"This full-color book is packed with insider tips, easy step-by-step techniques, and interviews with dozens of SL residents telling you what they wished they knew when they started! Brian White pulls no punches: you'll learn exactly what's great and not so great about SL ... how to thrive in its unique culture, and how to create your dreams."--Jacket.
Welcome to Second Life -- Exploring the new frontier -- Communication and social networking -- Your avatar--your virtual self -- Second Life culture and relationships -- Building basics -- Advanced textures and clothing -- Making the magic: scripting basics -- Land ownership, terraforming, and landscaping -- Particles, vehicles, animations, and sculpted prims -- Photography, music, and movies -- Practical matters: under the hood of the metaverse.