Download Wiley Second Life: The Official Guide, 2nd Edition

CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS SECOND LIFE?
2
THE MAGIC PRIM
SL MONEY
YOU AND YOUR AVATAR
WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR NEW LIFE
SL RULES AND ETIQUETTE
8
9
10
11
13
A BRIEF HISTORY OF SECOND LIFE
HOW DOES IT WORK?
AL
4
5
RI
MEMBERSHIP TYPES
TE
BASIC MEMBERSHIP
PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP
CHAPTER 2: GETTING STARTED
MA
TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR SECOND LIFE
D
FIRST STEPS
WHAT’S ON THE MENU
VIEWS AND MOVEMENT
LEARNING ABOUT SECOND LIFE
TE
ORIENTATION ISLAND AND HELP ISLAND
MAINLAND CHOICES
GH
CHAPTER 3: A TOUR OF SECOND LIFE
HEY! I’M NEW HERE!
PY
RI
NEW CITIZENS INCORPORATED: KUULA (53, 175, 28) AND HAMNIDA (237, 82, 113)
THE SHELTER: ISABEL (59, 230, 81)
YADNI’S JUNKYARD: LEDA (201, 27, 54)
THE FREEDOVE: GALLII (113, 53, 33)
IVORY TOWER LIBRARY OF PRIMITIVES: NATOMA (209, 164, 28)
CO
WHAT ARE SOME MUST-VISIT DESTINATIONS?
15
17
17
18
20
20
23
25
28
29
30
36
38
38
38
38
39
39
39
S.S. GALAXY: GALAXY AFT (58, 44, 21)
ATROCITY: ESOTERICA (200, 65, 27)
TABLEAU: TABLEAU (198, 179, 18)
NEO KOWLOON CITY: KOWLOON (146, 12, 24)
STEELHEAD CITY: STEELHEAD (115, 124, 30)
BEDROCK: DRYMONIA (171, 37, 251)
MONT ST. MICHEL (AU PÉRIL DE LA MER): SHIVAR (125, 175, 21)
THE FIRST SECOND LIFE CHURCH OF ELVIS: IRON FIST (176, 28, 350)
MIDNIGHT CITY: MIDNIGHT CITY (121, 136, 26)
NEXUS PRIME: CYBERPUNK CITY OF THE FUTURE: BONIFICIO (213, 108, 31)
39
40
40
41
41
42
42
42
43
43
WIZARD’S ALLEY & HOGWARTS: SUNSET HARBOR (147, 140, 26)
SUFFUGIUM: SUFFUGIUM (102, 116, 34)
45
46
WHERE CAN I PARTICIPATE IN SOMETHING?
45
xi
DARK LIFE: NAVORA (19, 43, 22)
THE FOREST OF KAHRUVEL: RODEO (28, 37, 49)
THE POT HEALER ADVENTURE, NUMBAKULLA ISLAND PROJECT: NUMBAKULLA (214, 17, 22)
SAMURAI ISLAND: SAMURAI ISLAND (154, 98, 23)
HOLLYWOOD: HOLLYWOOD (142, 53, 25)
MOTORATI ISLAND: MOTORATI (238, 153, 23)
46
46
47
47
47
48
OYSTER BAY SCULPTURE GARDEN: OYSTER BAY (20, 176, 82)
SECOND LOUVRE: THOMPSON (152, 97, 99)
ARTROPOLIS: ARTROPOLIS (17, 122, 22)
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART AT NEUFREISTADT: NEUFREISTADT (189, 135, 180)
LASCAUX CAVES: MODESTA (94, 46, 55)
ZERO POINT: KELHAM (170, 97, 99)
ETHEREAL TEAL: TEAL (196, 65, 21)
GREENHOUSE: GREENHOUSE (63, 113, 22)
50
51
51
51
51
52
52
52
VIRTUAL HALLUCINATIONS PROJECT: SEDIG (21, 28, 22)
FREETHINKING CENTRAL: SAENEUL (23, 35, 103)
THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM: IR SHALOM (139, 66, 24)
BETTER WORLD: BETTER WORLD (54, 211, 21)
SHINAGAWA: KAWAII (54, 205, 21)
LITERATURE ALIVE!: EDUISLAND II (185, 240, 21)
