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1 Written by Foolish Frost “What do I know? I’m just a wandering Fool
LIFE What is SecondLife?> A little over one year found and joined an community called"Second Life. From the first moment I arrived in that world, I was amazed at the variety of creations, personalities, and places I have seen. I have talked to anthromorphic animals called 'furries, wandered island paradises, and seen wars fought over land I have created devices that entertain and educate built landmarks that survive even to this day, and even taught classes on subjects relevant to SL and it's inhabitants What I hope to offer you with this book is a good starting education in what SL is, and how to get the most out of it. In addition, you will notice a fictionalized account of a new player entering and learning about SL. While this story is told, SL's interface and functions will be explained to you as well And now, please relax and allow me to both entertain and educate you While Second Life is not for everyone, I will do my best to offer you the best chance you can have to get a fair view of it to make up your own mind. Either way you decide, just remember that Second Life confuse you sometimes. Trust me when I say that it's worth ate and allows you a LoT of options, and those options can also frust Contents What is SecondLife? 2The People of SL Setting u 4Money Interface 8 Teleporting Movement 9 Editing Prims Chat 10 Friends Inventory 13 Find Appearance 18M P Camera 19 Land and Tier elp 23Events Help Island 25 Glitches and Crashes 61 25 Griefing E转载:百杂3D虚拟平台论坛hp/ ww. SLBAZAR COM
2 A little over one year ago, I found and joined an online community called "Second Life". From the first moment I arrived in that world, I was amazed at the variety of creations, personalities, and places I have seen. I have talked to anthromorphic animals called 'furries', wandered island paradises, and seen wars fought over land. I have created devices that entertain and educate, built landmarks that survive even to this day, and even taught classes on subjects relevant to SL and it's inhabitants. What I hope to offer you with this book is a good starting education in what SL is, and how to get the most out of it. In addition, you will notice a fictionalized account of a new player entering and learning about SL. While this story is told, SL's interface and functions will be explained to you as well. And now, please relax and allow me to both entertain and educate you. While Second Life is not for everyone, I will do my best to offer you the best chance you can have to get a fair view of it to make up your own mind. Either way you decide, just remember that Second Life allows you a LOT of options, and those options can also frustrate and confuse you sometimes. Trust me when I say that it's worth it. What is SecondLife? 2 The People of SL 28 Setting Up 4 Money 33 Interface 8 Teleporting 35 Movement 9 Editing Prims 38 Chat 10 Friends 43 Inventory 13 Find 44 Appearance 18 Map 44 Camera 19 Land and Tier 52 Help 23 Events 55 Help Island 25 Glitches and Crashes 61 Dying 25 Griefing 67 What is SecondLife? Contents
LIFE N上 Land For sale Busines 区 Money tas 能物 Second Life is a 3D virtual environment that was created by linden lab. Unlike most 3D worlds, Second ife was created to allow better communication of ideas and information, as opposed to blowing each other up with guns or spells That, more than anything else, is what helps define what makes Second Life different from every other online world currently available Nowhere else can you buy land, build a home on it of your own design and fill it with devices and gadgets of your own creation. Most online worlds say that you cannot buy and sell things, as this unbalances the worlds economy. Linden Lab You will notice that instructions decided to open the economy of sL so that commerce could someti mes be given in the format Do part A-> do part B-> thrive Etc... This format walks you Even knowing that, SL can be through what menu items, tabs, fun even without spending any and buttons to click in order to get buy in SL is also something you money. Anything you could to a specific menu or option. could make yourself? 转载:百杂3D虚拟平台论坛htp/ WW. SLBAZAR COM
3 Second Life is a 3D virtual environment that was created by Linden Lab. Unlike most 3D worlds, Second Life was created to allow better communication of ideas and information, as opposed to blowing each other up with guns or spells. That, more than anything else, is what helps define what makes Second Life different from every other online world currently available. Nowhere else can you buy land, build a home on it of your own design, and fill it with devices and gadgets of your own creation. Most online worlds say that you cannot buy and sell things, as this unbalances the world’s economy. Linden Lab decided to open the economy of SL so that commerce could thrive. Even knowing that, SL can be fun even without spending any money. Anything you could buy in SL is also something you could make yourself! w You will notice that instructions ill sometimes be given in the E forma t t Do part A -> do part B -> c… This format walks you through what menu items, tabs, and buttons to click in order to get to a specific menu or option
