- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Que; 1 edition (Aug 31 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0321501667
- ISBN-13: 978-0321501660
- Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 19.8 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #476,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Live your Second Life to the fullest!
• Get started and get comfortable fast
• Understand the culture, and avoid beginner’s mistakes
• Create the right look for your avatar
• Master Second Life’s building and texturing tools
• Learn how to terraform, build, and landscape your first plot
• Create your own Second Life “objects” and clothing
• Attend the best Second Life virtual events
Create Your Virtual Life in an Incredible Online World...Right Now!
Imagine a virtual landscape where everything is created and owned entirely by residents like you. Imagine a place where you can enjoy sunsets, ride a jet ski, buy land, plant a garden, get a tattoo, go sky diving, spend an evening dancing the night away, or relax at home by the fire. Picture a world vividly developed, socially dynamic, and strikingly real where you can bring previously unimaginable things to life with friends from around the globe. This is Second Life®, the hottest Internet phenomenon in years…maybe ever!
Now, there’s a totally real, totally independent guide to Second Life. This full-color book is as rich as Second Life itself! It’s packed with insider tips, easy step-by-step techniques, and interviews with dozens of SL residents telling you what they wished they knew when they started! Brian White pulls no punches: You’ll learn exactly what’s great and not so great about SL...how to thrive in its unique culture, and how to create your dreams!
The more time you spend in Second Life, the more useful this book will become...teaching you more advanced skills; everything from vehicle construction, Linden Scripting Language, particle systems, to creating custom animations and the new sculpted prims!
Visit the companion site in Second Life to find all the textures and objects from this book as well as the contributor’s gallery and other goodies: http://slurl.com/secondlife/humuli/222/123/29
Contents
Preface xvi
Chapter 1 Welcome to Second Life 3
Chapter 2 Exploring the New Frontier 27
Chapter 3 Communication and Social Networking 47
Chapter 4 Your Avatar–Your Virtual Self 67
Chapter 5 Second Life Culture and Relationships 93
Chapter 6 Building Basics 119
Chapter 7 Advanced Textures and Clothing 171
Chapter 8 Making the Magic: Scripting Basics 229
Chapter 9 Land Ownership, Terraforming, and Landscaping 253
Chapter 10 Particles, Vehicles, Animations, and Sculpted Prims 283
Chapter 11 Photography, Music, and Movies 333
Chapter 12 Practical Matters: Under the Hood of the Metaverse 347
Index 366
From the Back Cover
Live your Second Life to the fullest!
• Get started and get comfortable fast
• Understand the culture, and avoid beginner’s mistakes
• Create the right look for your avatar
• Master Second Life’s building and texturing tools
• Learn how to terraform, build, and landscape your first plot
• Create your own Second Life “objects” and clothing
• Attend the best Second Life virtual events
Create Your Virtual Life in an Incredible Online World...Right Now!
Imagine a virtual landscape where everything is created and owned entirely by residents like you. Imagine a place where you can enjoy sunsets, ride a jet ski, buy land, plant a garden, get a tattoo, go sky diving, spend an evening dancing the night away, or relax at home by the fire. Picture a world vividly developed, socially dynamic, and strikingly real where you can bring previously unimaginable things to life with friends from around the globe. This is Second Life®, the hottest Internet phenomenon in years…maybe ever!
Now, there’s a totally real, totally independent guide to Second Life. This full-color book is as rich as Second Life itself! It’s packed with insider tips, easy step-by-step techniques, and interviews with dozens of SL residents telling you what they wished they knew when they started! Brian White pulls no punches: You’ll learn exactly what’s great and not so great about SL...how to thrive in its unique culture, and how to create your dreams!
The more time you spend in Second Life, the more useful this book will become...teaching you more advanced skills; everything from vehicle construction, Linden Scripting Language, particle systems, to creating custom animations and the new sculpted prims!
