Simulated reality

Is it mandatory to have many similarities between 3D environments and real world? Most of the cities have roads that go from one place to another. There are railways, walkways, paths, etc. Why are those needed? Aren't we talking about virtual reality, an environment where everyone can fly or go through objects? Everyone can teleport, who needs roads?!

Is there optimum ratio, how much elements from a real world is needed for a good virtual environment? If a scale is from zero to max, current AW places usually try to be closer a max than a zero. Most of the other virtual environments, such as Second Life, seems to aim to be near max. People like to see familiar features in artificial realities over the technical possibilities of having different kinds of realities. The optimum seems to be quite near the resemblance of real world.

Because of the difference, somekind of lore is sometimes created to fill gaps between realism and fictional computer based environments. For example if teleporting is possible virtually, easy way to explain it is to make a lore that is based on future. But not too far of a future, as most of the similarities to real world have to be maintained. Fictional governments are also common. Or are they fictional? Is it possible to actually have a Mayor on virtual city? Or a city counsil? What would they do? What are their rights? Doesn't everyone who buy a citizenship from a company that runs the program have equal rights? Is there a mature way to have a city in virtual reality? What is the definition of a city in virtual reality?

By claiming that Horizon City is "a city" in virtual environment makes it already a part of an unwritten lore. Why not to write the rest of it, anyone?

Back on map

The city general map with 10x10 km scale is up to date again! Thanks to AW Citizen RoadKill for generating it.
Central area map is also updated.

One free plot left...

There is room for only one more builder in the city. Then we'll need a major renovations at the city center, because builders wall will be filled with builders names. I wouldn't thought that someday the space for the names would run out. I quess anything is possible. Next wall will be big enough to fit all the names.
Thanks to all who have built so far!

Bridge City?

Several new bridges reach over northern water areas in the city. I recently finished bridges that were started in 2004. You can see how they look by teleporting to the location.

Sawards 2007 Nominee

Our efforts were noticed in this years Support AW Awards with two nominations. Congrats to the winners!

400m bird's eye view

Here is another view above the city ground zero. This one has about 400 x 400 meters area covered.

The most active Citizen

Our most active citizenship was renewed yesterday. Yes, the Horizon City -citizenship is with us again! Almost a half of the city is built with that cit. The cit is under control of city administrators: Sirqus and KraemerG.

With the cit re-activation there is even more areas open for everyone to build. Welcome, you can be the 381st builder in this Historic city!