Multi-User Virtual Environment Level 6

Running head: MULTI-USER VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT LEVEL 6
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Multi-User Virtual Environment Level 6
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Multi-User Virtual Environment Level 6
Introduction
The adoption and application of virtual worlds are accelerating exponentially in the
contemporary world according to a study conducted by Joint Information Systems Committee
UISC. Multi-User Virtual Environments have a short development history in the IT sector, but
they are becoming very popular, especially among youths. Multi-User Virtual Environments
have evolved from text-based environments to include text descriptions, 30 graphics as well as
several informal communication tools such as the chats. The Multi-User Virtual Environments
are appealing to the youths because it provides an opportunity to interact with other people in the
virtual community, (Wellman and Gulia, 2018). The MUVEs gives the participants real-time
interaction and provides a sense of being there in the virtual community. The MUVEs have
various advantages such as educational and training purposes. However, several social and
ethical concerns should be addressed for useful application of MUVEs, (Rolls, Hansen, Jackson
and Elliott, 2016). This essay is my posts that discuss my participation in a virtual community
and other concerns such as the SL community standards, permission on objects, and protecting
intellectual property. Multi-User Virtual Environments can be very efficient if the above-
mentioned concerns are addressed appropriately.

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Participating in a Virtual Community
The virtual community I participated in is called Exhale Dance Club, and it involves
activities such as dance movement, hip hop raps, trap, EDM, DJ Mixing, Live DJs among many
more in the music and dance entertainment sector.
Group URL: second life: ///app/group/750f2974-e1f8-2c01-0286-dfc27f6b0d51/about
The founder of the Exhale Dance club is known as Naynay Domenici. It is a huge group having
more than 1000 members, and it is currently known as "Exhale VIP." The activities in this group
run on a 24/7 basis with so many DJs playing and mixing music all the time as group members
enjoy and dance. The main purpose of this virtual community is to bring together music lovers
and allow them to relax as they listen and dance to the music and interact with others to create
friends.
The screenshot below shows the two balls I found hanging on stage the first time I
participated in the community. When I clicked one of the balls, a notecard showed up consisting
of different dance movement animations to select. I chose one of the animations, and it was a
thrilling moment taking part in the dance moves. The next time I participated in the activity was
‘Couple dancing.' Here the two balls were labeled male and female couple and once clicked, it
gives the dance moves based on the gender. The male dance moves were different from the
female dance moves. I got a partner, and we engaged in a dance session. The community also
allows chats where a "couple" can communicate on their dance move of choice.
From my experience in participating in the Exhale Dance Club virtual community, the
group has several strengths. These strengths include comprehensive music types, professional
dance animation, staff are amiable, many activities, and the large membership consisting of
people who are passionate about dancing and music. Owing to these strengths, this virtual

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community can be used for educational purposes in music and dancing institutions as it offers an
avenue to practice and learns in real time.
The community also has several weaknesses that affect its effective operation and the ability to
realize its mission and purpose. The first weakness is too much notification. Owing to the many
activities, the community will almost fill your email with their notifications. Also, as much as the
community does not have any age limits, it is more suitable for adults. They should come up
with a way to settle on a specific age group for good interaction.
The components part of the community is lovely dancing, and good music, and they are
essential. They allow members to dance and listen to a comprehensive music selection. The
group has excellent and fascinating dance animations that make dancing enjoyable.
The community has a large membership, and it should work on solving its weaknesses. It should
include the option to block some notifications as well as the staff should try to eliminate the less
popular activities.
SL Community Standards
The link to Second Life Community standards is provided below.
https://community.secondlife.com/forums/topic/403539-community-standards/
The community standards outline the six behaviors that are prohibited in SL. They are
commonly referred to as the "Big Six." The forbidden behaviors include;
I. Intolerance
Second life community does not allow any community member to defame or belittle
another member or groups. The community prohibits members from using bad images and
language to belittle the sexual orientation, religion, gender, or race of other users, (Chou, Wang,