Title
Participation and Transmediality: Audience Influence on Web Series
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
University of Southern California
Abstract
Interactivity with users represents a key feature of transmedia storytelling. This research revolves around the way viewer engagement influences the content of an interactive Web series⇔namely, Si fueras tu. The series used a strategy based on social networks to encourage viewer participation in the decisions of the protagonist. Research uses a mixed study methodology that includes (1) an analysis of turning points, (2) an analysis of characters, (3) content analysis based on viewers' comments on social media, and (4) indepth interviews with project managers to illuminate the process of building the transmedia strategy. Findings confirm that audience participation influences the content of the fiction series, albeit in a limited way, with the main aim being to retain the audience as part of the marketing strategy.
Start page
3614
End page
3632
Volume
14
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Medios de comunicación, Comunicación socio-cultural
Artes de la representación (musicología, ciencias del teatro, dramaturgia)
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85099533333
Source
International Journal of Communication
ISSN of the container
19328036
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus