How do fans purposively create information to promote a celebrity? An analysis of fans' information practices and literacy improvement

Guo, Qiuyan

doi:10.1016/j.lisr.2022.101170

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“…Information creation is a way of sensemaking where people make sense of the world not only by acquiring sufficient information but also by creating new information (Harviainen and Melkko, 2022;Koh et al, 2019). Moreover, creative information creation is not just a solitary activity; instead, it involves social interactions and the integration of information in various forms (Campbell-Meier and Krtalić, 2022;Given and Kuys, 2022;Guo, 2022;Ju et al, 2022).…”

Section: Creative Information Practicesmentioning

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Engaging with AI painting: exploring motivations and challenges in laypeople's creative information practices

Zhang,

Zhu,

Zhao

et al. 2024

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Introduction. The advent of generative AI has democratized art creation, enabling individuals without formal training to produce visually appealing digital artworks. However, it is not yet well-understood why and how laypeople engage with AI in creative information practice. Method. This study conducted semi-structured interviews with 17 participants, aiming to understand the motivations for laypeople's engagement with AI painting and the challenges they encounter. Analysis. The interviews were analysed using open coding and thematic analysis, with two independent coders achieving a substantial inter-coder reliability score. Results. Our findings reveal that laypeople's engagement with AI painting is a practice-oriented information practice, influenced by social and contextual factors. The engagement process is iterative, starting with a user prompt and AI-generated initial output, followed by continuous refinement. Laypeople engage with AI painting for emotional motivations, personal utilitarian motivations, and social interaction. Notable challenges include image quality, technological limitations, and personal constraints. Conclusion. These findings provide empirical evidence of the potential and limitations of AI in creative information practice. This understanding is vital for informing the design of future AI tools to enhance the human-AI collaborative experience in creative endeavours.

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Section: Creative Information Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engaging with AI painting: exploring motivations and challenges in laypeople's creative information practices

Zhang,

Zhu,

Zhao

et al. 2024

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“…They remotely created and conducted concerts for three months by communicating through Discord. Fans, including JOC members, voluntarily and cooperatively produced various content to celebrate the concert and have fun [42], [53], such as setting up a goods shop in RuruCinema and displaying augmented reality posters and fan art. This concert was studied in detail because the concert was a VTuber's fan-created concert that attracted a sizable audience; moreover, we could address various analyses based on the use of multi-platform (i.e., Twitch and VRChat), and the two roles of the fandom (i.e., as the audience and fan staff).…”

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“Ju. T’aime” My Idol, My Streamer: A Case Study on Fandom Experience as Audiences and Creators of VTuber Concert

Lee

2023

IEEE Access

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Streamers and celebrities are increasingly using virtual avatars as a form of online entertainment; moreover, VTubers and virtual concerts are reporting increasing viewership. Therefore, understanding the unique characteristics, phenomena, and challenges of virtual avatars is an active topic in the HCI community. We extensively investigated a VTuber's concert that was streamed on various viewing platforms and in which fans participated as voluntary creators. We surveyed 1,795 audience members and interviewed 10 voluntary creators to understand their experiences and perspectives. The survey and interview results revealed that both the platform type and perceived role of the VTuber (e.g., idol/streamer) affect the presence and immersion of audiences. We determined that the motivational context for voluntary creation and fan experience considerably influence content creation. Combining the two findings, we discussed the influences of perceived roles, fanwork experience, and viewing platforms on fandom experience. Furthermore, design implications were introduced for a future concert with virtual avatars.

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“…These examples of labor on the part of fans show how modern, primarily digitally organized fandoms are of high social and economic consequence; the internet has recreated the fan experience to be something more holistic and in turn of greater social consequence. Studies considering these higher stakes have found that fandoms are able to coordinate their behavior to influence how the groups they "stan" become even more well known through increased social media metrics and results on game shows or reality television (Guo, 2022;Lyu, 2021). While modern fandoms are organized and multimodal, they are not created equal.…”

Section: Fandomsmentioning

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The BTS Effect: How K-Pop Fandoms Reshape Sociopolitical Messaging on Twitter

Regla-Vargas,

Alvero,

Kao

2023

Preprint

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K-Pop Boy Group BTS’s tweet in support of #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate was the most retweeted tweet of 2021, spawning a million retweets and 2.4 million likes. Using an original dataset of 2.5 million tweets, we utilize Structural Topic Modeling and Word-Shift Graphs to examine how the quantity and content of tweets changed from before to after BTS’s tweet in March 2021. Our original dataset of tweets includes a sample of tweets from the week prior to the Atlanta murders that prompted BTS’s tweet to the week after BTS’s tweet. Following BTS’ tweet, we found a 21% increase in tweets containing the #StopAAPI and #StopAsianHate hashtags. Beyond the hashtags, we also found that the content of the tweets shifted from more passive, descriptive language to action-oriented language. Specific words that were used more frequently included "stand", "BTS", and "discrimination." Similarly, we found that topics about "Standing against Asian hate", "BTS ARMY against Asian hate", and "Stop Asian hate" became more prevalent. Finally, the tweets shifted from the local (LA, Atlanta, US) to the global (“world” and “worldwide”). Combined, these results highlight the influential role of cultural icons in amplifying social messages and carry significant implications for understanding the evolving nature of collective mobilization in the digital era.

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How do fans purposively create information to promote a celebrity? An analysis of fans' information practices and literacy improvement

Cited by 4 publications

References 36 publications

Engaging with AI painting: exploring motivations and challenges in laypeople's creative information practices

Engaging with AI painting: exploring motivations and challenges in laypeople's creative information practices

“Ju. T’aime” My Idol, My Streamer: A Case Study on Fandom Experience as Audiences and Creators of VTuber Concert

The BTS Effect: How K-Pop Fandoms Reshape Sociopolitical Messaging on Twitter

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