The Making of Second Life: Notes from the new world

The Making of Second Life: Notes from the new world by Wagner James Au

GV 1469.25 .S425 A9 2008

“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 of countless news articles, profiles, and television shows, Second Life is usually known for the wealth of real-world companies (Reuters, Pontiac, IBM) that have created “virtual offices” within it, and the number of users (“avatars”) who have become wealthy through their user-created content.” – book jacket