The NeoVictoria Project presents the 2020 Photo Contest
Calling all SecondLife Photographers!
This year, we are hosting a photo contest to celebrate the project’s ten years in Second Life! The contest is about capturing the spirit of NeoVictoria’s roleplay.
Dates: 15 October to 15 November 2020
Location: The NeoVictoria Estate in Second Life (that’s NeoVictoria and Machinima SIMs).
“I Aim to Misbehave” by Abigale Heron took 3rd Place in the 2015 NeoVictoria Photo Contest
The main criteria are the image is related to our storyworld and must be captured during the contest period on the land level of the Machinima SIM or the NeoVictoria SIM in Second Life.
The first round of judging will be by the NeoVictoria community via the Internet. We’ll present the top 15 images in-world for a final vote to determine the twelve winners. In-world voting will be from 4 December to 15 December and will be located in the NeoVictoria SkyClub in Machinima SIM.
Winners will be announced in late December at a special party in the NeoLondon SkyClub, date and time to be determined based on the schedules of the winners.
corcosman voom’s “Rooftop View” was a finalist in the 2015 Contest!
About the Project
About The NeoVictoria Project: NeoVictoria is a unique dark roleplay platform that brings creative people together in a supportive and collaborative environment. Built with a Steampunk aesthetic, the goal of The NeoVictoria Project is to create a virtuous circle where roleplay becomes filmed story. Website: http://www.neovictoria.net. Contact for NeoVictoria: Asil Ares.
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
17 September 2019 [Updated 2 October 2020]
Celebrate ten years in SecondLife!
We are Ten Years Old!
September 2020 marks the NeoVictoria Project’s tenth anniversary. Over the decade, we have transcribed more than nineteen-hundred roleplays to our community website, produced almost one hundred machinimas, sponsored eight Fantasy Faires, and welcomed hundreds of players into our community.
For the next two months, we celebrate this success with a mixture of roleplay and out-of-character events and the unveiling of a delightful addition to the main SIM. Everyone is invited, and everyone is welcome. Come and celebrate with us!
Join Radio Riel and the NeoVictorians for Talk Like a Pirate.
Talk Like a Pirate!
Radio Riel & the NeoVictoria Project present “Talk Like a Pirate!” As always, we kick-off our anniversary celebration with a live radio event, broadcast on Radio Riel’s Steampunk channel, that celebrates “International Talk Like A Pirate Day.”
Date: Saturday, 19 September 2020
Time: 7 PM to 9 PM, SL-time (aka Pacific)
Gabrielle Riel to disc jockey.
MadMechaMessiah to host.
There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes! Argh!!!
Join the NeoVictorians for ten days of roleplay fun!
The NeoVictoria Project presents “A Royal Visit (with Love and Strife …and Zombies)“
Ten days of non-stop roleplay! This series begins on Monday, 21 September 2020, when it is revealed that a Sidhe noble has planned a visit. Everyone is invited to roleplay with us!
SCHEDULE FOR THE SIM-WIDE
Monday, 21 September: Tales at the Tavern
Start: 4 PM, SL-time
Lucinda distributes copies of the latest issue of the NeoLondon Times announcing the visits. Citizens discuss and gossip.
The NeoLondoners greet the Captain’s arrival via airship on the roof of the Cathedral. A party follows in the main nave.
Location: Cathedral of Air and Darkness [NeoVictoria SIM]
Wednesday, 23 September: Attending the Grave
Start: 10 AM, SL-Time
The Captain makes a pilgrimage to his sister’s grave.
Location: Graveyard of the Cathedral of Air and Darkness [NeoVictoria SIM]
Thursday, 24 September: To Lay a Trap
Start: 10 AM, SL-Time
The Captain makes the rounds, visits with the citizens in the cathedral, including a conversation with Cerridwen.
Location: Cathedral of Air and Darkness [NeoVictoria SIM]
Friday, 25 September: Party at the Castle
Start: 4 PM, SL-time
The Captain hosts a party and announces a hunt for the following day.
Location: Bowley Castle [NeoVictoria SIM]
Saturday, 26 September: The Charmed Hunt
Start: Noon, SL-time
The Captain organizes a hunt near the fairgrounds …there may be zombies, there will be murder.
Location: Soltice Fairgrounds [NeoVictoria SIM]
Sunday, 27 September: The Scene of the Crime
Start: 2 PM, SL-time
Auditor Haskell investigates the murder.
Location: Soltice Fairgrounds [NeoVictoria SIM]L
Monday, 28 September: An Arrest
Start: 4 PM, SL-time
Auditor Haskell makes an arrest
Location: Marketplace [NeoVictoria SIM]
Tuesday, 29 September: The Trial Begins
Start: 11 AM, SL-Time
What will we learn?
