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One Foot in Cyberspace & the Other on the Ground A Case Study of Analysis and Design Issues in a Hybrid Virtual and Physical Community
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WEBNETJ Volume 1, Number 3, ISSN 1522-192X Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake, VA

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As the user population of the Internet grows, more users are becoming involved in virtual communities. Some of these virtual communities are based on specific geographical communities or periodic face-to- face gatherings. In these communities, there are two components of the community: the virtual component and the physical component. In these hybrid, or "physi-virtual" communities, the community members are distributed, and there may not be basic demographic information available about the user population. This article describes the process of analysis and design in a virtual community where users are distributed and the population is not well defined. In this type of community, it can be difficult to identify and access users. Therefore, a survey was used for requirements gathering. A new methodology, combining paper and web-based surveys, was used to access both components of the community. The process of testing and implementation is also described.

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TSAO, R., PREECE, J. & LAZAR, J. (1999). One Foot in Cyberspace & the Other on the Ground A Case Study of Analysis and Design Issues in a Hybrid Virtual and Physical Community. WebNet Journal: Internet Technologies, Applications & Issues, 1(3), 49-57. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 14, 2024 from .

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