![]() The social media platforms often contain features that allow audience members to interact with each other and performers in ways that are distinct from the traditional live concert such as with a chat feature or reaction buttons. Concerts on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram could be livestreamed or pre-recorded while Twitch and Zoom typically offer only livestreamed content. Several platforms exist for artists to stream their virtual concerts including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, and Zoom. The video of the performance may be livestreamed to a viewing platform such as a social media website or it could be posted after recording as a pre-recorded performance. Virtual concerts typically consist of one or more musicians performing to a video camera and audiences watch on their personal devices, such as laptops or smartphones. ![]() We aimed to examine a variety of concert characteristics and personal traits to understand what elements of virtual concerts facilitate social connection in concert viewers. To the best of our knowledge, the elements that facilitate the sense of connection and closeness remain unexplored. These streamed concerts seemed to provide a sense of comfort and connection during the uncertain and challenging times. Musicians responded rapidly to governments’ social distancing restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic by providing streamed concerts. ![]() But I do know that we will do it again, because we have to We need moments that reassure us that we are not alone” ( Grohl, 2020). “In today’s world of fear and unease and social distancing I don’t know when it will be safe to return to singing arm in arm at the top of our lungs, hearts racing, bodies moving, souls bursting with life. This research contributes to the understanding of how people can connect socially and emotionally in virtual environments. Exploratory analyses also examined the influence of social and physical presence, motivations for concert attendance, and predictors of donations. We found that (1) social connection and kama muta were related and predicted by empathic concern, (2) live concerts produced more social connection, but not kama muta, than pre-recorded concerts, and (3) the salience of the coronavirus during concerts predicted kama muta and this effect was completely mediated by social connection. We operationalized social connection as a combination of feelings and behaviors and kama muta was measured using the short kama muta scale ( Zickfeld et al., 2019). We collected survey responses on a variety of concert and personal characteristics from 307 participants from 13 countries across 4 continents. ![]() We hypothesized that concert liveness and the salience of the coronavirus would influence social connection and kama muta. We aimed to examine how the characteristics of virtual concerts and the characteristics of the participants influenced their experiences of social connection and kama muta (often labeled “being moved”). The popularity of virtual concerts increased as a result of the social distancing requirements of the coronavirus pandemic. 5Departamento de Música, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago, Chile.4Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social (CIS-IUL), Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisbon, Portugal.3Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.2Department of Musicology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. ![]() 1RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.Dana Swarbrick 1,2* Beate Seibt 3,4 Noemi Grinspun 5 Jonna K. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |