Saturday, September 26, 2009

Harry Potter and the Pixelated Universe

My first experiences in secondlife, besides looking like a noob and one linden shopping was my visit to Hogwarts: New Beginnings or H:NB. It was located in the sim Liquid Heat and was my first roleplay experience, and by far, my favorite. The castle was amazing, by far one of the better builds I have been in. But what really was amazing was the quality of roleplay. I met some of my best SecondLife friends in this sim, and I followed them to different sims when this roleplay ended. I played a Ravenclaw named Cyn (who later transitioned to Slytherin when there was a sim switch). She was loud, abrasive, a duelist/drummer, and very gifted at DADA. I loved playing her and I miss playing her. It was my longest continuous stint in one Roleplay, so I often base my new characters in different places loosely on her. I have a whole biography typed out, which would be perfect for a later post. What really made me connect to her was the way people (or characters) connected to HER. She really seemed to be the epitome of 'likable' although I went out of my way to make her difficult and a little rough around the edges. I was upset when HNB closed, and although my transition to Hogwarts, United was a welcome one, I still miss the old sim of Liquid Heat - complete with its chugging Hogwarts Express and it's murky black lake.

The sim can be seen in one of my previous posted videos, 'HNB Trailer'

Thursday, September 24, 2009

The Best Game Ever!

Yes, I am obsessed. It literally is a second world. It's a multiplayer "game" with over 16 million users. It covers all the bases: shopping, chatting, building, roleplay (for all ages), and even first person shooter. You can personalize your avatar on a million different levels, and is completely addicting.
I've roleplayed in a million different sims, taking on a million different characters to portray. It's like you write out your own story, and the drama (both IC and OOC) is completely intoxicating. A few SL videos I've been apart of.....




(the sound cut out because the song used wasnt copyrighted, but i'm the drummer XD





I now roleplay predominantly at the CrackDen (which is Hathian).
"Welcome to the city of Hathian, more commonly known as the Crack Den (CD). You will find residents from across the world, role-playing in this massive modern-day urbanscape of corruption, violence and desolation. Its city population shares a common purpose. Survival.

This sim is dedicated to mature, realistic and extremely graphic urban role-play (RP). You can participate or witness a wide variety of themes such as gang violence, drug trafficking, prostitution, police brutality, emergency rescue, medical malpractice to making ends meet by waiting tables at the local food joints. The genre of RP here can be very dark, violent, and sexually-oriented. "

Roleplay is strict....there are many rules to be obeyed. To see full information visit..
www.thecrackden.com (complete with wiki)

so that's all i have to say about the best game ever. if you get up the cajones to register, IM me @ Callie Alderton or luigites811 GossipGirl.