Title :
Understanding Networked Music Communities through a Practice-Lens: Virtual ´Tells´ and Cultural Artifacts
Author :
Akoumianakis, Demosthenes ; Alexandraki, Chrisoula
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Inf. & Multimedia, Technol. Educ. Instn. of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Abstract :
The paper investigates how practice-based studies can provide a lens for understanding the life of virtual communities. The domain of investigation is music interpretation lessons as conducted using the DIAMOUSES system for networked music performance. The practice-based framework proposed is built around two notions: technology inscribed structures and cultural artifacts appropriated or enacted. Qualitative analysis of interview data makes useful inroads to understanding what members are actually doing in virtual space and how their actions, reactions and social encounters are manifested or revived through the musiccommunity´s virtual `tells´ or remains.
Keywords :
cultural aspects; data analysis; music; virtual reality; DIAMOUSES system; cultural artifacts; music community; music interpretation lessons; networked music performance; practice based framework; practice-lens; qualitative analysis; technology inscribed structures; virtual communities; cultural artifact; music interpretation lesson; netwoked music performance; practice lens;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems (INCOS), 2010 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Thessaloniki
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8828-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4278-2
DOI :
10.1109/INCOS.2010.65