A Beginner's Guide to Second Life version 1.1 [Paperback]

v3image (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 20, 2007

Millions and millions of people from all over the world have discovered the new virtual universe of Second Life. There you can meet new people, make friends, conduct business, build empires, whatever your imagination can conjure. This easy to use Beginner's Guide takes you step-by-step through the process of going from embarrassingly unprepared "Newbie" to a seasoned resident in no time. Learn how to design an Avatar for your new appearance. You can look like anyone or anything you desire. Buy land, build a house, a fortress, or even an entire city. Buy and island. Create new products and services and sell them to other residents for Linden Dollars, which can be converted to real US dollars. This book shows you how, with step by step exercises, examples, loads of illustrations, everything you need to get started and having fun.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

ArcheBooks is very proud to have been selected by v3image to publish their latest book A Beginner's Guide to Second Life. The v3image team has the combination of technical, design, and programming experience. Team members have been previously published by such notable firms as McGraw Hill, Simon & Schuster and PMIC.

As a team they have pooled their Real Life and Second Life Knowledge to provide the reader with an intuitive and simple to follow instructional guide. Their goal was to provide the Newbie with "Need To Know" guidance and do it in a manner that piqued their interest in wanting to explore further. By accomplishing this goal they realized that the information they were putting forth would also have value to those residents that aren't new but have struggled to understand the nuances of Second Life.

While the title is A Beginner's Guide to Second Life, this book will bring value to anyone who is experienced Second Life and has questions.

From the Inside Flap

How to Use This Book You've heard about Second Life (SL), read articles about it, and you're curious enough to want to try it. Where do you begin? Looks complicated? It's not, once you get a handle on the basics.

This book is designed to give you the SL essentials quickly and painlessly. Our goal is to take away any apprehension you might be feeling, eliminate the frustration often experienced by the brand new Second Life resident, and make you a veteran player and resident as quickly as possible so you can have fun. After all, that's what Second Life is all about.

You can read this book from cover to cover; or just graze through the tips we offer as "in-world" experts. There are 20 Chapters. Many of the Chapters have practice Exercises; there are a bunch of Tips, Hints and Shortcut Commands for quick reference, plus Information on the Second Life Tools, Tabs, Menus and Things. Spend less than an Hour on each Chapter, or Breeze through a couple of Chapters a day. Design your own approach and become a seasoned resident in a matter of a few days or a maximum of a week. It's that easy.

Make notes in the book and gift one to a friend. When you complete the book, take the Quick Flight Activity Challenge in the Appendix, and if you meet us "in-world" don't forget to say "Hi."

Oh, also browse the ArcheBooks Publishing Bookstore in Taesot (169, 47,117) where we always have something for everyone. Continually check back with us for additional Books on Second Life.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: ArcheBooks Publishing; 1st edition (March 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595071903
• ISBN-13: 978-1595071903
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,149,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just the Help I Needed, April 11, 2007

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Robin Edwards (Lee County, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Beginner's Guide to Second Life version 1.1 (Paperback)

When I first tried Second Life, I was a little overwhelmed by the complexity of it. Sure, there are help files and forums and such, but I really needed a step by step guide to help keep me from running around naked with a box on my head. This book was just what I was looking for. I highly recommend it. I think I'm going to buy an island today.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a solid, good beginner's guide, August 26, 2007

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K. Allman (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Beginner's Guide to Second Life version 1.1 (Paperback)

This book is not as pretty as some of the other books on Second Life, but it has plenty of useful information for the beginner. It's occasionally a little snarky about newbies, but that's my only complaint. I would have given it 5 stars if the illustrations had been better. I found it well worth the money and still refer to it while my 2 other books on SL are gathering dust.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Teaching Textbook, June 1, 2007

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Chuck Kirk "Chuck" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Beginner's Guide to Second Life version 1.1 (Paperback)

I've been looking for a fast way to understand Second Life. The Official "Help" links on the game can be confusing and orientation is frustratingly tedious. I found A Beginner's Guide to Second Lifeto be an excellent "hands-on" tutorial for quickly becoming adept at Second Life. Since I teach at a community college, I have also used it as a textbook for introducing my class to the subject. I hope this team will write a follow-up.