Today was the day we were visiting locations/communities in Second Life which were aimed specifically to people with any form of disabilities. Gentle Heron was kind enough to be our tour guide for the duration of our visits. With a population of over 1000 members in the community. Not all members of the community are disabled by the vast majority are but its impossible to tell unless asking! That is the thing about these virtual worlds it makes everyone equal.
These places are designed carefully things such as colour landscape and materials are represented in a tranquil manner. In these areas you will not find stairs but ramps which i found very interesting as that was something i would have not thought of if i was the one creating virtual venue which shows the developers really know what they are doing.
Previous to Virtual Ability Island it was time to teleport to Cape Able to a artist gallery. An artist whom both exhibits in real life and virtually. An artist by the name Slatan Dryke (Real name this time). I found it a great way for artists to broadcast their work the fact that Slatan was recreating the exhibiton virtually for anyone in the world to access.
Art exhibitions are just the only form of exhibition online but poetry, fictions and non fictions and also drama can be found in Cape Serenity. Which resembles a sort of wonderand full of a peaceful atmosphere with birdsong and other various critters wandering around a bit like a recreation of narnia.
Importantance of regulation, convention and etiquette
Regulations as of huge important in a virtual world as anywhere else rules must be made in order to have ideas run successfully , it keeps things in control and not to get out of hand,its a neat and tidy approach to any responsibility.
Convention and etiquette are of course compulsary as you can meet any kind of person in these online communities. In relation to the Virtual environments which are targetted for people with disabilities convention must be shown towards these communities so things are fair and no one is left feeling uncomfortable as the purpose of these environments is to bring everyone together not apart.