So we have gone through a couple presentations in class on other SL Islands and cultures. I feel like they all share several similarities and differences no matter which place you travel to. No matter where you go there is a sense of belonging to each community after you have put some time into exploring that island. Now even though I am not part of the SL Amsterdam group, I still feel like I am part of the SL Amsterdam culture. I have experienced trying to make money in Amsterdam by being a "camper", and even helping someone who was new to SL try to learn their way around the island.
However the people that are on the island severely differ. The most people in SL Amsterdam are pretty forward with their conversations, and actions. As an observer you can tell just by the way that they are dressed that they are very outgoing and sometimes overly friendly. Also they differ completely from other islands who are less forward like SL Mexico (according to the group that explored the island). I was never insulted in Amsterdam, but my friend who explored Mexico tell a much different story with his experiences interacting with people from Mexico. I find this interesting because the people that are on these islands are not all from a certain area, they come from all over the world, so there is no way to really group the person who is insulting someone to a type of person. Even though avatars represent who you are, you can choose to be anyone you want. This brings up another point of how can you insult someone on how they dress in SL? This makes no sense to me, how can you be o materialistic on SL? SL is a place for people to explore, this should be an inviting place, but this also brings up the dress code that is on another island.
SL is full of rules, just like real life. You can either go some place with a lot of rules or somewhere with very little rules. The possibilities are endless in SL.
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I really enjoyed working with you guys, too!! ^.^
Thank you so much! I couldn't have done it if all of you hadn't been so eager to help and if you all hadn't been so open minded to all of my suggestions...and drastic regulations, lol!
Wow. You've written so much!!! *.* Could it be possiblet that materialism and experimentation go hand-and-hand? While I feel you are right that SL should be an inviting place, I also feel that people are going to follow their developed identities and connective behaviors to society-for instance, being judgemental of others' appearances. You mentioned that you still felt like you were a member of the Amsterdam community, and that you had developed the behavior of "camping." In Cosmopolitanism,on page 92, Appiah starts talking about how we are always influenced by the views we will always be influenced by humanity, and the ones who came before us.
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