LIFE The following is fiction. Period. It never happened Well. I'd never admit it if it did "My Second life" Written by Foolish Frost of Second life You know, people take reality for granted. No, Really! They do..Take for instance the day I was surfing the net, and tripped over a site called SecondLife. Com. Well, the site didn't say much about it, except that it was some kind of online 3D game that you could create stuff in Bov! Was that an understatement or what Anyway, the last thing I remembered was installing the setup file that they offered, and punching the login button Welcome to your first step in joining Second Life. If you have already registered and installed Second Life then you can skip these steps and click on the"oin Now"button FREE MEMBERSHIP Setting Up> Firstgotohttp:/lsecondlife.cs JOIN NOW! From here, it will ask you to fill out a registration form. This form allows you to enter a first name for yourself, and to choose a second name from a list. The list normally contains dozens of last names that are currently available, but these do change over time. Some names are retired, and new ones are added to replace them as enough people register to take up all the slots available for that last name 4转载:百杂3D虚拟平台论坛 http://www.slbazar.Com
4 First, go to http://secondlife.com/ and click on the "Join Now" button. From here, it will ask you to fill out a registration form. This form allows you to enter a first name for yourself, and to choose a second name from a list. The list normally contains dozens of last names that are currently available, but these do change over time. Some names are retired, and new ones are added to replace them as enough people register to take up all the slots available for that last name. The following is fiction. Period. It never happened. Well. I'd never admit it if it did... "My Second Life" Written by Foolish Frost of Second Life... You know, people take reality for granted. No, Really! They do... Take for instance the day I was surfing the net, and tripped over a site called SecondLife.Com. Well, the site didn't say much about it, except that it was some kind of online 3D game that you could create stuff in. Boy! Was that an understatement or what? Anyway, the last thing I remembered was installing the setup file that they offered, and punching the 'login' button... S We econ lcome to your first step in joining d Life. If you have already registered and installed Second Life, then you can skip these steps. Setting Up
LIFE Another thing to note is that SL is limited to people 18 years of age or older. This is due to the fact that some content in Second Life is for mature audiences only, and there is no way to limit the content from being seen. Keep in mind, adult content is created by your fellow residents in second life, and not by Linden Lab They do have a separate teen grid for youths of 13-17 years of age This special section of SL is off-limits to adults, except those from SL staff, More in formation on the Teen Grid can be found on the Second Life website If you only choose a basic account, then Second Life will need no further info to register your avatar. Basic accounts do not have the option of owning land, and don't get the option of a weekly allowance If you choose a premium account, then it will ask for either a credit card, PayPal, or mobile phone to confirm your account. Premium accounts are allowed to buy land and get a better weekly allowance of money to spend in world, but neither of these is needed to enjoy secor nd life You will also see the Terms of Service here. Read it. No. I mean read it Done? Good. Those Terms of Service explain how you should act, and what will happen to your account if you misbehave. It's not that hard to understand, just look down until you get to part 4.1 and read those if nothing else. You should also read the Community Standards athttp://secondlifecom/corporate/cs.php,sinceithasallofthe 6. or rules in an easy to read Now, if everything went smoothly,需三二 should be able to download the seeM胜 in second L正e1男 client software to load onto your Download the second tHe installer: M05xL10..32t36H 转载:百杂3D虚拟平台论坛htp/ W. SLBAZAR COM
5 Another thing to note is that SL is limited to people 18 years of age or older. This is due to the fact that some content in Second Life is for mature audiences only, and there is no way to limit the content from being seen. Keep in mind, adult content is created by your fellow residents in second life, and not by Linden Lab. They do have a separate ‘teen grid’ for youths of 13-17 years of age. This special section of SL is off-limits to adults, except those undergoing extensive background checks and with heavy monitoring from SL staff. More information on the Teen Grid can be found on the Second Life website. If you only choose a basic account, then Second Life will need no further info to register your avatar. Basic accounts do not have the option of owning land, and don't get the option of a weekly allowance. If you choose a premium account, then it will ask for either a credit card, PayPal, or mobile phone to confirm your account. Premium accounts are allowed to buy land and get a better weekly allowance of money to spend in world, but neither of these is needed to enjoy second life. You will also see the Terms of Service here. Read it. No... I mean read it. Done? Good. Those Terms of Service explain how you should act, and what will happen to your account if you misbehave. It's not that hard to understand, just look down until you get to part 4.1 and read those if nothing else. You should also read the Community Standards at http://secondlife.com/corporate/cs.php, since it has all of the major rules in an easy to read format. Now, if everything went smoothly, you should be able to download the client software to load onto your computer
