tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post1215553966935484519..comments2023-10-30T04:16:25.917-04:00Comments on Sentient Developments: Second Life's in-world terrorism and the struggle for digital rightsGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003484633933455827noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-61385756426183208422007-03-08T01:49:00.000-05:002007-03-08T01:49:00.000-05:00What I don't understand is why outfits like Linden...What I don't understand is why outfits like Linden Lab don’t make their virtual environments available, for a fee, to sociologists, politicians, etc etc to test out certain individuals or groups as to their possible effects on the rest.Martin Wurzingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04989820793187386783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-8618837177744290932007-03-02T11:19:00.000-05:002007-03-02T11:19:00.000-05:00In terms of regulation of interaction in digital a...In terms of regulation of interaction in digital areas, things as simple as IMVU which have sexual interaction had to set limitations and regulate how sexual interaction happenned there. Originally a stranger could walk in and simply press a button and have "sex" with any avatar of their choosing without consent. This basically translated to digital "rape" and the amount of personhood invested in the chat avatars meant that the ramifications were not small. Since a large number of complaints were filed by the users of the environment, new rules were put in place that banned even suggestive actions without adding as a "buddy" first and also mandated purchase of "adult passes" to bare flesh and interact in more advanced sexual ways. This is a first step in that environment towards acknowledging and protecting certain basic parts of rights, in my estimation.Jennifer Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06153806234112213229noreply@blogger.com