doi: 10.18178/ijfcc.2017.6.2.487
A Study on Using a Smartphone to Broadcast Basketball Games: Prototype Tests Based on a Video Calling/Conferencing Platform
K. L. Wang
1
,
Y. H. Chen
1
- 1 National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan 33301 ROC.
Abstract
Traditional mass media show less interest in primary student athletes games. As a result, those interested have little chance to watch the live broadcast of such a game. To service these people, the authors formed a six-person team that used Google Hangouts, a video calling/conferencing platform, to live stream games played in Level B games in the Taiwan’s high-school basketball league (HBL) in 2016. The viewers who watched the live broadcasts completed post-game questionnaires. The survey for the first live broadcast contained open-ended questions that required the correspondents to give three advantages and three disadvantages of the live stream. A total of 28 questionnaires were then collected, encoded and analyzed statistically. The results showed that the top advantage is: ‘attractive reporting style,’ and the top disadvantage is: ‘image quality not clear enough.’ As for the second live broadcast, the research team asked close-ended questions. A total of 21 questionnaires showed that: (1) Having a sportscaster reporting the game attracted more spectators; (2) Poor lighting and shaky camera movements undermined the broadcasting quality; (3) Viewers/spectators would find a game more engaging if it is played by any of their friends; and (4) ‘Real-time’ broadcasting is the core value of user experience.
Keywords
- Video calling/conferencing platform
- Google hangouts
- high-school basketball league (HBL)
- live broadcast
How to Cite
K. L. Wang and Y. H. Chen, "A Study on Using a Smartphone to Broadcast Basketball Games: Prototype Tests Based on a Video Calling/Conferencing Platform," International Journal of Future Computer and Communication, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 47-52, 2017. https://doi.org/ 10.18178/ijfcc.2017.6.2.487
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