Location: Courthouse, townhall [NeoVictoria SIM]
Wednesday, 30 September: The Trial Concludes
Start: 10 AM, SL-Time
Secrets are revealed
Location: Courthouse, townhall [NeoVictoria SIM]
In NeoVictoria, we do free-form roleplay. This means there is no script; scenes evolve out of real-time character interactions. Dark roleplay means characters may act in aggressive, predatory, criminal, and plain uncomfortable ways.
We use a simple dice-based wearable HUD called the NeoVictoria Roleplay Tool; avatars must wear this to see the roleplay chat. The item is free and available in our Visitor Center and various locations on our out-of-character SkyMall.
Players don’t have to be a member of our group to roleplay here; we ask newcomers to take a tour of the Visitor Center in NeoVictoria SIM to learn about the storyworld before joining in the roleplay. [Observer tags are also available for players who want to visit the land level, but not roleplay.]
Best contest yet!
NeoVictoria’s 2020 Photo Contest
This year, we’ll use Flickr for submissions. Winners to be announced at a special party at the end of November.
Shoot on our land level.
Publish to Flickr.
Include your picture in the NeoVictoria Group and the SL Pic of the day Flickr groups.
One picture per avatar.
Runs 15 October to 15 November.
Radio Riel and the NeoVictoria Project present a Halloween 2020 skyclub event!
Halloween Extravaganza 11
In association with Radio Riel, NeoVictoria will have a Halloween Costume bash to celebrate one of our favorite holidays. Radio Riel will broadcast the event on both Radio Riel Main and Radio Riel Steampunk.
Dress your avatar in scary Steampunk, Victorian, Mecha, or Goth style and join us in Machinima SIM. The party is not a formal roleplay event and is open to all adult Second Life residents; however, child avatars are not permitted.
Saturday, 31 October 2020
Time: 6 PM to 9 PM, SL-time (aka Pacific)
Gabrielle Riel to disc jockey.
MadMechaMessiah to host.
There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes!
Fantasy Faire is Second Life’s largest gathering of fantasy designers, enthusiasts and performers. It is eighteen day of commerce, special events, music and fundraising in sixteen SIMs created specifically for this event. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” fundraising effort. Last year’s Fantasy Faire raised more than US$60,000!
We are Stronger Together
This is the NeoVictoria Project’s seventh year sponsoring the faire; this year, we’re sponsoring the Queensgarden SIM, which is the location for the quest!
These are out-of-character events where players from the NeoVictoria community will be available to discuss the project, the story-world and how to get involved. [There will even be a stage where folks can practice role-playing!]
The NeoVictoria Project invites all citizens and wanderers of the Fairelands to join us for our Meet-and-Greet in our fabulous space on the Auxentios’ Pass SIM.
We’ll be chatting with folks about the storyworld, what it’s like to roleplay in NeoVictoria, and how to get involved. These events are Out-of-Character (OOC), so no pressure to roleplay! Also, gifts.
In roleplay, possibilities are endless and the purpose of this class is to explore gender expression and playing both within and outside of the players’ gender identity.
Please join us for an out-of-character town hall tomorrow! We’ll be discussing the coming year and the state of the project. We are holding two townhalls, so that EU and American folks can represent.
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
31 October 2019
Radio Riel & the NeoVictoria Project present a 2019 Halloween Event
A celebration marking All Hallows’ Eve in Second Life!
This live radio event, broadcast on Radio Riel’s Steampunk channel, will celebrate all things spooky and scary. Gabrielle Riel and friends to Disc Jockey. There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes!
Halloween will be celebrated all around the world with costume parties, bonfires, divination, haunted attractions and trick-or-treating! We’re having a costume party in the NeoVictoria Skyclub and it’s a steampunk theme. Dress your avatar in scary Steampunk, Victorian, Mecha or Goth styles and join us in Machinima SIM . The party is not a roleplay event and is open to all adult Second Life residents, however, child avatars are not permitted.
Two contests: best in “he” and best in “she”. The lucky top-three winners of the popular votes will receive Lindens! Party starts at 6 PM, SL-time.
About Radio Riel: An Internet-based public radio station supported by listeners and sponsors, Radio Riel produces six audio streams providing a unique selection of music, spoken-word, drama and additional programming to inform, educate and entertain, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Website: http://radioriel.org/. Contact for Radio Riel: Gabrielle Riel.
About The NeoVictoria Project: NeoVictoria is a unique dark roleplay platform that brings creative people together in a supportive and collaborative environment. The goal of The NeoVictoria Project is to create a virtuous circle where roleplay becomes filmed story.
