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Being connected to the local community through a festival mobile application

Han, Kyungsik; Wirth, Richard; Hanrahan, Benjamin V.; Chen, Jiawei; Lee, Sooyeon; Carroll, John M.

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Title
Being connected to the local community through a festival mobile application
Author(s)
Han, Kyungsik; Wirth, Richard; Hanrahan, Benjamin V.; Chen, Jiawei; Lee, Sooyeon; Carroll, John M.
Issue Date
2016-03-15
Keyword(s)
  • local community
  • arts festival
  • mobile technology
  • community connection
  • civic engagement
Abstract
In this paper we report our investigation into how using and interacting with a local festival mobile app enhanced users’ festival experiences and connected them to other local users and their community. We explored the relationship between users’ perceived basic affordances of mobile technology, perceived opportunities of the festival app, and three elements that sustain the local community — attachment, engagement, and social support networks. Based on the usage logs of 348 active users, as well as survey responses from 80 users, we present a mobile-mediated local community framework and found that engagement is a key mediator of mobile experiences and facets of community.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
IConference 2016 Proceedings
Type of Resource
text
Language
eng
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/89296
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9776/16215
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