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October 2007
6 x 9, 320 pp., 21 illus.
$29.95/£22.95 (CLOTH)
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ISBN-10:
0-262-12294-4
ISBN-13:
978-0-262-12294-8

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Paper (2009)
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The Second Life Herald
The Virtual Tabloid that Witnessed the Dawn of the Metaverse
Peter Ludlow and Mark Wallace

Acknowledgmentsxiii
Authors' Notexv
Introduction
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1The Death of Urizenus
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2Inside the Virtual World19
3Slinging Bolts at the Robot Factory31
4A Day in the Life of a Techno-Pagan Newsroom45
5Dollars and Cyberspace59
6The Case of the Broken Jaw81
7Crossing the Line
Scamming, Griefing, and Real-World Crime
89
8Down the Rabbit Hole109
9"Cyber Me, Baby!"
Sex, Love, and Software in the Virtual World
127
10Murdered!145
11Behind the Pixel Curtain163
12Taking It to the Virtual Streets171
13Into the Code
Exploits, Mods, and Hacks
179
14The Resurrection of Urizenus Sklar191
15The Power of the Virtual Press215
16Ruling the Metaverse235
17The Day the Grid Disappeared247
18The Metaverse Is Born253
Appendix A: A Declaration of the Rights of Avatars269
Appendix B: Herald Obituary: In Memory of Candace Bolter, aka Kale275
Notes277
 
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