Website: http://www.neovictoria.net. Contact for NeoVictoria: Asil Ares.
[OR from the Visitor’s Center, use the scripted teleport for the White Mansion.]
In NeoVictoria, we do free-form dark roleplay. Free-form means there is no script; scenes evolve out of real-time character interactions. Dark roleplay means characters may act in aggressive, predatory, criminal and/or plain uncomfortable ways.
We use a simple dice-based wearable HUD called the NeoVictoria Roleplay Tool; avatars must wear this to see the roleplay chat. The item is free and available in our Visitor Center and various locations on our out-of-character skymall.
Players don’t have to be a member of our group to roleplay here; we do ask newcomers take a tour of the Visitor Center in NeoVictoria SIM to learn about the storyworld before joining in the roleplay. [Observer tags are also available for players who want to visit the land level, but not roleplay.]
The Boston Tea Affair Three afternoons of dark roleplay, beginning Sunday, 22 September 2019 at 5 PM, SL-Time. Our 9 year Anniversary series of in-character events!
SCHEDULE FOR THE SIM-WIDE
The Boston Tea Affair, P1
Time: Sunday, 22 September from 5 PM to 8 PM, SL-Time. Location: Hare House [NeoVictoria SIM] Organized By: Kenoshi Shilova Event Description: Jean-Renaud is hosting a tea party at his house near the castle, where he is meeting with some representatives of a circus who want to come to NeoLondon.
The Boston Tea Affair, P2
Time: Wednesday, 25 September from 5 PM to 8 PM, SL-Time. Location: Hare House [NeoVictoria SIM] Organized By: Asil Ares
Event Description: The Impresario of the circus has had it in for their bookkeeper for a long time because he’s suspected embezzlement. But she’s been popular with the troupe and he can’t just fire her. So MURDER is the solution and Jean-Renaud is who he plans to take the fall.
The Boston Tea Affair, P3
Time: Tuesday, 1 October from 5 PM to 9 PM, SL-Time. Location: Courtroom of the Townhall [NeoVictoria SIM] Organized By: MadMechaMessiah Event Description: Will Jean-Renaud be convicted? Come to the courthouse and see!
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
17 September 2019
Radio Riel & the NeoVictoria Project present 2019’s “Talk Like a Pirate!”
A celebration marking the NeoVictoria Project’s NInth Year in Second Life!
This live radio event, broadcast on Radio Riel’s Steampunk channel, will celebrate “International Talk Like A Pirate Day”. Miss Gabrielle Riel to Disc Jockey. There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes! Argh!!!
International Talk Like A Pirate Day is Thursday, 19 September 2019 and also marks the ninth anniversary of the NeoVictoria Project in Second Life! To celebrate we’re having a costume party in the NeoVictoria Skyclub and it’s a pirate theme. Radio Riel will broadcast the event over their main channel and their Steampunk channel with Miss Gabrielle Riel as our disc jockey. The lucky he and she to win the “best in” costume contest will each receive Lindens! The music starts at 7 PM, SL-time, with contest voting after 8 PM. [Our “Talk Like a Pirate” party is open to all adult Second Life residents and is not a formal roleplay event.]
About Radio Riel: An Internet-based public radio station supported by listeners and sponsors, Radio Riel produces six audio streams providing a unique selection of music, spoken-word, drama and additional programming to inform, educate and entertain, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Website: http://radioriel.org/. Contact for Radio Riel: Gabrielle Riel.
About The NeoVictoria Project: NeoVictoria is a unique dark roleplay platform that brings creative people together in a supportive and collaborative environment. The goal of The NeoVictoria Project is to create a virtuous circle where roleplay becomes filmed story.
Website: http://www.neovictoria.net. Contact for NeoVictoria: Asil Ares.
Art for “Talk Like a Pirate” Party, 2019
Radio Riel & the NeoVictoria Project present “Talk Like a Pirate!” A celebration marking the NeoVictoria Project’s Ninth year in Second Life! This live radio event, broadcast on Radio Riel’s Steampunk channel, will celebrate “International Talk Like A Pirate Day”. Gabrielle Riel to Disc Jockey. There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes! Argh!!!
Fantasy Faire is Second Life’s largest gathering of fantasy designers, enthusiasts & performers. It’s eighteen day of commerce, special events, music & fundraising in sixteen SIMs created specifically for this event. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” fundraising effort. Last year’s Fantasy Faire raised more than US$50,000!
