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The research analyzes the narratives that emerge from continuous viewer-directed play, combining quantitative measurements with qualitative narrative interpretation. It maps community structure, governance, and participant roles, then investigates core conflicts such as anarchy versus democracy. Ethical issues, data sourcing, processing, and standardisation are addressed to support rigorous findings on engagement, memes, and narrative forms.","An investigation into how distributed creative communities engage in the creative process through a quantitative and qualitative analysis of Twitch  \nPlays Pokémon’s narratives.  \nJohn Kirwan  \nA thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of PhD  \nMaynooth University Department of Media  \nFebruary 2024  \nDepartment Head:  \nDr. Sarah Arnold  \nSupervisors:  \nDr. Jeneen Naji  \nDr. Stephen O’Neill  \nCopyright Notice  \nThis work © 2024 by John Kirwan is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Except for images noted to belong to other artists within the document.  \nDedication  \nDedicated to family, friends, and colleagues who got me over the finish line.  \nTo my parents, Rock and Toni, who filled the house with books – I told you I wasn’t playing Pokémon  \ntoo much.  \nTo Dr. Kavanagh who helped me navigate Maynooth University.  \nTo the department of media, particularly Dr. Naji and Dr. O’Neill, for helping throughout the process.  \nAnd  \nMost importantly to Caitriona-you will not have to listen to theories of narratology or creativity half as  \nmuch going forward.  \nContents  \nCOPYRIGHT NOTICE......................................................................................................... II  \nDEDICATION ................................................................................................................... III  \nCONTENTS...................................................................................................................... IV  \nLIST OF FIGURES ...........................................................................................................VIII  \nLIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................X  \nABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................... 1  \nINTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 2  \n1 – WHAT IS TWITCH PLAYS POKÉMON? ............................................................................ 8  \n1.1– DESCRIPTION OF TWITCH PLAYS POKÉMON ........................................................................... 9  \n1.1.1 – Gameplay of Pokémon Red ................................................................................. 10  \n1.1.2 – [UsingTwitch.tv.................................................................................................... 13](UsingTwitch.tv.................................................................................................... 13)  \n[1.2](1.2)–[T](THE STRUCTURE OF THE TPP COMMUNITY)[HE](THE STRUCTURE OF THE TPP COMMUNITY)[ S](THE STRUCTURE OF THE TPP COMMUNITY)[TRUCTURE OF THE](THE STRUCTURE OF THE TPP COMMUNITY)[ TPP C](THE STRUCTURE OF THE TPP COMMUNITY)[OMMUNITY](THE STRUCTURE OF THE TPP COMMUNITY)........................................................................... 16  \n1.2.1 – Websites of the TPP Community .......................................................................... 17  \n1.2.2 – Governance of the TPP Community ..................................................................... 21  \n1.2.3 – Creative work in TPP ........................................................................................... 25  \n1.2.4 – Viewer, Player, Artist, Moderator .......................................................................... 28  \n1.2.5 –Anarchy vs. Democracy: The TPP Community’s Core Conflict ............................... 31  \n1.2.6 – User Navigation of the TPP Community ................................................................ 34  \n1.3–THE NARRATIVES OF TPP ................................................................................................ 38  \n1.3.1 – Timeline of events in TPP ..................................................................................... 39  \n1.3.2 – Limitations of Describing the Narratives .......................","cbCaidOsNOs1Nnsi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidOsNOs1Nnsi","pdf",4832008,2,1,283,"English","en",105,"# Introduction\n## What is Twitch Plays Pokémon?\n### Description of Twitch Plays Pokémon\n### The structure of the TPP community\n### The narratives of TPP\n### Quantitative analysis\n## Literature review: creativity","[{\"question\":\"What is the main research focus of 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