In 2020, National Science Week events shifted online in response to Australian COVID-19 restrictions. Our research captures this rapid pivot from in-person to online science events, exploring experiences through audience and presenter questionnaires, and follow-up interviews. We examine characteristics of audiences for online science events, benefits and barriers of these events, and opportunities for online engagement. Key benefits were ease of attendance, new experiences enabled online, and greater control and flexibility. Lack of social interaction, technology issues, and audience reliability were identified as barriers. Our research suggests online events operate in a different sphere to in-person events and informs the delivery of engaging online experiences.

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“轻松穿上你的睡衣”：澳大利亚 2020 年国家科学周在线科学参与的好处和障碍

2020 年，为了响应澳大利亚 COVID-19 的限制，国家科学周活动转移到了线上。我们的研究捕捉到了这种从面对面到在线科学活动的快速转变，通过观众和演讲者问卷调查以及后续访谈来探索体验。我们研究了在线科学活动的受众特征、这些活动的好处和障碍，以及在线参与的机会。主要好处是易于出勤、在线启用新体验以及更大的控制和灵活性。缺乏社交互动、技术问题和观众可靠性被认为是障碍。我们的研究表明，在线活动与现场活动在不同的领域运作，并为提供引人入胜的在线体验提供信息。