Customer Reviews

Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life

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This book did not turn out to be the resource I thought it would be. It's little more than a re-hash of "The Official Guide." Everything is dealt with as an introduction to the subject, even though much of the information can be found in the previous book. Few topics are dealt with in any depth except LSL scripting. Unfortunately the scripting section is quite obviously written by a programmer who is not a teacher. Many assumptions are made about the level of knowledge of the reader who needs a previous grounding in Java or C++ to understand what the author is talking about.

Overall, this book would be fine as a stand alone, but it is NOT a companion to the Official Guide. Nor is it useful as a guide to actually making things in second life. The reader is, instead, merely given a gloss of what is possible and then sent off to experiment on his own. As much or more can be learned through in-world tutorials, web sites and You-Tube videos (which are a far better resource for learning what this book purports to teach).

If you're really interested in becoming a designer or builder in second life, this book is not your guide.

I got quite alot out of this book. There are a lot of resources that you wont find in world. Templates, textures, tutorials, and advice. All of it good. I just wish that there was a little bit more detail. It seems that no matter how much I learn from books, websites and in world I am always still behind the eight ball. So buy it YES for sure but be prepared to go right back to your search for more knowledge. Hopefully someone will write a tome on just the art of building and designing Structures someday soon.

I'm an older secondlife resident and I was very impressed with the book, The detail included applies both to oldbies and noobies! Very entertaining and I learned a few new things that i use on a regular basis.
A++++++

This informational book has been a great help not only for me as a novice but for advanced users to find some quirks they didn't know about. Its clear, concise, and a good informational guide that I can see still referencing for a long time. It does a great job of covering everything from using the Second Life creation tools to building objects such as homes, rooms and clothing all the way to scripting and animation.

It also gives advice from folks that are considered professional in Second Life which I found to be helpful.

It's unlikely you will encounter someone whose knowledge of Second Life content creation exceeds Aimee's. If you're interested in taking your Second Life to the next level by creating and developing your own content and want to learn the secrets of a master builder and designer, this is the book for you.

Here we go again with more information and lots of tips to help us in our second life! Waited a good while on this one and finally it's here. I now own a FANTASTIC Boutique with my daughter on second life and am having a BALL! Oh, you never got to live your dream??? Try second life - you'll love it!

I have been enrolled in the University of Washington "Virtual Worlds" certificate program and Kim's book, "Creating Your World" was one of our reference books. When starting to build in SL, there are many and varied skills that need to be learned in order to be effective. These include items such as prim management, tricks of building, textures, and scripting. There are examples running from very basic to fairly advanced so the book covers a great deal of ground. In our second class of the program, we learned how to do fairly complex build and this book was a great resource. It can be used in two ways - going through the examples and using the examples as reference. There is enough information in the book for both beginners and intermediate SL residents who want to increase their skills.

Finally, a one stop book that tells me everything I need to know to improve and expand my experience with Second Life. While the Second Life tutorials online are okay this books clearly explains both the simple and complex options for customizability and expansion with excellent examples and sample code that is effective and clearly stated. If you are looking for the ideal reference for beginners and experienced users you can't get much better than this book.

This is a perfect guide for those who have participated in one or more aspects of SL, but feel the need for more detailed information to realize their vision.

As Ann Enigma said in a previous review, "this is the clearest, most direct guide for developing in Second Life that I've seen." I work in education as well & will have no hesitation in recommending this volume to those seeking to deepen their understanding and skills in Second Life.

I bought this book recently in order to learn more about what is possible in Second Life. Turns out there is a lot possible, and much to do. This book is a few years old, but still is true to almost everything found in second life today. It provides a basic overview of Second Life, including making clothes, building, and programming objects. This is by no means the end all solution for becoming an expert in Second Life - but it does take you beyond a simple introduction and bridges the gap from being totally confused on how people get by in Second Life and how to really see where you are going.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in making Second Life a little more than just a tourist attraction and actually wants to express their creativity in a virtual atmosphere to be enjoyed by others.