The City Of Harrison in Second Life is pretty damn stunning. This is an urban roleplay area that spans two regions and manages to pack a hell of a lot in to packed streets which are surrounded by numerous buildings.

As with most roleplay regions in Second Life, the trick is to not tag yourself as being into the roleplay if you’re just visiting. City Of Harrison has a very simple way of helping you opt out, there’s OOC tag, there’s nothing to wear, indeed that’s the trick, you simply don’t join their group or wear their group tag. That means you can even join the group, but avoid roleplay by not wearing said tag until you’re ready.

So what exactly is going on here? Well this is a good time to head over to their website to find out more :

The City of Harrison is a casual modern urban roleplay environment – that is, we are a modern-day big city aimed at everyone simply living their lives. Unlike many other urban roleplay environments, Harrison does not focus on being “dark” or “dangerous”; rather, we cater to anyone that wants a chunk of a bustling metropolis. Whether you aspire to be a financial magnate or a criminal mastermind – or anything in between – Harrison is the place for you.

There are perks to getting involved in the roleplay, you can rez items and drive around the streets.

If you want to get more involved you can apply for citizenship. This involved the traditional roleplay method of creating a bio and of course, being as this is a modern city this will mean you won’t want to be an evil drow wizard or a Dwarf.

This is a city with a council, yes the city council exists. There’s a mayor, a police chief, a fire chief, a director of the department of justice, a director of department of transport and even a director of department of planning. Indeed there are more roles than I have time to list, check out their website.

This is a very impressive build and it’s not difficult to see how people could get immersed within this sort of roleplay environment. Transport, cabs, cars and roleplay is a really good mix.

There are green spaces for those who would rather get away from the urban sprawl, but it’s mainly a city of buildings and streets.

You can pop out of Harrison and across the bridge into New Jersey. Even if roleplay isn’t your thing, this is worth a visit just to see how much can be packed into a Second Life region or two.

SLURL : http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/City%20of%20Harrison/125/115/25/

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