| Second Life: The Official Guide | 
 enlarge | Authors: Michael Rymaszewski, Wagner James Au, Cory Ondrejka, Richard Platel, Sara Van Gorden, Jeannette Cezanne, Paul Cezanne, Benjamin Batstonecunningham, Aleks Krotoski, Celebrity Trollop, Jim Rossignol
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Category: Book
List Price: £18.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 52355
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0470227753
Dewey Decimal Number: 794.8
EAN: 9780470227756
ASIN: 0470227753
Publication Date: January 18, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New. Book & Sealed CD.
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 Interesting, but doesn't help you get started December 22, 2007
Some really good background and context for SL, and some good detailed tips for doing things like creating and finessing your avatar, but I (and a lot of others I met) spent a long time stuck on the introduction Island and couldn't find a way off and no help from the 'Guide' book.
Took me some persistence to really get going in SL and the book didn't really help me in the 'Rough Guide' way I'd have liked. Still - if you've alreayd got mates in SL, you'll be fine and this book can help add a few fininshing tweaks (although you can probably work them out for yourself and have fun doing it.
Life in a Hyper-World June 27, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I do strongly recommend this book for it is packed with invaluable advice for the Second Life newcomer. It is perhaps a mark of this books' quality that it has yet to become superceeded as a definitive introduction to Second Life. The downside to this is that despite the fact that it has only been published for a few months much of its content is old - such is the pace of change in Second Life.
Nevertheless it is a superbly crafted publication with great layout and illustrations. Instead of merely acting as an intstruction manual there is also a great deal of background information on subjects such as the history of the development of Second Life, regular Second Lifers anecdotal observations and indepth analysis of successful avatars. Undoubtedly there will be a revised and updated edition but until then this book still manages to serve as the best introduction to the subject.
Get a life, a second one. June 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I won't duplicate the info in the Synopsis nearby. A pleasure to handle and read being on good quality gloss paper with coloured illustrations on nearly every page. Could do with an index as there are so many features you will want to read again when you encounter them in the `game'. It would help if there was an online copy that could then be searched. It would still be worth buying the book for the greater convenience. Second Life like real life is so complex and evolving so fast that you feel as helpless as a baby at first and I found the book a pleasant way to learn a lot rather than stumbling about in the Second Life World,
On Page 128 it suggests opening a second free Basic Account for backup puposes. I suspect this is out of date as the membership Plans say that a second Basic Account now costs $9.95. Second Life is evolving so fast the book will probably need revising each time it is reprinted. The book mentions a promotional code to receive free inworld items. However this has been superceded as all joiners now receive a large library of free items in their 'inventory' and this expands with each update to the program. I have been using Second Life for over a month and there is always more to find out. I am still browsing the book for items which now have more meaning. The book can't cover everything any more than a book about real life but it is a very good start.
 Not bad, but not so good June 4, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The book is not bad, but you have to understand that you only get an overview of Second Life. It may be useful for newbies, but that's all. The information about building is poor, a lot of information is quite outdated considering that this is an "Official Guide", but is nice if you are just starting and want to understand a bit of this incredible world ;-)
 Invaluable May 15, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is not only beautiful to look at and beautifully made, it is an absolute must for all those who want to start a Second Life. Packed with inside information and extremely useful tips, it shows you SL from the inside. Don't start without it! You'll discover why it's so important to linger on Help Island, how to make a fabulous avatar, and how to make the most of your new life... for free! Invaluable ressource. :o)
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