| The Making of Second Life: Notes from the New World | 
 enlarge | Author: Wagner James Au
Publisher: Collins
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 66863
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.2
ISBN: 0061353205
Dewey Decimal Number: 794.8
EAN: 9780061353208
ASIN: 0061353205
Publication Date: March 6, 2008
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 A truly good book, who might give you some deeper "second thoughts" ; ) June 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hamlet has managed to write this book for both people who don't know much about Second Life, and for people who are deep involved in this world.
He takes you though the history of Second Life in an amazing way and the book keeps your interest though the whole story. It gives you a good insight in the making behind Second Life and its evolution from the beginning to now (plus many interesting stories and experiences from the population).
Very well researched w/ an inside scoop to boot April 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
W James Au has obviously put on a lot of research into this book. Not only does he gives us an inside scoop of how things happened at Linden Labs, the company that created the virtual world of Second Life, but he gives us an extensive history of the virtual reality concept, throughout literature, gaming and computer history.
The book starts with this background history and moves through a description of Second Life's experience, then to the history of significant events that helped shape or define the SL culture and business model. A fascinating read with a very comprehensive glossary. Worth reading for sure!
 Erm web 2.0? March 14, 2008
0 out of 10 found this review helpful
SL is web 3.0. Just on that alone I'm not going to buy this book, if the writer can't get a simple thing like that right!
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