Second Life, w. CD-ROM
The Official Guide
(Sprache: Englisch)
Enjoy Your Second LifeThis exclusive guide is your official gateway to Second Life, the wildly popular virtual world now inhabited by more than eight million residents. In this fully revised and updated Second Edition, you'll discover the very latest...
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Enjoy Your Second Life
This exclusive guide is your official gateway to Second Life, the wildly popular virtual world now inhabited by more than eight million residents. In this fully revised and updated Second Edition, you'll discover the very latest information about living in Second Life--from how to enter the world, get started, and get around, to the many exciting new ways you can earn real-world incomes, meet other residents, and enjoy all there is to do.
Authored by Second Life experts and featuring contributions from Linden Lab employees and Second Life residents from around the world, this is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to create his or her own reality in Second Life. The book includes:
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Avatar appearance: Create your look and find your voice.
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Places to go: Take a grand tour of interesting Second Life locales.
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Things to do: Enjoy the nightlife, the great places to shop, and the rich variety of SL communities.
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People to meet: Who will you be in this wide-open world? Get a taste of the diverse social scene. Meet both famous and infamous residents and read their compelling profiles.
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Start building: Create everything from sandals to spaceships, and beyond, thanks to expanded SL technology tools and tons of helpful tips.
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Scripting basics: Make your projects move, talk, spin, and more-learn scripting directly from the creator of the Linden Scripting Language.
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Create machinima: Learn to storyboard, design, and star in your own productions.
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SL economy: Profit from the thriving SL economy and turn L$ into US$.
Learn how to meet and make friends with people from around the world
Experience Second Life's amazing destinations
Get insider tips for such things as managing your unwieldy inventory
On the CD
The CD provides textures, avatar templates, animation software, more than a hundred sample animations, machinima created in Second Life, and a host of resources to help Second Life residents, builders, scripters, and animators.
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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.
Autoren-Porträt von Michael Rymaszewski, Mark Wallace, Cory Ondrejka
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.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Michael Rymaszewski , Mark Wallace , Cory Ondrejka
- 2008, 2nd edition, 416 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Maße: 16,1 x 23,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0470227753
- ISBN-13: 9780470227756
Sprache:
Englisch
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Although not a game in the strictest sense of the word, the increasingly popular virtual world of Second Life shares many commonalities with online gaming environments. Libraries interested in Second Life Library 2.0 (http: //infoisland.org) and those serving populations active in virtual environments should pick up a copy of this official, thorough full-color guide. The book walks beginners through getting started in "Second Life" and customizing their avatars; tells them where to go, what to see, and how to define their virtual existence; and ends with a discussion of the future and impact of "Second Life," Its CD contains textures, templates, Avimator animation software, sample animations, videos, and a code for exclusive in-world content. Recommended. ("Library Journal," January 15, 2007) .".. an excellent job of talking through the history of second life... " ("Trusted Reviews," November 2006)
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