 | Price Comparisons: Rental | | Sorry, the textbook you were looking for is not available as Rental, at any of the stores we searched. | Summaries and Customer Reviews are supplied by Amazon.com | You’ve heard all about Second Life. Maybe you’ve already jumped with both feet—and gotten stuck. Or maybe you’re a Second Life veteran who wants to build something or run a business. Fear not! Second Life For Dummies is hear to hold your hand, pat your back, and cheer you on through this new and enchanting reality. Written by a pair of Second Life old timers, this easy-to-use, flip-and-find guide is packed with expert advice, seasoned insight, and handy tips and tricks to get you moving fast. You’ll find out how to set up your account, create an avatar, meet people and socialize, and find your comfort zone and stay in it. But it’s a big world out there, so you’ll also learn how to make stuff, buy stuff, do stuff, and keep track of all the stuff you’re accumulating. Discover how to - Install Second Life get started
- Create and customize your avatar
- Meet and get to know fascinating people
- Stay safe and comfortable as you learn and explore
- Make, wear, and sell your own fashions
- Script your Second Life
- Buy land and build a house
- Become a land baron or a money maker
- Make real money in Second Life
- Get a real-life education—even a degree
Complete with fantastic lists of cool places, answers to big questions, and supplemental software, Second Life For Dummies is your ticket to a great virtual adventure. |
Average Customer Rating:   Not Just For Dummies Anyone who is involved in "SL", this is a great book to have on hand.
It gives you a better understanding and can aid you with what challenges you may face. One of the great features of this book, you can juup to whatever section you are interestesd in, issues you face and need help improving your Second Life skills. If you are a "Newb" (newbie),or desire to enhance your activities and interaction with others...this is a book to help you through step by step. A little outdated, but still useful It's a great book and there's lots of things in it that haven't changed, however its a tad outdated in terms of, say, Advanced Options and the locations of a lot of these things, which is why i couldn't honestly give it a 5-star rating, however it's easy enough to figure out. The book is well worth the purchase if you're first starting out and want to get answers to many common questions and some advanced ones as well. It's broken up (as most For Dummies books are) into easy-to-navigate sections for quick answers, or you can read it all the way through to find answers to some questions you never even knew you had, like I did. Getting Started in Second Life I am preparing to build an island for my job and needed something that goes from basic to intermediate. More than anything I needed information on building.
This book walks you through several logical chapters of starting and advancing in Second Life. It teaches much about culture which is more important than one may think, how to build an avatar, where go to, how to shop, and how to build, among many other topics. The authors write at a level anyone can appreciate and the illustrations are very helpful.
Since this is a 2007 book (which would mean written in 2006?), there are a few nuances with some of the illustrations and instructions as things have changed a little in Second Life. The menu options and some of the commands are what I am referring to. Yet, the book is still up-to-date enough to be on target.
As mentioned, I am primarily interested at this point in building. There are basically one and one half chapters on building structures. The first chapter gives a great description of the building tools, but only a basic idea of "how" to use them. I did read and design at the same time which worked well. Anyone in second life can search for a "free sandbox" location and practice there. I personally use EdTech island, which is a place for academics. And, there are many sandboxes from which to choose.
In my opinion, the building section needs much more attention. One thing they could include is where to find textures (like brick, lodge pole, stucco, etc.) for buildings. This is quite important information since making building blocks into a structure is only one part of the puzzle. And, there are other considerations like trees, rivers, furniture, lighting, and other objects.
The building section is the reason I only gave the book four stars.
All in all, this is an excellent read though and I recommend the reader go through the book at the same time they are playing in SL as practice makes perfect.
Kudos to the authors and if there is another version, hopefully the all-important area of building will get much more attention.
Excellent product This the perfect product for the Second Life Beginner. Breaks it down so anyone can understand it. A must have. Real facts on this virutal world Many people drop out of Second Life because they don't immediately understand "what do I DO there!?"
This book is a great guide to quickly make the experience of Second Life meaningful for YOU.
For example, there are thousands of useful groups for personal and professional use in Second Life. The largest is our foundation's First Opinions Panel with over 12,000 members providing feedback to Fortune 500, media and academic organizations.
Like most things in "real" life, a little planning will go a long way in Second Life.
Andrew B. Mallon
Executive Director
Social Research Foundation |  |
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