{"id":4591,"date":"2015-01-27T20:20:15","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T20:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4591"},"modified":"2015-01-27T20:20:15","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T20:20:15","slug":"city-of-harrison-urban-roleplay-in-second-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4591","title":{"rendered":"City Of Harrison &#8211; Urban Roleplay In Second Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Bridge by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16356824526\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7372\/16356824526_df552d524e.jpg?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bridge\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"City Of Harrison by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16382804655\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8634\/16382804655_5ac721c38e.jpg?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"City Of Harrison\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As with most roleplay regions in Second Life, the trick is to not tag yourself as being into the roleplay if you&#8217;re just visiting. City Of Harrison has a very simple way of helping you opt out, there&#8217;s OOC tag, there&#8217;s nothing to wear, indeed that&#8217;s the trick, you simply don&#8217;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&#8217;re ready.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Detailed Streets by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16356824956\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7433\/16356824956_6ace9f8a61.jpg?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Detailed Streets\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So what exactly is going on here? Well this is a good time to <a title=\"COH Website\" href=\"https:\/\/harrisonroleplay.com\/welcome\/\" target=\"_blank\">head over to their website<\/a> to find out more :<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The City of Harrison is a casual modern urban roleplay environment &#8211; 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 &#8220;dark&#8221; or &#8220;dangerous&#8221;; 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 &#8211; or anything in between &#8211; Harrison is the place for you.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There are perks to getting involved in the roleplay, you can rez items and drive around the streets.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Park by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16196876257\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8631\/16196876257_6aa4155eeb.jpg?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;t want to be an evil drow wizard or a Dwarf.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Buildings by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/15760356554\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7325\/15760356554_1b73d989fb.jpg?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Buildings\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a city with a council, yes the city council exists. There&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"City Living by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16381888672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8648\/16381888672_a7b3bb2d8a.jpg?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"City Living\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a very impressive build and it&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Oil by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16196573819\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8584\/16196573819_e0accd73ab.jpg?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Oil\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are green spaces for those who would rather get away from the urban sprawl, but it&#8217;s mainly a city of buildings and streets.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Over The Bridge by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/16196896587\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7427\/16196896587_6a9cb989bf.jpg?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Over The Bridge\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can pop out of Harrison and across the bridge into New Jersey. Even if roleplay isn&#8217;t your thing, this is worth a visit just to see how much can be packed into a Second Life region or two.<\/p>\n<div id=\"sl-dg-widget\" style=\"border: 1px solid #2c2e30; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: auto; width: 450px; display: block; background-image: none; background-color: #2c2e30;\"><a style=\"border: none; color: #5cb192; display: block; margin: 0; padding: 5px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/secondlife.com\/destination\/city-of-harrison?sourceid=dgw1\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 440px; display: inline; border: initial none initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lecs-destinations-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/img\/14201\/54af084b77a41984809183.jpg?w=525\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: #5cb192; display: block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; padding: 6px 0px 3px 2px; margin: 3px 0px 0px 0px; border: initial none initial;\">City of Harrison<\/h1>\n<p style=\"border: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 7px 5px 0px; padding: 2px 0px 3px 3px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; color: #bbbbbb;\">Are you looking for an incredibly realistic, detailed urban environment? The City of Harrison is arguably the pinnacle of realistic Second Life cities. Descriptions don&#8217;t do this labor of love justice, you need to see it for yourself.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"sl-dg-widget-btn\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.496094) 0px 1px 3px 0px; background-color: #ff5c00; background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#FFB23F), to(#FF9A03)); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.246094); border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; cursor: pointer; color: white; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; margin: none; outline-color: white; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding: 3px 0 5px 0; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.246094) 0px -1px 1px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 100%; border-width: 0px;\">Visit in Second Life<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"dgw-pix\"><\/span><!-- End Second Life Destination Link --><\/p>\n<p>SLURL : <a title=\"SLURL\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/City%20of%20Harrison\/125\/115\/25\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/City%20of%20Harrison\/125\/115\/25\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4591\" data-via=\"Ciaran_Laval\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City Of Harrison in Second Life is pretty damn stunning. 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