RMB+City

= RMB City =

On April 13th I will be doing a collaborative program with the folks from RMB City and Montclair State University, specifically the College of the Arts. Please review the RMB City web site @http://rmbcity.com/ and then their presence in Second Life. Report below after each visit what you found and your thoughts. You are welcome to also respond to the thoughts of other team members.

When Sky visited the RMB City, he saw an interesting simulation of Hurricane Katrina on a small housing project. All the buildings were like cel-shaded and had waves that knocked all the houses down in seconds.

Within the city, there is a maze of dirty backstreets that lead to a highway that circles the perimeter of the city. In the southwest corner, there is a track and outdoor arena with a Monopoly board on the infield.

There is a District 9 type of spacecraft "docked" in the northeastern corner of the RMB City. If you fly under the exhaust booster where it says entrance and upwards, you will enter the interior of the spaceship!

-Steve Visit #1- There's a lot of detail and variety in this location, with lots of interactivity, color, and things to make you think. I liked the cell-shaded town and the skyscrapers. RMB City has a lot going on and a lot of little nuances that, if you don't pay attention, you will miss. At first I was just flying around RMB City and I was taking in some of the larger elements like "People's Monopoly", the sky scrapers, and the cell shaded city, but as I started going through each area slowly on foot, I discovered just how many layers of detail and a lot of subtle features of the space.

-Steve Visit #2- Further exploring the subtle features of RMB City, I found some slide shows on some small islands surrounding RMB city, which depict some European(?) style art and pictures from China. Near the center of RMB City I found a slum town, which is dirtied with garbage, old mattresses, couches, and even a whore house which is riddled with pairs of sex poses Also on the outskirts of RMB City, I found a futuristic looking space station, complete with a launch-able (and ride-able) rocket. [| http://slurl.com/secondlife/RMB%20City%202/220/59/133] Be prepared to plummet 4000 meters! There are Mahjong tables and Swans (?) you can ride around on here. []

Ulani Visit #1 RMB City is aesthetically pleasing, with lots of colors and interactive objects. I found a place which looked like a board game named "**People's Monopoly: Chance and Penalty**" that was really interesting. I think it's used to simulate the everyday life of someone living under the communist government and lifestyle of the Chinese people. Touch the boxes and then teleport to each letter (selected at random) or go around to each choice and sit on the pose-ball. Some choices don't have pose-balls and some choice have either a **Penalty** or a **Chance** option. **"Chance & Penalty"** http://slurl.com/secondlife/RMB City 3/120/123/23

Robin's Visit #1 (Feb 08, 2010) RMB City is a cluster of interactive activities within a small area. The level of detail that was used in creating these areas coupled with the sense of chaos gave off a bit off a real-world feeling... but without the jostling of other people. While not perfect (with random bits of falling debris and bugged interactive packages) one can not help but be impressed at the amount of work that was put into RMB City.

Robin's Visit #2 (Feb 12, 2010) Upon further exploration of RMB City, I have to marvel at its layout. Doing a close look at the perimeter I came across many things that do not make sense. Immobile tanks and ships left by rice fields and shrines; Roman pillars that are larger than life; giant statues in shopping carts, and a series of other things that are both larger than life but odd to see... even in SL.