On the live streaming page of Bilibili, the video website with the most GenZ users in China, there is a column called Learning Accompany. Many people are preparing for tests and making themselves more self-disciplined and more motivated to learn.

At the same time, many viewers will enter the live-streaming room to study with the anchor. So I thought about whether, for artists, it is possible to use live streaming to focus on their work rather than procrastinate. 

A couple of weeks ago, I stumbled across two artists studying at the Goldsmith MA Computational Art course, that were live streaming on Instagram. So I interviewed Long, the promoter of the live streaming.

• Q: Why did you decide to start live?
• A: Because I work at home, I have the habit of keeping video calls with artist friends, like working together. So I thought why not to start a live.
• Q: Do you think live streaming makes you more productive?
• A: Not at all. I was very inefficient that day. The reason was not that other artist’s working affected me but that tourists trying to connect with us were too noisy, which affected my efficiency.
• Q: Why did you choose live instead of video meeting?
• A: First of all, it is really novel, and I’d like to have a try. Besides, You can let people in your social circle know what you have been doing recently。
• Q: Do you think friends in your live can supervise you?
• A: No. We are very familiar to each other.

As can be seen from the interview, there is a big difference between studying for an exam and working as an artist. Because the work of the artist is often creative, not a repetitive practice of the exercises. Therefore, the live of the accompanying learning mode cannot be directly tried on the artist.