53
53
53
53
54
54
SUPPORT FOR HEALING: SUPPORT FOR HEALING (148, 41, 36)
ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL: GRACE (71, 226, 130)
ASAGAO MEMORIAL PARK: ASAGAO (83, 167, 24)
FIRST UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH IN SECOND LIFE: LOVELACE (49, 48, 23)
GLBT MEMORIAL: PROVINCETOWN (127, 193, 27)
JEWISH TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM: HOLY CITY (8, 4, 28)
MEDICINE BUDDHA STUPA: SUPPORT FOR HEALING (171, 96, 67)
CHEBI MOSQUE: CHEBI (151, 212, 84)
SKEPTICAL BUDDHISTS’ SANGHA: TOOWOOMBA (128, 24, 87)
PAGAN LEARNING GROVE: SAMHAIN (21, 163, 27)
55
55
55
55
56
56
56
56
57
57
THE CLUB SCENE
INTERNATIONAL HANGOUTS
JAZZ CLUBS
57
58
59
MALLS AND SHOPPING AREAS
SPECIALTY SHOPS
AVATARS
FASHION
MISCELLANEOUS
60
61
61
62
62
WHERE CAN I FIND ONE MOMENT OF PERFECT BEAUTY?
WHAT CAN I LEARN IN SECOND LIFE?
WHERE CAN I FEED MY SOUL?
WHERE CAN I MEET SOMEONE?
WHAT CAN I BUY?
CHAPTER 4: REAL RESIDENTS
xii
BETH ODETS
ANSHE CHUNG
SUZANNA SOYINKA
50
53
54
57
60
64
66
67
68
HACKSHAVEN HARFORD
KEYSTONE BOUCHARD
KATT KONGO
CHINA TRACY
KATHARINE BERRY
EPREDATOR POTATO
69
70
71
72
75
78
CHAPTER 5: YOUR APPEARANCE
82
CHOOSING YOUR NAME
CHOOSING YOUR SEX
LOVE ME, PLEASE LOVE ME
85
86
87
SHAPE
SKIN
HAIR AND EYES
CLOTHES AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS
AVATAR ANIMATIONS AND GESTURES
92
101
105
105
107
FIRST CHOICES
CHANGING YOUR APPEARANCE
CHAPTER 6: USING YOUR LIBRARY
WHAT IS THE LIBRARY?
LIBRARY CONTENTS
ANIMATIONS
BODY PARTS
CLOTHING
GESTURES
LANDMARKS AND NOTECARDS
OBJECTS
THE FUN STUFF
THE BUILDING AND SCRIPTING STUFF
CHAPTER 7: MANAGING YOUR INVENTORY
THE INVENTORY VS. THE LIBRARY
ORGANIZING YOUR INVENTORY
84
89
110
112
113
114
114
115
116
117
118
121
123
126
128
129
GETTING THE RIGHT TOOLS
THE NEW ORDER
129
131
INVENTORY INSURANCE
DAMAGE CONTROL
CREATING AN ALTER EGO FOR INVENTORY BACKUP
137
138
141
INVENTORY TROUBLESHOOTING
THE FIVE GOLDEN RULES OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 8: BUILDING
THE BASICS
PRIMS
OBJECTS
PARAMETRIC MODELING
MODELS
137
143
144
146
146
146
146
146
xiii
MESHES
REZZING OBJECTS
GETTING STARTED
REZZING YOUR FIRST PRIM
EDITING YOUR PRIM
147
148
148
OBJECT HANDLES
MOVE HANDLES
ROTATE HANDLES
STRETCH HANDLES
BUILD WINDOW
SCULPTED PRIMS
DUPLICATING PRIMS
DELETING PRIMS
149
149
149
149
150
155
156
156
UNLINKING LINKED OBJECTS
WORKING WITH LINKED OBJECTS
ADDING PRIMS TO A LINKED OBJECT
WORKING WITH INDIVIDUAL PRIMS IN A LINKED OBJECT
159
159
160
160
SNAPPING TO THE GRID
162
MODIFY RIGHTS
GROUP LAND
ASSET PERMISSIONS
GROUP DEEDING
163
165
165
166
MAKING ATTACHMENTS
MODIFYING ATTACHMENTS