LIFE The SL (Second Life) client software is not installed any differently than any other program for you PC or Mac. Download it from the web site, and run the file. It should walk you through the install easily Once you have installed it, just run the program as you would any other program and enter your login information into the bottom of the screen. That should be the first name, last name, and password you choose during registration. The password is case sensitive I must have blacked out, and was looking around for several moments before I figured out I wasn't sitting at my desk anymore. I wasn't even in Dear Lord. I wasn't in MY BODY anymore I didn,'t know whose body I had gotten, but it was wired weird compar to mine. My hands weren't mine anymore, and my body felt funny in didn't take much effort, I couldnt figure out how to sit down aa ways I could not even begin to describe. Even stranger, while standi Considering the shock, I did what any person would do under the nicked You don't have to Panic. Nothing in SL can do you personal harm! Also, you have as much time as you need to adjust. 日转载:百杂30虚拟平台论坛http://ww.slbazar.Com
6 The SL (Second Life) client software is not installed any differently than any other program for you PC or Mac. Download it from the web site, and run the file. It should walk you through the install easily. Once you have installed it, just run the program as you would any other program and enter your login information into the bottom of the screen. That should be the first name, last name, and password you choose during registration. The password is case sensitive. I must have blacked out, and was looking around for several moments before I figured out I wasn't sitting at my desk anymore. I wasn't even in my house anymore... Dear Lord... I wasn't in MY BODY anymore... I didn't know whose body I had gotten, but it was wired weird compared to mine. My hands weren't mine anymore, and my body felt funny in ways I could not even begin to describe. Even stranger, while standing didn't take much effort, I couldn't figure out how to sit down. Considering the shock, I did what any person would do under the circumstances. I panicked. You don’t have to Panic. Nothing in SL can do you personal harm! Also, you have as much time as you need to adjust
LIFE Well. That lasted me a few minutes, and allowed my brain just enoug time to realize that it wasnt working before forcing me to switch tracks Ok. I was not in my body, I was in a strange place, and Hello? Where was I? As I looked around for the first time, I mean actually LOOKED, I realized I was near a shoreline. Water seemed to disappear into the distance, and the horizon looked a bit strange. I was standing on a circular platform, and it was surrounded by a rope rail with a path leading off from it This is also where you will appear when you first login. Unlike he avatar of the story, you may see other new avatars appear while you are wandering about. Don't worry about it, and feel free to even say "hi!"to them! Be patient, though: They may not know how to chat in SL yet. Manufactured goods civilization. Check. I'm not totally alone then Let' s get down to if that's good or bad later I poked it. Then I panicked agai Really, you can' t blame me. The previous few minutes HAD been pretty stressful. Combine that with the sudden surprise of having a piece of paper smack you across the face, momentarily blinding you, and anyone would have freaked The Avatar just Pulling it back from received his first my face, I was able to Notecard. They are make out the title displayed in a Welcome to your window across vour Second life world view when shown Ho,boy… 转载:百杂3D虚拟平台论坛htp/ WW. SLBAZAR COM 7
7 Well. That lasted me a few minutes, and allowed my brain just enough time to realize that it wasn't working before forcing me to switch tracks to curiosity. Ok. I was not in my body, I was in a strange place, and... Hello? Where was I? As I looked around for the first time, I mean actually LOOKED, I realized I was near a shoreline. Water seemed to disappear into the distance, and the horizon looked a bit strange... I was standing on a circular platform, and it was surrounded by a rope rail with a path leading off from it. Manufactured goods = civilization. Check. I'm not totally alone then. Let's get down to if that's good or bad later. Near me was a pedestal with a glowing logo of a hand that was spinning quietly atop it. The hand seemed to be solid, but nothing was holding it up. I did what any curious stranger would do. I poked it. Then I panicked again. Really, you can't blame me. The previous few minutes HAD been pretty stressful. Combine that with the sudden surprise of having a piece of paper smack you across the face, momentarily blinding you, and anyone would have freaked out... Pulling it back from my face, I was able to make out the title. "Welcome to your Second Life". Ho, boy... This is also where you will appear when you first login. Unlike the avatar of the story, you may see other new avatars appear while you are wandering about. Don’t worry about it, and feel free to even say “hi!” to them! Be patient, though: They may not know how to chat in SL yet. The Avatar just received his first Notecard. They are displayed in a window across your world view when shown
