Television on the internet: new practices, new viewers

Television is increasingly viewed through computers in the form of downloaded or steamed content, yet computer based television consumption has received little attention in HCI. In this paper we describe a study of the uses and practices of tech-savvy college students, studying their television consumption through the internet. We find that users personalize their viewing but that TV is still a richly social experience not as communal watching, but instead through communication around television programs. We explore new possibilities for technology-based interaction around television. Keywords Television, internet, user study, computer-mediated communication ACM Classification Keywords

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Louise Barkhuus
• Keywords: CHI 2009, Human Computer Interaction, Keywords Television, Television Consumption, Television Programs