166
168
TEXTURE
COLOR
TRANSPARENCY
FULL BRIGHT
TEXTURING INDIVIDUAL FACES OF A PRIM
OFFSETS, REPEATS, FLIP, AND ROTATION
ADVANCED TEXTURING TOOLS
RESPONSIBLE TEXTURING
CLOTHING
169
170
171
171
172
172
173
173
173
TEXTURE UPLOAD WINDOW
176
USING THE CAMERA
LINKING PRIMS
TAKING COPIES
USING THE GRID
COLLABORATING WITH OTHER RESIDENTS
ATTACHMENTS
LANDSCAPING
TEXTURING
CREATING TEXTURES
UPLOADING TEXTURES
CHAPTER 9: USING THE LINDEN SCRIPTING LANGUAGE
xiv
147
147
THE ORIGINS OF LSL
YOUR FIRST SCRIPT
156
157
161
162
163
166
168
169
175
175
178
180
180
DEEPER INTO LSL
182
WHAT ARE TYPES?
OPERATOR TYPES
187
190
CHAT
IM
SENSORS
PAY
INVENTORY
195
196
196
197
198
APPLYING FORCES
VEHICLES
199
200
TAKING CONTROL
DISPLAY
200
201
EVEN DEEPER INTO LSL
CONNECTING TO THE WORLD
PHYSICS AND MORE
CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS
HOW TO LEARN MORE
CHAPTER 10: MACHINIMA IN SECOND LIFE
WHAT IS MACHINIMA?
A HISTORY OF MACHINIMA
MAKING YOUR OWN MACHINIMA
YOUR FIRST MOVIE
YOUR SECOND MOVIE
SCREENING YOUR FILM
CHAPTER 11: WHO ARE YOU? IDENTITY IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD
CONSIDERING YOUR REAL-WORLD SELF
EXPRESSING YOURSELF IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD
191
195
199
200
202
204
206
206
207
207
208
222
224
226
229
ANONYMITY
SOCIAL CUES
WEARING YOUR HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE
PSEUDONYMITY
230
232
233
234
IT’S WHAT YOU DO THAT COUNTS
SECOND LIFE NETIQUETTE
235
236
MAKING FRIENDS AND INFLUENCING PEOPLE
FINDING THE SOCIAL LADDER AND CLIMBING IT
235
240
CHAPTER 12: SHOPPING
244
BUYING LINDENS FROM THE WEB
BUYING LINDENS FROM INSIDE SECOND LIFE
246
247
GOODS THAT AVATARS LIVE IN OR AROUND
GOODS THAT AVATARS SIT ON OR IN
GOODS THAT AVATARS WEAR
248
253
254
ACQUIRING LINDENS
VIRTUAL-GOODS TAXONOMY
SHOPPING ON A TIGHT BUDGET
SHOPPING AS A SOCIAL ACTIVITY
246
248
262
264
xv
IN-WORLD SHOPPING OUTSIDE OF SECOND LIFE
TROUBLESHOOTING SHOPPING WOES
UNPACKING BOXES
ASKING FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE
266
267
SECOND STYLE
LINDEN LIFESTYLES
FASHION PLANET
GOING BROKE WITH DAPHNE AND TAMARA
VIRTUAL SUBURBIA
SLSHOPPER.COM
269
270
270
271
271
271
FINDING WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR
MORE SHOPPING RESOURCES
CHAPTER 13: BUSINESS AND MONEY
MONEY: THE COLD, HARD FACTS
WAYS TO PROFIT
268
269
272
274
276
PROFIT PROFILES
PERSONAL CHOICES
THE PLEASURES OF WORKING FOR PENNIES
276
278
280
REAL VIRTUAL JOBS
BECOMING A BUSINESS OWNER
284
299
PRIVATE BUSINESS
VIRTUAL MONEYMAKING
CORPORATE MOVES
SECOND LIFE PROFESSIONALISM
THE SECOND LIFE SOLUTION PROVIDER DIRECTORY
SO … YOU SURE YOU WANNA DO THIS?
