Self-control is understood in real life, but what do you think about the new guidelines that IBM and Microsoft are coming up with for employees who have avatars in Second Life and other online "worlds?" These guidelines can so easily degenerate into empty and oppressive set of rules if not appreciated - this may open a whole new Ethics curriculum that colleges could explore. Please keep response clean.
2007-07-31 00:23:43 · 5 answers · asked by b4f2f 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Thank you for you early responders who are confused - AP article by Rachel Konrad run in CTPost 7/27/07 as "Rules for virtual world - really" but IBM (and others?) are setting up guidelines for employees who participate, with an avatar, in online worlds like Second Life. Now in the USAToday is a front page article about netiquette, "Rudeness, threats make the Web a cruel world."
2007-07-31 10:32:40 · update #1
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070726/ap_on_hi_te/virtual_world_guidelines
2007-07-31 10:43:16 · update #2
I appreciate the provided link. In my opinion, this is simply a company's extension into the Metaverse. If an avatar is representative of a particular company, it makes some sense for the company to adopt a set of standards for conduct, and from what I read on the article cited, they seem rather straight-forward.
Keep in mind that I feel that this is appropriate for only avatars that represent the given company. I can easily see users having an alternative avatar for the more risque elements of Second Life. In that particular case, company rules should not apply, any more than they should apply in real life when an employee is on holiday.
Of course, there are the basic set of rules and guidelines that all avatars should follow. While I consider them to be rather obvious, they can be found in the terms of service for Second Life. I doubt that a corporate set of rules will contradict these.
2007-08-02 10:11:58 · answer #1 · answered by Ѕємι~Мαđ ŠçїєŋŧιѕТ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They've always planned our future for us. I guess you just have to do some counter planning starting with de-programming. I just throw out all my thoughts, they seem to be in the memory anyway and hard to quit and think something new as every second is brand new by some new factor or order.
2007-07-31 07:56:29 · answer #2 · answered by hb12 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lost very lost must have found a clich in my hard drive reverse and start again O.K.
2007-07-31 08:07:34 · answer #3 · answered by yahoo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uhhh. What?
Please come out from behind the cubicle so I can hear and understand you!
2007-07-31 07:48:07 · answer #4 · answered by Davis Wylde 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHAT are you talking about?
2007-08-07 18:07:18 · answer #5 · answered by jasminebudd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