordances and limitations of engaging with art on Twitch. Why? Because as we see our schools and communities cutting art programs due to budget concer...
  6. amalthea13

    A Season of Discovery

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    The clever man will tell you what he knows; he may even try to explain it to you. The wise man encourages you to discover it for yourself, even though he knows it inside out. -R.W. Revans   If you would have asked me three months ago how I felt about "research" I probably would have pulled a face. No joke. The word carried some heavy connotation for me-and it was definitely negative. Research seemed like something that was just too rigid for my interests. My how things have changed; most
  7. amalthea13

    A Season of Discovery

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    The clever man will tell you what he knows; he may even try to explain it to you. The wise man encourages you to discover it for yourself, even though he knows it inside out. -R.W. Revans   If you would have asked me three months ago how I felt about "research" I probably would have pulled a face. No joke. The word carried some heavy connotation for me-and it was definitely negative. Research seemed like something that was just too rigid for my interests. My how things have changed; most
  8. amalthea13

    Twitch Gender Study by Online Performers Group

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     Screenshot of Data Presentation from http://opgroup.tv/blog/   Scholarly Critique #3.3 Gender Study on Twitch Online Performers Group July 2015   This scholarly critique is a bit different from my previous posts, as I reflect on the way Online Performers Group (OPG) has presented the preliminary findings from their Gender Study on Twitch in a blog post. The OPG is a "full-service management resource" for Twitch streamers, and provides a wide range of services including promotional
  9. amalthea13

    Twitch Gender Study by Online Performers Group

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     Screenshot of Data Presentation from http://opgroup.tv/blog/   Scholarly Critique #3.3 Gender Study on Twitch Online Performers Group July 2015   This scholarly critique is a bit different from my previous posts, as I reflect on the way Online Performers Group (OPG) has presented the preliminary findings from their Gender Study on Twitch in a blog post. The OPG is a "full-service management resource" for Twitch streamers, and provides a wide range of services including promotional
  10. amalthea13

    Life as a Researcher

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      What an epic final semester of grad school I've had! Alongside submitting my portfolio for graduation from UC Denver, my action research course has led me to exploring something I'm very passionate about, creative engagement on Twitch. I would never have called myself a researcher before this course. In fact, I'm pretty sure I didn't like "research". But I have never felt so engaged and invested in the process and outcome of something I've completed for academic credit. I've really enjoyed the
  11. amalthea13

    Life as a Researcher

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      What an epic final semester of grad school I've had! Alongside submitting my portfolio for graduation from UC Denver, my action research course has led me to exploring something I'm very passionate about, creative engagement on Twitch. I would never have called myself a researcher before this course. In fact, I'm pretty sure I didn't like "research". But I have never felt so engaged and invested in the process and outcome of something I've completed for academic credit. I've really enjoyed the
  12. amalthea13

    What are the challenges of creating live-stream content?

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      Scholarly Critique #3.2    Analysis of the Characteristics and Content of Twitch Streaming Authored by: Daniel Farrington & Nicholas Muesch Worcester Polytechnic Institute March 2015   This resource for this scholarly critique was found during recent Google Scholar searches for “Twitch” and “live-streaming”. The authors designed this project to analyze the content of Twitch and gather the opinions of it’s users “through three primary tools: A Web crawler, which gathers Twitch.tv stream
  13. amalthea13

    What are the challenges of creating live-stream content?

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      Scholarly Critique #3.2    Analysis of the Characteristics and Content of Twitch Streaming Authored by: Daniel Farrington & Nicholas Muesch Worcester Polytechnic Institute March 2015   This resource for this scholarly critique was found during recent Google Scholar searches for “Twitch” and “live-streaming”. The authors designed this project to analyze the content of Twitch and gather the opinions of it’s users “through three primary tools: A Web crawler, which gathers Twitch.tv stream
  14. amalthea13

    Reflection Can Inspire Real Change

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    Scholarly Critique #3.1: “Know Your Role.” - Categorising Insults and Harassment Received by Female Gamers on Xbox Live.   I originally found this article from a google scholar search for any availalbe resources related to Twitch.tv. While I initially felt this article wasn’t at the top of my list to include in my scholarly critiques as it wasn't related to the arts, I decided to bookmark everything I came across. Now that my research team has drafted our literature review, I decided to take
  15. amalthea13

    Reflection Can Inspire Real Change

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    Scholarly Critique #3.1: “Know Your Role.” - Categorising Insults and Harassment Received by Female Gamers on Xbox Live.   I originally found this article from a google scholar search for any availalbe resources related to Twitch.tv. While I initially felt this article wasn’t at the top of my list to include in my scholarly critiques as it wasn't related to the arts, I decided to bookmark everything I came across. Now that my research team has drafted our literature review, I decided to take
  16. amalthea13

    The Joy of Painting, and other lessons on being flexible and patient.

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      This month flew by as I prepared my graduation portfolio and had some exciting meetings at work. My research team also just finished writing our literature review, which was a challenging yet rewarding process. We approached arts engagement in three different settings, which made finding collective themes in the literature tough. Fortunately, through our critique and reflection process within our group we were able to synthesize what each of us had written. Much to our surprise (and delight!)
  17. amalthea13

    Why is Twitch important when talking about arts engagement?

