Title: Investigating Collaboration Within Online Communities: Software Development Vs. Artistic Creation,
Abstract: Online creative communities have been able to develop large, open source
software (OSS) projects like Linux and Firefox throughout the successful
collaborations carried out over the Internet. These communities have also
expanded to creative arts domains such as animation, video games, and music.
Despite their growing popularity, the factors that lead to successful
collaborations in these communities are not entirely understood. In the
following, I describe my PhD research project aimed at improving communication,
collaboration, and retention in creative arts communities, starting from the
experience gained from the literature about OSS communities.