CHAPTER 14: A CULTURAL TIMELINE
FIRST ERA—2001 THROUGH EARLY 2003: PRE-HISTORIC, PRE-BETA
SECOND ERA—SUMMER 2003: NATIVES VERSUS COLONISTS
281
282
301
306
308
308
310
312
312
WAR OF THE JESSIE WALL
314
THE TEA CRATE REBELLION OF JULY ’03
315
NOVEMBER 14, 2003: IP INDEPENDENCE DAY!
316
THE IMMIGRANT E XPERIENCE
318
MEETING THE LOVEMAKERS
320
ADVENTURES IN MIXED REALITY
323
SECOND ERA—SUMMER 2003: REVOLUTION!
THIRD ERA—WINTER 2003: A NEW NATION IS BORN
FOURTH ERA—LATE 2003 THROUGH EARLY 2004: EXPANDING THE FRONTIER
FIFTH ERA— MID 2004 THROUGH MID 2005: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
SIXTH ERA—SUMMER 2005 THROUGH 2006: BOOM TIME
SEVENTH ERA—LATE 2006 THROUGH 2007: CONFLICT AND GLOBALIZATION
BUILDING COMMUNITY: BURNING LIFE
BUILDING COMMUNITY: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
LINDEN-SPONSORED EVENTS
xvi
265
266
315
316
317
318
321
321
327
327
328
CHAPTER 15: THE FUTURE AND IMPACT OF SECOND LIFE
330
APPENDICES
348
IS THERE A FUTURE FOR VIRTUAL WORLDS?
THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE INTERNET?
AN EXTRAORDINARILY RADICAL IDEA
FROM TOYS TO TOOLS
APPENDIX A: REAL-LIFE EDUCATION IN SECOND LIFE
332
333
336
342
350
COLLEAGUES AND COLLABORATORS
GETTING LAND IN SECOND LIFE
E XAMPLES OF EDUCATION PLACES IN SECOND LIFE
SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES
350
351
352
354
REAL-LIFE MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS IN SECOND LIFE
SL-E XCLUSIVE MEDIA
356
357
WHAT THEY’RE UP TO
WHO AND WHERE THEY ARE
360
362
FILE
EDIT
VIEW
WORLD
TOOLS
HELP
THE POWER OF THE MOUSE
372
373
373
375
376
377
378
COMMUNITY STANDARDS
POLICIES AND POLICING
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
380
381
382
WHAT YOU’LL FIND ON THE CD
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
USING THE CD
TROUBLESHOOTING
384
386
386
387
APPENDIX B: MEDIA IN SECOND LIFE
APPENDIX C: BRAND PRESENCE AND RETAIL OUTLETS IN SECOND LIFE
APPENDIX D: GLOSSARY
APPENDIX E: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
APPENDIX F: MENU COMMANDS AND FUNCTIONS
APPENDIX G: SECOND LIFE COMMUNITY STANDARDS ANDINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
APPENDIX H: ABOUT THE COMPANION CD
INDEX
356
360
364
370
372
380
384
388
xvii