Second Life^®: The Official Guide, 2nd Edition

by Michael Rymaszewski; Wagner James Au; Cory Ondrejka; Richard Platel; Sara Van Gorden; Jeannette Cé; zanne; Paul Cé; zanne; Benjamin Batstone-Cunningham; Aleks Krotoski; Celebrity Trollop; Jim Rossignol

• ISBN13: 9780470227756
• ISBN10: 0470227753
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

Second Life: The Official Guide is the perfect book for anyone interested in Linden Lab's fascinating Second Life metaverse. It explores in detail every aspect of Second Life's rich and multilayered virtual world, explains how it works, and offers a wealth of information and practical advice for all Second Life residents. The first part, "Getting a Second Life," acquaints potential and new players with the Second Life world. It describes the metaverse's geography as well as its society, explaining its written and unwritten rules. The second part, "Living a Second Life," deals with the practical and economic aspects of Second Life: creating and customizing an avatar, building objects, scripting, and making money. The third part of the book, "Success in Second Life," discusses ways to enjoy Second Life more. It includes profiles of successful Second Life residents, discusses fascinating in-world events, explores shopping opportunities, and examines how some are using Second Life for business, training, and other purposes. The book's appendices include information about how educators can use Second Life, a glossary, a commands reference, and additional resources listings. The book's CD features textures, avatar templates, Avimator animation software, more than a hundred sample animations, and a host of resources to help Second Life builders, scripters, and animators.

Author Biography

Michael Rymaszewski is an award-winning author of more than 20 computer books, including Second Life: The Official Guide.

Wagner James Au is a journalist embedded in Second Life and runs the New World Notes blog.

Cory Ondrejka is CTO of Linden Lab and created the Linden Scripting Language.

Richard Platel has been a resident of Second Life and an LSL scripter since before the public beta in 2003.

Sara Van Gorden has built hundreds of things and works for developer Electric Sheep.

Jeannette Cézanne and Paul Cézanne run SecondSeeker.com, a blog that reviews interesting Second Life places and activities.

Benjamin Batstone-Cunningham helped start the Second Life Machinima community while working at Linden Lab. He recently founded Alt-Zoom Studios, a development agency in SL.

Aleks Krotoski is a long-time Second Life resident who writes about emerging community experiences in virtual worlds.

Celebrity Trollop runs Second Style Fashionista, a blog on Second Life fashion.

Jim Rossignol is a writer and editor focused on digital culture.

Table of Contents

What is Second Life

Getting Started

The Grand Tour

Real Residents (11 in 1e)

Your Appearance (4 in 1e)

Using Your Library (5 in 1e)

Inventory (6 in 1e)

Building (7 in 1e)

Using the Linden Scripting Language (8 in 1e)

Machinima

Crafting Identity (9 in 1e)

Shopping

Business (10 in 1e)

Cultural Timeline (12 in 1e)

Future and Impact (13 in 1e)

Media

Brand Presence and Retail

Glossary

Additional Resources

Menu Commands and Functions

Community Standards

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