{rfName}
Th

Indexed in

License and use

Citations

2

Altmetrics

Analysis of institutional authors

Garrido AepAuthorArias EbAuthor

Share

May 29, 2023
Publications
>
Proceedings Paper
No

The phenomenon of online study rooms in the days of COVID-19

Publicated to:Edunine 2023 - 7th Ieee World Engineering Education Conference: Reimaging Engineering - Toward The Next Generation Of Engineering Education, Merging Technologies In A Connected World, Proceedings. - 2023-01-01 (), DOI: 10.1109/EDUNINE57531.2023.10102815

Authors: Garrido, AEP; Arias, EB

Affiliations

Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Ingn Sistemas Telematicos, Madrid, Spain - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author

Abstract

Access to physical study rooms to libraries were restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic declaration. The mandatory confinement and growth experienced on streaming platforms such as Twitch and Discord generated the proliferation of online study rooms. This article presents an exploratory descriptive study as a contribution to the literature on study rooms on streaming platforms. The results reveal that (i) most users discovered online study rooms through their social networks and the increase in users has been progressive since the beginning of the pandemic; (ii) studying is the main activity participants perform during these live transmissions; (iii) survey participants indicated that their productivity, motivation, and concentration increases when using online study rooms. Education is constantly evolving; therefore, the characterization and analysis of this new phenomenon can contribute to the improvement of teaching and learning processes in the face of a pandemic and post-pandemic landscape.

Keywords

educational technologyonline study roomsstreamingEducational technologyOnline study roomsStreamingVirtual education

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-10-23:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-10-23:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 5 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (PILICITA GARRIDO, ANABEL) and Last Author (BARRA ARIAS, ENRIQUE).