And we’re doing meet-and-greet events on Riven’s fantastical Arabian steampunk-inspired region named “Tensor’s Flying Market“. These are out-of-character events where players from the NeoVictoria community will be available to discuss the project, the story-world and how to get involved. [There will even be a stage where folks can practice role-playing!]
Taught by MadMechaMessiah
Throughout fiction, we regularly encounter three basic character arcs: Positive, Negative, and Flat. This class is devoted to breaking down these character arcs, explaining why they all can make for satisfying character progression, and discussing why not only writers should make use of them but us roleplayers.
The NeoVictoria Project invites all citizens and wanderers of the Fairelands to join us for our Meet-and-Greet on the Tensors’ Flying Market SIM. We will talk to them out-of-character, explain our storyworld, and let them practice rp on our in-character stage.
Many groups do them; some folks love them and others avoid them like plague. This class will delve into how SIM-wides can be used to bring communities together, how they can be abused, and what we can do as players and admins, to make them better!
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
31 October 2018
Radio Riel & the NeoVictoria Project present a 2018 Halloween Event
Join us in the skyclub tonight!
A celebration marking All Hallows’ Eve in Second Life!
This live radio event, broadcast on Radio Riel’s Steampunk channel, will celebrate all things spooky and scary. Gabrielle Riel to Disc Jockey. There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes!
Halloween will be celebrated all around the world with costume parties, bonfires, divination, haunted attractions and trick-or-treating! We’re having a costume party in the NeoVictoria Skyclub and it’s a steampunk theme. Dress your avatar in scary Steampunk, Victorian, Mecha or Goth styles and join us in Machinima SIM (take the teleporter to the skyclub as rezz-point). The party is not a roleplay event and is open to all adult Second Life residents, however, child avatars are not permitted.
The lucky he and she to win the “best in” will each receive Lindens! Party starts at 6 PM, SL-time.
About Radio Riel: An Internet-based public radio station supported by listeners and sponsors, Radio Riel produces six audio streams providing a unique selection of music, spoken-word, drama and additional programming to inform, educate and entertain, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Website: http://radioriel.org/. Contact for Radio Riel: Gabrielle Riel.
About The NeoVictoria Project: NeoVictoria is a unique dark roleplay platform that brings creative people together in a supportive and collaborative environment. The goal of The NeoVictoria Project is to create a virtuous circle where roleplay becomes filmed story.
Website: http://www.neovictoria.net. Contact for NeoVictoria: Asil Ares.
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
20 September 2019
The NeoVictoria Project presents “The Wild Hunt”.
Four days of non-stop roleplay, celebrating the NeoVictoria Project’s seventh year in Second Life!
This series of roleplay events begins on Thursday, 20 September 2018, with the re-appearance of the mysterious Greenman. Everyone is invited to roleplay with us!
[OR from the Visitor’s Center, use the scripted teleport for the Solstice Fairground.]
In NeoVictoria, we do free-form dark roleplay. Free-form means there is no script; scenes evolve out of real-time character interactions. Dark roleplay means characters may act in aggressive, predatory, criminal and/or plain uncomfortable ways.
We use a simple dice-based wearable HUD called the NeoVictoria Roleplay Tool; avatars must wear this to see the roleplay chat. The item is free and available in our Visitor Center and various locations on our out-of-character skymall.
Players don’t have to be a member of our group to roleplay here; we do ask newcomers take a tour of the Visitor Center in NeoVictoria SIM to learn about the storyworld before joining in the roleplay. [Observer tags are also available for players who want to visit the land level, but not roleplay.]
Join the NeoVictoria Roleplay Group for our Anniversary
SCHEDULE FOR THE SIM-WIDE
The Wild Hunt #1
Time: Thursday, 20 September from 3 to 6 PM, SL-Time. Location: Solstice Fairgrounds [NeoVictoria SIM] Organized By: Asil Ares Event Description: The Green Man returns to NeoLondon and tells of his plight.
The Wild Hunt #2
Time: Friday, 21 September from 11 AM to 1 PM, SL-Time. Location: Solstice Fairgrounds [NeoVictoria SIM] Organized By: Asil Ares
Event Description: Will the brave citizens of NeoLondon be able to come up with a plan to help the hunted hunter?
The Wild Hunt #3
Time: Saturday, 22 September from 6 to 9 PM, SL-Time. Location: Solstice Fairgrounds [NeoVictoria SIM] Organized By: MadMechaMessiah Event Description: Preparations are being made for the inevitable.
The Wild Hunt #4
Time: Sunday, 23 September from 2 to 5 PM, SL-Time Location: Solstice Fairgrounds [NeoVictoria SIM] Organized By: MadMechaMessiah Event Description: The spirits of the Wild Hunt arrive.
