Developing a Scale Measuring Perceptions of ‘Liveness’ During ICT Augmented Performances Designed to Increase Accessibility On-site at Music Festivals.

Bossey, Adrian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9874-6323 (2025) Developing a Scale Measuring Perceptions of ‘Liveness’ During ICT Augmented Performances Designed to Increase Accessibility On-site at Music Festivals. Event Management, 29 (6). ISSN ISSN 1525-9951 (Print)

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Abstract / Summary

Potential audience members who are d/Deaf, disabled, or neurodiverse (‘AMDDN’) face difficulties accessing music festivals, where live music performances are increasingly augmented with ICT, challenging perceptions of “classic liveness”. Building on previous research relating to augmented formats and viewpoints more generally (Bossey, 2023a), this paper proposes a liveness scale to measure audience perceptions of performances at music festivals which have been augmented to increase accessibility at music festivals for AMDDN. A Likert scale was developed, tested and refined utilising an adapted version of Gehlbach & Brinkworth’s six-step process to specifically address on-site accessible augmentations. Overall, 282 responses were collected across four iterations of primary research from six music festivals. Discussions with the population of interest and expert validation preceded cognitive pre and pilot testing. Potential for on-going use of the resultant scale on-site at music festivals was recognised and opportunities identified for further scale development to explore AMDDN perceptions off-site.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Liveness, ICT, Accessibility, d/Deaf, Disability, Neurodivergence, Performances, Music Festivals.
ISSN:	ISSN 1525-9951 (Print)
eISSN:	ISSN 1943-4308 (Online)
Subjects:	Business > Experience Design
Department:	Cornwall Business School
Related URLs:	Organisation https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/4319/ https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/3803/ https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/5006/ https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/4953/ https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/5930/ https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/5529/ https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/6029/ https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/6028/ https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/5931/
Depositing User:	Adrian Bossey
Date Deposited:	30 Jun 2025 09:18
Last Modified:	03 Jul 2025 09:04
URI:	https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/id/eprint/6081

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