Second Life The Official Guide

Enjoy your second lifeThis exclusive guide offers a wealth of tips, analysis, and information about living in Second Life, the rich, multi-layered 3D virtual world inhabited by nearly a million residents. You'll find out everything from how Second Life began and where it's going to the truth about earning a real-world income and what's needed to enjoy the metaverse's vices and virtues.Authored by Second Life experts and featuring contributions from Linden Lab employees and Second Life residents the world over, this official guide is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to create his or her own reality in Second Life. The book includes: Avatar appearance advice: Customize your look with ease. Places to go: Take a grand tour of interesting Second Life locales. Things to do: Check out some of Second Life's resident-created in-world events. People to meet: Get a taste of Second Life's diverse social scene. Building info: Learn how you can create everything from sandals to spaceships. Scripting info: Make your projects move, talk, spin around, and more-learn how to script in Second Life from the creator of the Linden Scripting Language himself. Economic info: See how you can get the job of your dreams and turn L$ into US$.Second Life: The Official Guide is perfect for helping you enjoy the world's geography, economy, history, social etiquette, and the range of behaviors and interactions possible. Experience Second Life's rich and varied social scene Get a tour of Second Life's fantastic places Master the skills that let you create anything you can imagineOn the CD The 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. The CD also features videos created in Second Life and includes a code to'give readers'access to'exclusive in-world content.Rymaszewski, Michael is the author of 'Second Life The Official Guide', published 2006 under ISBN 9780470096086 and ISBN 047009608X.