Second life : the official guide / by Michael Rymaszewski ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rymaszewski, Michael.

Class of 1939 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games.

Genre:

Video games.

Physical Description:

xi, 342 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (color ; 4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

[San Francisco, Calif.] : [Sybex] ; [Chichester ;] [Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley [distributor], 2007.

Summary:

Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "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[-ROM] also features videos created in Seocnd Life and includes a code to give readers access to exclusive in-world content."--P. [4] of cover.

Contents:

Getting a second life

What is second life?

Getting started

The grand tour

Living a second life

Changing your appearance

Using your library

Managing your inventory

Building

Using the Linden scripting language

Success in second life

Who are you?

Making money

Real residents

A cultural timeline

The future and impact of second life

Appendix A: Real-life education in second life

Appendix B: Glossary

Appendix C: Additional resources

Appendix D: Menu commands and functions.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1939 Fund.

ISBN:

047009608X

9780470096086

OCLC:

78925321