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  How to Do Everything with Second Life®

  by Richard Mansfield

  Filled with hundreds of hands-on tutorials, tips, and techniques, this is the thorough, in-depth reference that every Second Life resident needs. Learn how to create a unique avatar and then explore, build, socialize--and even earn real money. Inside, you'll find exclusive coverage of all the menus, features, and utilities. Whether you're a newbie or an old hand, this book will help you get the... (more)
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  I, Avatar

  The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life

  by Mark Stephen Meadows

  What is an avatar? Why are there nearly a billion of them, and who is using them? Do avatars impact our real lives, or are they just video game conceits? Is an avatar an inspired rendering of its creator’s inner self, or is it just one among millions of anonymous vehicles clogging the online freeways? Can we use our avatars to really connect with people, or do they just isolate us? And as we become more like... (more)
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  The Making of Second Life

  Notes from the New World

  by Wagner James Au

  The wholly virtual world known as Second Life has attracted more than a million active users, millions of dollars, and created its own—very real—economy. The Making of Second Life is the behind-the-scenes story of the Web 2.0 revolution's most improbable enterprise: the creation of a virtual 3-D world with its own industries, culture, and social systems. Now the toast of the Internet economy, and the subject... (more)
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  Second Life

  The Official Guide

  by Michael Rymaszewski, Wagner James Au, Cory Ondrejka, Richard Platel, Sara Van Gorden, Jeannette Cézanne, Paul Cézanne, Benjamin Batstone-Cunningham, Aleks Krotoski, Celebrity Trollop, Jim Rossignol

  In this fully revised and updated Second Edition, you'll discover the very latest information about living in Second Life —from how to enter the world, get started, and get around, to the many exciting new ways you can earn real-world incomes, meet other residents, and enjoy all there is to do.   Authored by Second Life experts with contributions from Linden Lab employees and Second Life residents, it’s the... (more)
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  Learning Online with Games, Simulations, and Virtual Worlds: Strategies for Online Instruction (Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning) 1st (first) edition (authors) Aldrich, Clark (2009) published by Jossey-Bass [Paperback]

  by Aldrich, Clark Authors

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  Second Life: The Official Guide

  by Michael Rymaszewski

  Second Life: The Official Guide is the perfect book for anyone interested in Linden Lab?s fascinating Second Life metaverse. This book explores in detail every aspect of Second Life?s rich and multilayered virtual world, explains how it works, and offers a wealth of information and practical advice for all Second Life residents.? The first part of the book, ?Getting a Second Life,? acquaints... (more)
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  The Second Life Herald

  The Virtual Tabloid that Witnessed the Dawn of the Metaverse

  by Peter Ludlow

  Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008. and Winner, Media and Cultural Studies category, 2007 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Awards for Excellence Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc. When a virtual journalist for a virtual newspaper reporting on the digital world of an online game lands on the real-world front page of the New York Times, it just might signal the dawn... (more)