The purpose of the Inworldz RP Hub is to provide a central spot for users who are interested in roleplaying to enter the InWorldz grid and have an engaging interactive experience while learning about the types of roleplay available. It will also allow the user to find the different RP sims on the grid easily in one place. Increased user retention and higher visibility for the RP sims are some of the objectives.
RP Definition
THE simple definition of RP (Role Play): It’s like doing improve theater, except instead of being assigned a role, you make your own. RP is about interaction with other players.
THE long definition:
Role Play in VR (Virtual Reality) is creating/assuming an avatar who fills a specific role in a themed sim. There is no limit to what type of avatar it may be; limits depend solely on what shapes/skins/ and themes are available in the grid you choose.
What kind of role depends on where you want to play, since RP sims have different themes- you can be a student at Hogwarts, a crew member in Star Trek, or a medieval merchant.
The point of RP is player interaction, playing the ROLE of the assumed character, responding as the character to what situation is happening at the time. The character you assume may not even be human, but you, the player, must decide on the character’s skills and education, personality, habits, quirks, attitude- all the things that make that character ‘real’, and then emote your responses as that character.
For definition purposes, emotes are typed in (usually) statements showing actions and responses to the place and events of that moment. IC is “In Character”, and when in an RP, all input into local chat is IC. OOC means ‘Out Of Character’. We all know that Real Life (RL) can interrupt at any moment, so an OOC comment can be inserted as ((sorry- phone)), or whatever is the accepted form of notification for your sim.
RP, as it occurs, may often have its own story in progress. It may be as simple as a gathering at the local watering hole, to a ceremony or ritual, to full-on virtual combat.
More literature on RP can be found here: ((RP)) Made Simple
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