Second Life For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Sarah Robbins (Author), Mark Bell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470180250 | Publication Date: January 15, 2008

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.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Create the world in which you want to live!

Make friends, start a business and create amazing products - on your terms!

If you're feeling overwhelmed by the online world that is Second Life, Second Life For Dummies is the book for you! Written by a pair of experts who know the program inside and out, this book offers the scoop on getting around and making friends as well as how to personalize your avatar or even open a Second Life business.

Discover how to:

• Set up a Second Life account

• Customize your avatar

• Chat with other residents

• Start your own business

• Make real money

• Expand your education

About the Author

Sarah “Intellagirl” Robbins is the Director of Emerging Technologies for Media Sauce (www.mediasauce.com) in Carmel, Indiana, as well as a Ph.D. candidate in Rhetoric at Ball State University, where she teaches Rhetoric and Composition by using Second Life. She currently spends her time blogging at Ubernoggin.com and researching technology trends for education and marketing. She’s frequently on the go, giving talks all over the country about Second Life and Web 2.0 topics.
Sarah is the proud mother of five-year-old triplets (Morrigan, Teagan, and Xander), who recognize her avatar as “Mommy!” When she’s not hanging with the munchkins, she’s reading a few hundred blogs daily, attending seminars, knitting, and collecting socks. And yes, she does have pink hair in real life, too!

Mark Bell is a Ph.D. student in Telecommunications at Indiana University, where he studies social networks in virtual worlds with the Synthetic Worlds Initiative. Before going back to school, Mark spent 14 years in the software industry as a trainer, a documentation specialist, and an all-about super geek. He is a Canadian transplant in Hoosier Land and gets back across the border north (where they understand “real sports”) as often as he can. Mark is the father of Jackson, who is five. Mark blogs at Storygeek.com
In their “free” time, Mark and Sarah run the Second Life Researcher’s List (SLRL), throw parties for their starving grad student friends, and play Wii games with four five-year-olds.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (January 15, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0470180250
• ASIN: B002DMJTY6
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #288,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #67 in Books > Computers & Technology > Games & Strategy Guides > Internet Games

More About the Author

Mark Bell is a technical book author, media researcher and PhD candidate. Before returning to school, Mark worked for 15 years in the software industry as a technical writer, trainer, and developer. He started his first web design company in 1993 and has been making pages and managing websites ever since. He is the father of Jackson, 6, and the husband of Dr. Sarah "Intellagirl" Robbins. He can be found on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You have got to have this!, February 14, 2008

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Michael Galvin "Terran Timeless (SL)" (Fairfax, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Second Life For Dummies (Paperback)

whether you're a newbie, a long term resident, or thinking about getting a Second Life, this is the most contemporary and lucid guide to the essentials of a good life in SL. An easy, fun read that will enhance your journey into virtual environments. Perfect for educators like me as well, who are interested in teaching and learning using Second Life.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Help!!, April 30, 2008

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Ameijeiras Pablo Victor - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Second Life For Dummies (Paperback)

Second Life for Dummies was more than I expected!!...It means a great help for all those who begin in this fantastic world, and for those people who already belong to the Residents. Also has an excellent paperback and pages quality.Beautiful colours and easy graphics to understand step by step, all the procedures (even the more difficults)to explore this infinite World....To all the Fans.....Don t miss it!!!!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A little outdated, but still useful, September 8, 2009

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K. Capps "Fear" (So. Ill, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Second Life For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)

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.