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Second Life For Dummies

Second Life For Dummies


By Sarah Robbins, Mark Bell

ISBN: 978-0-470-18025-9
Format: Paper
Pages: 336 Pages
Pub. Date: January 2008

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Introduction.

Part I: Second Life Overview and Basics.

Chapter 1: The Meaning of (Second) Life.

Chapter 2: Tweaking Your System: Adjusting Your Computer to Best Run Second Life.

Chapter 3: Starting Your Second Life.

Chapter 4: Navigating the Second Life Interface and World.

Part II: Living Your Second Life – Exploring and Socializing.

Chapter 5: Creating Your Second Life Persona.

Chapter 6: Jumping into the Conversation: Express Yourself.

Chapter 7: Getting a Social Second Life.

Chapter 8: Staying in Your Second Life Comfort Zone.

Part III: Inventory, Cash, and Land.

Chapter 9: Becoming Materialistic with Your Second Life Inventory.

Chapter 10: Understanding the Second Life Economy.

Chapter 11: Spending Your Cash in Second Life.

Chapter 12: Staking Your Claim in Second .

Part IV: Building and Customizing.

Chapter 13: Building Basics.

Chapter 14: Taking Your Building Skills to the Next Level.

Chapter 15: The Clothes Make the Avatar: Creating Your Own Clothing.

Chapter 16: Making a Statement with Poses, Animations, and Gestures.

Part V: Real Life Opportunities in Second Life.

17: Getting Paid in Second Life (It’s Not Easy).

Chapter 18: Bringing Big Business to Second Life.

Chapter 19: Education in Second Life.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 20: Ten (Or So) Great Places to Shop.

Chapter 21: Ten Great Places to Visit.

Index.

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