Labour, Learning, and Leisure: The Technical Culture of Practice in Video Game Live Streaming
Public Texts MA Thesis Defence - Tyler Holt
Event Details
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Thursday, April 20, 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Zoom
The English (Public Texts) Graduate Program is excited to announce the upcoming MA defence by Tyler Holt of their thesis entitled Labour, Learning, and Leisure: The Technical Culture of Practice in Video Game Live Streaming
Examining Committee:
Hugh Hodges (Supervisor) and Liam Mitchell
Internal Examiner: Joshua Synenko
Chair: Rita Bode
Abstract
Games, and especially video games are fast becoming the most pervasive media form, and live streaming games is fast becoming the most pervasive way of experiencing those games. This thesis looks at the history of broadcast, the practices of technological hobbyists, the social and technological aspect of games, gaming communities that transform game narratives, and gaming communities that transform political narratives. It demonstrates how the study of video game live streaming can be used as a model to study and analyze the production, consumption, and reciprocal relationship between the producers and consumers of media.
Key Words: Video Game, Live Streaming, Twitch, Youtube, Games, Gaming, Broadcast, Broadcast History, Technical Culture, Ham Radio, Computer Hobbyism, Amateur, Amateur Production, Stellaris, Stellaris Invicta, Templin Institute, Shaun Hutchinson, Trump Impeachment, Paracinema, Bill Gates is the Devil