Engaging the crowd: studies of audience-performer interaction

In this work-in-progress we explore audience behavior at large musical events and present our prototype, a `cheering meter' developed to aid voting at rap competitions. We report from use of the cheering meter at eight concerts and conclude by highlighting how augmented interaction can increase the sense of participation among the audience at large-scale performances. Keywords Audience interaction, musical events. ACM Classification Keywords H.5.2. [User Interface]: User-centered design.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Louise Barkhuus, Tobias Jørgensen
• Keywords: ACM Classification Keywords, Cheering Meter, CHI 2008, Human Computer Interaction, Keywords Audience Interaction