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Virtual Community for You (vc4u), Workshop Decription
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The aim of the VC4U workshop was to establish the virtual community
( http://www.achill-community.com ) on Achill Island as a case study for
the design of virtual communities. To achieve this aim the international
workshop team cooperated with Achill inhabitants. Meetings were held
with Achill Tourism, the Achill IT-Centre and with a former participant of
the Archaeological Field School , who is involved in socioeconomic research
on Achill.
At Achill Tourism ( http://www.achilltourism.com ) students learned e.g.
about the importance of local festivals for the tourism on the island and
we discussed the idea of using the virtual community to promote such
events. At the Achill IT-Centre we explored the use of the virtual
community as a learning tool in IT-courses of the centre. In the context
of the Archaeological Field School ( http://www.achill-fieldschool.com )
the idea of using the virtual community for alumni-work was developed.
The concept of the virtual community was also presented to a marketing
course in Achill Sound and at the Clare Island Development Office.
Acording to the annotations and suggestions the people on Achill
made during the meetings, the concept and functionality of the virtual
community was adapted.
In cooperation with the people from Achill we developed the
following “mission statement”:
