Enabling Virtual Music Performance Communities

View Sample PDF

Author(s): Chrisoula Alexandraki (Technological Education Institution of Crete, Greece)and Nikolas Valsamakis (Technological Education Institution of Crete, Greece)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 20
Source title: Virtual Communities: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-100-3.ch312

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Social Computing / Virtual Communities & Virtual Reality

Purchase

View Enabling Virtual Music Performance Communities on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

The chapter provides an overview of virtual music communities focusing on novel collaboration environments aiming to support networked and geographically dispersed music performance. A key objective of the work reported is to investigate online collaborative practices during virtual music performances in community settings. To this effect, the first part of the chapter is devoted to reviewing different kinds of communities and their corresponding practices as manifested through social interaction. The second part of the chapter presents a case study, which elaborates on the realization of virtual music communities using a generic technological platform, namely DIAMOUSES. DIAMOUSES was designed to provide a host for several types of virtual music communities, intended for music rehearsals, live performances and music learning. Our recent experiments provide useful insights to the distinctive features of these alternative community settings as well as the practices prevailing in each case. The chapter is concluded by discussing open research issues and challenges relevant to virtual music performance communities.

The IRMA Community

Research IRM

Enabling Virtual Music Performance Communities

Purchase

Abstract

Related Content

IRMA Sponsors