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    Scholarly Critique #2.4   A Decade of Arts Engagement: Findings from the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Research Report #58 January 2015   This report outlines the findings from 10 years of data from the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA). The SPPA has historically tracked attendance and participation in what they consider to be “benchmark” activities across visual and performing arts. In the 2012 SPPA Survey, “questions were added to
  18. amalthea13

    Why is Twitch important when talking about arts engagement?

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    Scholarly Critique #2.4   A Decade of Arts Engagement: Findings from the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Research Report #58 January 2015   This report outlines the findings from 10 years of data from the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA). The SPPA has historically tracked attendance and participation in what they consider to be “benchmark” activities across visual and performing arts. In the 2012 SPPA Survey, “questions were added to
  19. amalthea13

    Is participation in the Arts truly in decline?

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    Scholarly Critique #2.3   How A Nation Engages with Art: Highlights from the 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Research Report #57 September 2013   This report provides a “first look” at the data collected from the 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted by the United States Census Bureau for the National Endowment for the Arts. The survey included data from a large sample size, 35,753 U.S. adults (18 and older), and featured
  20. amalthea13

    Is participation in the Arts truly in decline?

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    Scholarly Critique #2.3   How A Nation Engages with Art: Highlights from the 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Research Report #57 September 2013   This report provides a “first look” at the data collected from the 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted by the United States Census Bureau for the National Endowment for the Arts. The survey included data from a large sample size, 35,753 U.S. adults (18 and older), and featured
  21. amalthea13

    What Stops You From Engaging with Art?

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      Scholarly Critique #2.2   When Going Gets Tough: Barriers and Motivations Affecting Arts Attendance National Endowment for the Arts NEA Research Report #59 January 2015   I found this report after finding the list of publications available from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). In my search for literature for my research I came across another resource from the same organization from 2002, called Involved in the Arts, Involved in Life. In an effort to find more current literature from
  22. amalthea13

    What Stops You From Engaging with Art?

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      Scholarly Critique #2.2   When Going Gets Tough: Barriers and Motivations Affecting Arts Attendance National Endowment for the Arts NEA Research Report #59 January 2015   I found this report after finding the list of publications available from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). In my search for literature for my research I came across another resource from the same organization from 2002, called Involved in the Arts, Involved in Life. In an effort to find more current literature from
  23. amalthea13

    Exploring Twitch as a Model for a Successful Web 2.0 Platform

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    Scholarly Critique #2.1    Twitch TV: motives and interaction, a consumer perspective Tom Clement Maria Raes Aalborg University Faculty of Humanities, May 2015   I found this resource using Google Scholar while searching for any literature relating to Twitch.tv. This report is a Master thesis from a graduate student at Aalborg University in Denmark. As I complete my final semester in my graduate program at CU Denver, I am also researching Twitch, and I have struggled to find many related
  24. amalthea13

    Exploring Twitch as a Model for a Successful Web 2.0 Platform

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    Scholarly Critique #2.1    Twitch TV: motives and interaction, a consumer perspective Tom Clement Maria Raes Aalborg University Faculty of Humanities, May 2015   I found this resource using Google Scholar while searching for any literature relating to Twitch.tv. This report is a Master thesis from a graduate student at Aalborg University in Denmark. As I complete my final semester in my graduate program at CU Denver, I am also researching Twitch, and I have struggled to find many related
  25. amalthea13

    Research Reflections & Making Connections

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      What a month! I can hardly believe it’s almost October. It goes without saying that this semester is flying by at record speeds, so taking the opportunity to reflect on where I’ve been and where I’m heading is crucial. In the process of learning to be a facilitator of action research, I have stumbled upon some important revelations, both in regards to my own understanding of action research, and also around the role of action research in educational technology.   As I have learned more through
  26. amalthea13

    Research Reflections & Making Connections

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    What a month! I can hardly believe it’s almost October. It goes without saying that this semester is flying by at record speeds, so taking the opportunity to reflect on where I’ve been and where I’m heading is crucial. In the process of learning to be a facilitator of action research, I have stumbled upon some important revelations, both in regards to my own understanding of action research, and also around the role of action research in educational technology.   As I have learned more through
  27. amalthea13

    The Democratization of Knowledge Through Live-Stream Video

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      Scholarly Critique #1.4   New Medium, New Practice: Civic Production in Live-Streaming Mobile Video Audubon McKeown Dougherty Comparative Media Studies Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 2010   I found this article through a google scholar search using the search terms “live-stream” and “engagement”. The article is hosted on www.dspace.mit.edu. a site featuring over 17,000 open access articles from student theses and dissertations, peer reviewed articles, and technical reports
  28. amalthea13

    The Democratization of Knowledge Through Live-Stream Video

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    Scholarly Critique #1.4   New Medium, New Practice: Civic Production in Live-Streaming Mobile Video Audubon McKeown Dougherty Comparative Media Studies Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 2010   I found this article through a google scholar search using the search terms “live-stream” and “engagement”. The article is hosted on www.dspace.mit.edu. a site featuring over 17,000 open access articles from student theses and dissertations, peer reviewed articles, and technical reports
  29. amalthea13

    Streaming onTwitch: Fostering Participatory Communities of Play

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      Scholarly Critique #1.3   Streaming on Twitch: Fostering Participatory Communities of Play within Live Mixed Media William A. Hamilton, Oliver Garretson, and Andruid Kerne Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas USA, 2014   I found this resource through a Google Scholar search using the search terms “Twitch” and “engagement”. This report was published in a journal that was available for purchase, however I was able to find a free pdf online as

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