Beckinfield was an ongoing science fiction web series created by actor Bob Gebert, designer Tracy Evans and company CEO Biff van Cleve.
For her high school's "On the Map" project, student Rose Banter invites citizens of the town to share about their lives in online video diaries.
The project was designed to draw attention (and tourism) to the town through the citizens' charming, slice-of-life stories.
Users of the site created characters who then related the events in the fictional town to their audiences.
[8] In late 2011, Beckinfield founders hosted "The Ultimate Online Audition Contest" where actors who play characters in the fictional town audition, as their character, for a play based on founders Bradford Beckin, his daughter Becca Beckin, and others.