- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Boxtree (20 April 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752226460
- ISBN-13: 978-0752226460
- Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 12 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 657,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Carr and Pond make good tour guides: they show you everything
that is beautiful, fun and outrageous about Second Life.'
that is beautiful, fun and outrageous about Second Life.'
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The essential guide to Second Life – an online virtual world with millions of users
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A good read. The synopsis above gives a good picture of the content. Lacking is advice on getting to use the features systematically on an easy gradient, I am still stumbling slowly trying to get comfortable with the programme's features. The very nature of the 'Second Life game' means that there is almost infinite variety with the users continually creating the environment so there is only so much that can be explained in a book. So buy the book but be prepared to master the features on your own 'need to know' basis. The email address given bounced a message I sent. The web address given on its web page for the list of links did not work but I was able to see what it was supposed to be and then access the links page. A minor problem. Size for size it is comparable value to the Official Guide.
4 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was somewhat disappointed with this book as I expected it to be full of tips on how to get completely smashed out of your head and still attempt to appear as if you know what you are doing. But perhaps the author will attend to that with their next book. If he isn't too busy spending time in police cells that is.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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30 Jun 2007
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As a 35-year veteran of online worlds, everything from irc to chat to the Palace to the Sims, I was skeptical about Second Life. Whatever fancy technology is involved, people are still people, and I figured it was in essence a chat room with new bells and whistles. And it is that--the core behaviors of online chat have not changed much in 35 years--but I was pleasantly surprised to discover that there is much more to Second Life than chat. I was helped in this discovery by the authors of this book. The official book from Linden Labs mostly tells you how to do things. This book goes another step, and suggests things to do. The news media seem mostly focused on commerce and sex in Second Life. And there is that. The people in Second Life are similar to the cyber-denizens you will find anywhere online. The real difference here is the places: the worlds that people have built. Even if you never talk to anyone else, you can have amazing experiences simply exploring: a mystical forest, a sinister cathedral in the sky, an amusement park where you can ride a roller coaster, a Victorian village, an urban wasteland, and romantic sunset beaches are among thousands of places imagined and created, not by the owners of Second Life, but by its "residents." This guide helped me find all of them, giving hours of enjoyment even to this ancient cyber-skeptic.
I also appreciate that the authors have taken some time to bring readers up to speed on the culture of Second Life's residents. In any online community--well, any community really, online or off--there is always a subtext that new people struggle to understand, consisting of previous events and interpersonal struggles. The authors have shed light on this history for us in a most amusing way. In short, I'm grateful to have read this book at the beginning of my Second Life experience; it was very, very helpful and has increased my enjoyment of Second Life considerably.
I also appreciate that the authors have taken some time to bring readers up to speed on the culture of Second Life's residents. In any online community--well, any community really, online or off--there is always a subtext that new people struggle to understand, consisting of previous events and interpersonal struggles. The authors have shed light on this history for us in a most amusing way. In short, I'm grateful to have read this book at the beginning of my Second Life experience; it was very, very helpful and has increased my enjoyment of Second Life considerably.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A great intro to SL
18 Feb 2008
Format:Paperback
A Great and direct intro to Second Life. I keep a copy next to my PC and use it to Navigate in SL.
12 of 16 people found the following review helpful
It ain't that bad, Jerry
3 Aug 2007
Format:Paperback
The review here by Jerry Saperstein is a lot of hooey. Jerry is either ticked off about something and using subtle cues in his text to bash the book and its author, or else is an overstuffed blowhard who didn't take the time to explore SL. If he had looked thoroughly at Second Life, he would have found what most find sooner or later: it's not a game. It has no game rules, no scoring, no winners and losers. Rather, it is a large-scale social network where people build their environments and connect with people they wish to know. And it's completely safe. You can't be killed there. He makes it seem bad that people are looking to escape reality. Duh! That's what role-playing is all about. He overlooks the vast array of human knowledge on display in SL. This is fast becoming a center for online education in social sciences, physical sciences, arts and letters. The opportunities for learning through exploration are amazing. This book is a great way to start searching for that excitement in a world beyond reality.
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