Sample Questions

If you are a participant or are interested in learning more about the project's process, below are some example interview questions 

About start of the channel and future directions

Artist: Erin Frazier
  • How did you get started with streaming?
  • How has your channel grown since you started?
  • What kind of channel goals do you have for the future?

On the topic of community and interaction

  • Tell me a bit about your audience. How would you characterize your viewing community?
  • Have you experienced any parasocial relationships (when your viewers act like close friends, despite never having met you)? What do you think of this kind of relationship?
  • In your own words, what role(s) do you play on your channel: host, entertainer, mentor, friend? (something else?) How does this come out in your work?

Artist: Erin Frazier


On the topic of difficult topics on stream

  • Are there certain conversations that you prefer NOT to have on stream? (e.g. politics, gender, current events, religion, etc.)
  • If unwanted topics/conversations come up, do you engage with those topics?

About perceptions of streaming / gaming

  • Has your view of gaming culture(s) changed since you started streaming?
  • How do you feel about the term playbour (play/labour)? Do you think it's accurate for the work that you do?