The Second Life Herald
Subtitle: the virtual tabloid that witnessed the dawn of the metaverse
By: Peter Ludlow and Mark Wallace
Contributors: Wallace, M. (Mark), 1955-
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780262122948
Subjects: Tabloid newspapers; Shared virtual environments; Second Life (Game); Internet; Computer programs; Avatars (Virtual reality); Fiction
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-295).
Table of contents: title: The death of Urizenus; title: Inside the virtual world; title: Slinging bolts at the robot factory; title: A day in the life of a techno-pagan newsroom; title: Dollars and cyberspace; title: The case of the broken jaw; title: Crossing the line: scamming, griefing, and real-world crime; title: Down the rabbit hole; title: "Cyber me, baby!": sex, love, and software in the virtual world; title: Murdered!; title: Behind the pixel curtain; title: Taking it to the virtual streets; title: Into the code: exploits, mods, and hacks; title: The resurrection of Urizenus Sklar; title: The power of the virtual press; title: Ruling the metaverse; title: The day the grid disappeared; title: The metaverse is born.