What to expect
Join Abandon Normal Devices on Gather for Sandbox in partnership with the School of Digital Arts and the Commons Programme. Using an avatar in a playful computer game-like environment, you are invited to wander through Jazmin Morris’ virtual exhibition, SANDBOX. This space is available for 18+ only.
In Gather, guests can drop in at any time and are welcome to navigate the space in their own time. The space will be open 3pm – 5pm on Monday 28th July and from midday to 5pm from 29th July to 13th August (apart from 7th August when the space will be closed).
4 Steps to Enter:
- Go to gather.town (on laptop or desktop only – Chrome, Firefox, Desktop Safari).
- Enter your name and pronouns (if you feel comfortable to do so) and choose your avatar
- Allow sound and camera permissions then press ‘Join the Gathering’
- Skip tutorial and then you have joined the event
Basic Functions in the Space
- When you enter the room use your keyboard arrow keys to move around the space
- Use doorways and portals to move between rooms
- When you stand close to someone you can interact. You will automatically see and hear each other via your computer’s microphone, speakers and camera
- Use X on your keyboard to ‘activate’ objects such as screens. To close this content, use the X in the top right hand corner of the Gather window
- You can locate or follow someone by clicking on their name in the attendee list and ‘locate on map’ or ‘follow’
- You will be able to chat with fellow visitors privately by clicking on their name and using the text chat function
About Gather
Gather is a free ‘proximity’ video-calling platform accessible through a web browser at https://gather.town/. It allows participants to move through digital spaces freely, walk in and out of conversations easily, and interact with content in the space.
Access information
The Follow Feature may be helpful for those with visual access needs, which allows participants to follow another person to explore the space.
The chat function may be helpful for those with audio access needs. Please ask for a conversation over text chat with an AND host if you prefer. AND staff will also be happy to use the chat function for conversations. Unfortunately, it is not possible for us to subtitle interactions on Gather.
You can find further technical support on Gather’s help page.
Housekeeping
We commit to holding this event in a welcoming and safe digital space. Please read our code of conduct and event practices before joining:
- When setting your name upon joining, please include your pronouns if you are comfortable to do so
- When introducing yourself, provide an audio described introduction – this is a short factual description of yourself
- Describe any visual content and images where possible