Kate Bowles's Profile

Just as many corporations have created presences in Second Life with the approach of "if you build it, they will come," some colleges and universities have done the same. One can go from one campus to the next and find empty campuses, no visitors, no representatives. Making it worse is that, despite the wealth of presentation tools provided in Second Life, one can visit some campuses and leave without a clue if they are actually using their presence in Second Life and, if so, how. With no contact name provided, asking questions is ... well ... out of the question. A visitor is likely to exit quickly, likely with a less-than-favorable impression of the institution.

1. NMC Campus is a "G-rated" safe area intended for people not familiar with virtual worlds to quickly become comfortable with these environments. The rules and standards for appropriate conduct, language, and behavior for NMC Campus are the same as one would expect to find in a model 21st century workplace.
   
   
   
2. We encourage visitors to explore the island, and as they do so, to respect the many hours of work that went into conceptualizing, designing, and building it. As such, visitors are asked to limit all building and rezzing activity to the Sandbox, which has been created expressly for that purpose. All structures, furniture, artworks, sculptures, plants, and other elements found on the main level and the Boardroom are not to be edited or modified in any way. You may build or create (rez) any (g-rated) thing you like in the Sandbox, but please practice good Sandbox etiquette and return your creations to your inventory before you leave.
   





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