Abstract
Twitch is a leading global live-streaming platform primarily focused on gaming content. However, it is evolving significantly beyond gaming, making it increasingly relevant as a social media and communication platform. Through its chat feature, thousands of streamers interact with their followers in real time. Thereby, the viewers interact with each other or the streamer through a chat. Also here, addressing toxicity and negative posts in the chat, a common challenge on social media platforms, is crucial. Twitch's fast-growing user base creates a potential breeding ground for toxic and hateful behavior. In this first study, we examine Twitch chats to better understand potential toxic behavior. By selecting a diverse group of streamers based on followers, streaming content, and gender, we offer insights into this under-represented research topic and propose ideas for preventing toxicity in live chats.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE Conference on Games, CoG 2023 |
Publisher | IEEE Computer Society, 1998 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9798350322774 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Event | 5th Annual IEEE Conference on Games: CoG 2023 - Boston, United States Duration: 21 Aug 2023 → 24 Aug 2023 |
Conference
Conference | 5th Annual IEEE Conference on Games |
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Abbreviated title | CoG 2023 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Boston |
Period | 21/08/23 → 24/08/23 |
Keywords
- game analytics
- toxicity
- video games
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Software