The Second Life Herald - Table of Contents

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

	Acknowledgments	xiii

	Authors' Note	xv

	Introduction Sample Chapter - Download PDF (26 KB)	1

1	The Death of Urizenus Sample Chapter - Download PDF (336 KB)	5

2	Inside the Virtual World	19

3	Slinging Bolts at the Robot Factory	31

4	A Day in the Life of a Techno-Pagan Newsroom	45

5	Dollars and Cyberspace	59

6	The Case of the Broken Jaw	81

7	Crossing the Line Scamming, Griefing, and Real-World Crime	89

8	Down the Rabbit Hole	109

9	"Cyber Me, Baby!" Sex, Love, and Software in the Virtual World	127

10	Murdered!	145

11	Behind the Pixel Curtain	163

12	Taking It to the Virtual Streets	171

13	Into the Code Exploits, Mods, and Hacks	179

14	The Resurrection of Urizenus Sklar	191

15	The Power of the Virtual Press	215

16	Ruling the Metaverse	235

17	The Day the Grid Disappeared	247

18	The Metaverse Is Born	253

	Appendix A: A Declaration of the Rights of Avatars	269

	Appendix B: Herald Obituary: In Memory of Candace Bolter, aka Kale	275

	Notes	277

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