Visit the companion site in Second Life to find all the textures and objects from this book as well as the contributor’s gallery and other goodies: http://slurl.com/secondlife/humuli/222/123/29
Contents
Preface xvi
Chapter 1 Welcome to Second Life 3
Chapter 2 Exploring the New Frontier 27
Chapter 3 Communication and Social Networking 47
Chapter 4 Your Avatar–Your Virtual Self 67
Chapter 5 Second Life Culture and Relationships 93
Chapter 6 Building Basics 119
Chapter 7 Advanced Textures and Clothing 171
Chapter 8 Making the Magic: Scripting Basics 229
Chapter 9 Land Ownership, Terraforming, and Landscaping 253
Chapter 10 Particles, Vehicles, Animations, and Sculpted Prims 283
Chapter 11 Photography, Music, and Movies 333
Chapter 12 Practical Matters: Under the Hood of the Metaverse 347
Index 366
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Secodnd Life Guide Hits the Mark,
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This review is from: Second Life: A Guide to Your Virtual World (Paperback)
I have read nearly every second life guide out there including most of the linden lab offerings. I found this book published by que to be a fresh take on the standard fare and easier reading than some of the others. Although the book is authored by Brian White there are chapters with content from resoected secondline content creators artists such as Julia Hathor who offers tips on texture creation to willow Zander's tips on Inventory Management. In addition to the standards that are covered in most books, this book covers a few other things in very friendly language that does not talk down to the reader - but in fact is a very friendly tone. I found it a very refreshing read and in fact tend to normally get bored reading because books are too simple or too hard - this one was just right! This book covers many of the same topics covered in Creating your World when it comes to building although does not go into quite as much detail for the building and scripting. Then again it isn't really necessary as much of the information in creating your world is available in world. The information that IS in this book is laid out in a very clear format and well illustrated - I actually found that it was by far an easier book to follow. As well, there were topics by people such as Julia Hathor on such things as creating beautiful textures and great tutorial on creating an alpha channal - an essential skill in second life! An excellent chapter on the second life culture and relationships which also applies to other virtual worlds discusses things like cybersex, relationships, and why online relationships always seem to be so intense but rarely work in real life. I have witnessed this phenomenon myself over and over and recommend this book for this reason alone!
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Saved my Second Life. - How Brian White helped save it.,
By Eric Hedman "Hap Underwood" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Second Life: A Guide to Your Virtual World (Paperback)
Basically, I did the same thing a lot of other people did in Second Life. I registered, then walked away after not getting the fun of it right away. I came back to it because I needed a new creative and social outlet. Mr. Whites book approaches the problem that the Second Life folks are only now getting a handle on and solves it. By going through the chapters in whatever order, at your own pace, You can get a handle on this experience and use it to help remake your world. First and Second. Now my Second Life is all about making new friends and doing and making things with the tools and talents I can muster.... and talking to people who like dancing....while talking, and making things....The best game engine is another human being. Thank you Brian White. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This review is from: Second Life: A Guide to Your Virtual World (Paperback)
I bought this book after playing the game a couple of months. I did gleam a few pointers in the building section but really nothing that isn't common knowledge once you get started. There are many friendly people in SL that will help you for free. If your in your fist week or sooner of playing then this might be ok but remember, SL has very good help on their website and many newbie help centers.See you inworld as Wilkes Sweetwater 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent read, high praise for the hands on easy to read tutorials,
By Robert Grothe "agorabooks" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Second Life: A Guide to Your Virtual World (Paperback)
I've read many books on Second Life but none come as close to being the perfect book as this one in terms of helping a newbie understand this exciting virtural world, and how to make the most of the environment, the community, and the economy. Each chapter starts with an overview but quickly gets down into practical applications of the chapters topic and then adds a step-by-step tutorial on how to use that feature or principal to get real stuff done inside of Second Life using common building tools already available to most residents. I just wish I had started with this book instead of having it be the last one of many. A must read for anyone wanting to get the most positive experience out of Second Life. And technical enough for even those who have been residents inside of SL for awhile to learn new concepts and how to apply them.I highly recommend reading this book if you are even the least bit interested in finding out about Second Life and how it works. And for the verteran an overview but also practical steps to making your experience even richer inside Second Life. If you want only one book to read for Second Life this is your book. |
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