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Everyday life in (front of) the screen: the consumption of multiple screen technologies in the living room context

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Evelien D'heer,

Cédric Courtois,

Steve PaulussenAuthors Info & Claims

EuroITV '12: Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Interactive TV and Video

Pages 195 - 198

https://doi.org/10.1145/2325616.2325654

Published: 04 July 2012 Publication History

Abstract

Today's (home) media environment is becoming increasingly saturated. Smartphones, tablets and laptops enter our living room and possibly alter our television viewing experience. In this paper, we want to grasp how 'screen technologies' are interrelated on a textual (content) and a material level (technological object), from a user perspective. By means of domestic in-depth interviews with owners of multiple screen technologies, we interpret the integration of multiple secondary screens in the everyday television viewing behavior. In most cases, the use of second screens is not related to television content. Nonetheless, we also found evidence of changing dynamics concerning public and private spaces, as people extend television text on their second screens into online social spaces or more generally, the Internet. These interactive structures provide individuals with opportunities as well as threats. In conclusion, we identify directions for future research on the consumption and reception of television.

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Everyday life in (front of) the screen: the consumption of multiple screen technologies in the living room context
1. Applied computing
  1. Law, social and behavioral sciences
    1. Sociology

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EuroITV '12: Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Interactive TV and Video

July 2012

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ISBN:9781450311076

DOI:10.1145/2325616

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University of Siegen, Germany

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