Review by Stephen Gray for Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life Rating:
This book did not turn out to be the resource I thought it would be. It’s little more than a re-hash of “The Official Guide.” Everything is dealt with as an introduction to the subject, even though much of the information can be found in the previous book. Few topics are dealt with in any depth except LSL scripting. Unfortunately the scripting section is quite obviously written by a programmer who is not a teacher. Many assumptions are made about the level of knowledge of the reader who needs a previous grounding in Java or C++ to understand what the author is talking about.
Overall, this book would be fine as a stand alone, but it is NOT a companion to the Official Guide. Nor is it useful as a guide to actually making things in second life. The reader is, instead, merely given a gloss of what is possible and then sent off to experiment on his own. As much or more can be learned through in-world tutorials, web sites and You-Tube videos (which are a far better resource for learning what this book purports to teach).
If you’re really interested in becoming a designer or builder in second life, this book is not your guide.
Review by Ann Enigma for Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life Rating:
I work with students in SL, and this is the clearest, most direct guide for developing in Second Life that I’ve seen. Most of this information is available around the web or in-world, but not in an easy to find or understand spot. Buy this now!
Review by D. Scott McMillin for Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life Rating:
It’s unlikely you will encounter someone whose knowledge of Second Life content creation exceeds Aimee’s. If you’re interested in taking your Second Life to the next level by creating and developing your own content and want to learn the secrets of a master builder and designer, this is the book for you.
Review by R. Fitzgerald for Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life Rating:
I got quite alot out of this book. There are a lot of resources that you wont find in world. Templates, textures, tutorials, and advice. All of it good. I just wish that there was a little bit more detail. It seems that no matter how much I learn from books, websites and in world I am always still behind the eight ball. So buy it YES for sure but be prepared to go right back to your search for more knowledge. Hopefully someone will write a tome on just the art of building and designing Structures someday soon.
Review by Stephen Gray for Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life
Rating:
This book did not turn out to be the resource I thought it would be. It’s little more than a re-hash of “The Official Guide.” Everything is dealt with as an introduction to the subject, even though much of the information can be found in the previous book. Few topics are dealt with in any depth except LSL scripting. Unfortunately the scripting section is quite obviously written by a programmer who is not a teacher. Many assumptions are made about the level of knowledge of the reader who needs a previous grounding in Java or C++ to understand what the author is talking about.
Overall, this book would be fine as a stand alone, but it is NOT a companion to the Official Guide. Nor is it useful as a guide to actually making things in second life. The reader is, instead, merely given a gloss of what is possible and then sent off to experiment on his own. As much or more can be learned through in-world tutorials, web sites and You-Tube videos (which are a far better resource for learning what this book purports to teach).
If you’re really interested in becoming a designer or builder in second life, this book is not your guide.
Review by Ann Enigma for Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life
Rating:
I work with students in SL, and this is the clearest, most direct guide for developing in Second Life that I’ve seen. Most of this information is available around the web or in-world, but not in an easy to find or understand spot. Buy this now!
Review by Allison Childs for Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life
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I’m an older secondlife resident and I was very impressed with the book, The detail included applies both to oldbies and noobies! Very entertaining and I learned a few new things that i use on a regular basis.
A++++++
Review by D. Scott McMillin for Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life
Rating:
It’s unlikely you will encounter someone whose knowledge of Second Life content creation exceeds Aimee’s. If you’re interested in taking your Second Life to the next level by creating and developing your own content and want to learn the secrets of a master builder and designer, this is the book for you.
Review by R. Fitzgerald for Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life
Rating:
I got quite alot out of this book. There are a lot of resources that you wont find in world. Templates, textures, tutorials, and advice. All of it good. I just wish that there was a little bit more detail. It seems that no matter how much I learn from books, websites and in world I am always still behind the eight ball. So buy it YES for sure but be prepared to go right back to your search for more knowledge. Hopefully someone will write a tome on just the art of building and designing Structures someday soon.