Second Life: the Official Guide
Although the book appears to be already available in the US, here in the Netherlands we need to wait until far into December for it to arrive. Well, at least that is before the holiday’s.
The books contents sound quite promising. To quote:
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, and examines how some are using Second Life for business, training, and other purposes. The book closes with a glossary as well as quick-reference and additional-resources appendices. The book’s CD includes special animations, character templates, and textures created by Linden Lab exclusively for this book. The disc also guides new users through the installation and includes a code that grants a special object the first time they enter the metaverse.
The authors are great too:
- Michael Rymaszewski is an award-winning author of more than 20 computer books.
- Wagner James Au is a journalist embedded in Second Life and runs the New World Notes blog.
- Mark Wallace publishes The Second Life Herald and a blog about virtual worlds.
- Catherine Winters is one of Second Life’s longest-tenured residents and runs the scripting wiki.
- Cory Ondrejka is CTO of Linden Lab and created the Linden Scripting Language.
- Benjamin Batstone-Cunningham is a Linden Lab programmer and scripting expert.
I cannot wait actually to start reading the book. Of screen reading tends to annoy me after a while. Paper books are still much easier to use, especially when commuting.
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posted Nov 20, 10:12 PM on Nov 20, 2006 |
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