Second Life® For Dummies®
By Sarah Robbins and Mark Bell
Published by Wiley, February 08
In jargon-free accessible language, Second Life For Dummies will tell you just what you need to know and nothing you don't!
Topics covered include...
- what to do once you get off Orientation Island and how to get around
- customising your avatar to get the look you want
- exchange rates from real world dollars to Linden dollars
- managing your finances and making purchases
- meeting the people you want to meet and deflecting those you don't
- developing a home base for yourself in-world
- helping create the world in which you want to reside by literally designing the things you want--clothing, transportation, art pieces, etc
About the authors
Sarah Robbins (Muncie, IN) teaches university writing classes using Second Life. Her research on virtual worlds has been featured in The New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and USAToday. She is a founder of the Second Life Researchers Group and an active member of the Second Life Educators Group. She and her class live on Middletown island, funded by the Center for Media Design at Ball State. Sarah also consults with businesses as a project manager designing, developing, and marketing their presence in Second Life.
Mark Bell (Muncie, IN) is a doctoral candidate at Indiana University. He's a founding member of the Second Life Researchers Group and an active resident of Second Life, where he performs research into cultural studies and identity
Paperback Original; £15.99/20.00 EUR;ISBN: 978-0-470-18025-9
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