Audience and expert perspectives on second screen engagement with political debates

Katerina Gorkovenko, Nick Taylor

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Abstract

Televised debates remain a key point in elections, during which there are vast amounts of online activity, much of it conducted through personal devices or second screens. Amidst growing recognition of the influence of online political discourse, we explore the issues and opportunities arising at this specific point in election cycles, using a design-led multi-stakeholder approach to understand both the audience and expert perspectives. Workshops with debate viewers highlighted six key issues and possible solutions, which were encapsulated in four speculative design concepts. These were used to prompt further discussion with political and media experts, who were able to identify the implications and challenges of addressing the opportunities identified by the participants. Together, these perspectives allow us to unravel some of the complexities of designing for this multifaceted problem.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTVX 2019
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 2019 ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for TV and Online Video
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherACM
Pages70-82
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9781450360173
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jun 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event6th ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for TV and Online Video, TVX 2019 - Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom
Duration: 5 Jun 20197 Jun 2019

Conference

Conference6th ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for TV and Online Video, TVX 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CitySalford, Manchester
Period5/06/197/06/19

Keywords

  • Second screens
  • television
  • debate
  • politics
  • social media
  • design research
  • speculative design
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

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