LIFE Now that you're logged into SL, let,'s look over the screen and see what the interface looks like Interface On the menu above, you will notice a series of buttons across the bottom of the screen. A menu bar also is in place near the top of the screen as well, and a large amount of info is also available on the screen. Feel free to pause a moment and take it all in. We will discuss sections of it as this guide moves forward Let's look at a few basics: Clicking on objects, The pie menu, Chat, and choosing menu items SL'S interface was designed with a two button wheel mouse in mind. While this tutorial is fully usable by Mac systems, it is based on a three button mouse The diffe erence tween two systems is minimal, but you will need to keep them in mind 日转载:百杂30虚拟平台论坛nttp//www.slbazar.com
8 Now that you're logged into SL, let's look over the screen and see what the interface looks like. On the menu above, you will notice a series of buttons across the bottom of the screen. A menu bar also is in place near the top of the screen as well, and a large amount of info is also available on the screen. Feel free to pause a moment and take it all in. We will discuss sections of it as this guide moves forward. Let's look at a few basics: Clicking on objects, The pie menu, Chat, and choosing menu items. SL's interface was designed with a two button wheel mouse in mind. While this tutorial is fully usable by Mac systems, it is based on a three button mouse. The difference between these two systems is minimal, but you will need to keep them in mind. Interface
LIFE Left Clicking in SL has the same effect in SL you are used to in other programs. It activates SItHE atA buttons, objects, and menu items Right clicking in the 3D screen will normally ait y bring up the pie menu,. This circular menu gives a series of options based on what the SL object has been designed to do Movement Movement in Sl is as easy as it can get Use the arrow keys to turn left and right and walk backwards and forwards By left-clicking and holding on your avatar (your character in-world)in he middle of the screen, you can use the mouse to rotate and move about. Try it and see what I'm talking about, it's fairly easy! By tapping the Page-up key once, your character can jump. This can be useful when trying to get to a nearby higher platform or over an obstacle. The Page-down key allows your character to crouch. While crouching looks interesting, it does not serve much function in SI norm If you hold Pa will quickly start to fly. When in flight, you will notice that your peed increases. When in flight, your arrow keys orally, but page up and down now allow you to fly up and down as well. When you want to land, you can just hold page down until you hit the ground. Your avatar will exit flight mode and begin walking again. We will deal with advanced flight a bit later, but feel free to experiment. 转载:百杂3D虚拟平台论坛htp/ WW. SLBAZAR COM
9 Left Clicking in SL has the same effect in SL as you are used to in other programs. It activates buttons, objects, and menu items. Right clicking in the 3D screen will normally bring up the ‘pie menu’. This circular menu gives a series of options based on what the SL object has been designed to do. Movement in SL is as easy as it can get: Use the arrow keys to turn left and right and walk backwards and forwards. By left-clicking and holding on your avatar (your character in-world) in the middle of the screen, you can use the mouse to rotate and move about. Try it and see what I'm talking about, it's fairly easy! By tapping the Page-up key once, your character can jump. This can be useful when trying to get to a nearby higher platform or over an obstacle. The Page-down key allows your character to crouch. While crouching looks interesting, it does not serve much function in SL normally. If you hold Page-up, you will quickly start to fly. When in flight, you will notice that your speed increases. When in flight, your arrow keys work normally, but page up and down now allow you to fly up and down as well. When you want to land, you can just hold page down until you hit the ground. Your avatar will exit flight mode and begin walking again. We will deal with advanced flight a bit later, but feel free to experiment. Movement
LIFE Chat Chatting is something you will do a lot of in SL. By either clicking on the chat button at the bottom of the screen or hitting enter, you can activate the chatbar. The chatbar, when visible, sits directly above the buttons across the bottom of your screen. By clicking in there with your mouse, you can type what you want to say and hit enter. Your avatar will then say the chat to everyone within 20 meters of you. normally, your chatbar stays open while you chat, allowing you to just type what you want to say, hit enter, and type some more You have three ways to display chat conversations. The default way is for chat to overlay your world display with the partially transparent chat text scrolling up the left side chatbar an b to display chat is to click the history button next to the Another wa have the chat text displayed in it's own window window makes looking back through your chat history easier. Just use the scrollbar on the right side of the window to find the text you want to look at. Also, you can copy text out of that window just like it was The third way is to use chat bubbles. While some find this an easier way to figure out who said what, it can easily clutter up your 3D window with a lot of people's conversation. This is turned on in the Preferences Menu. You can get to the Chat Bubble option by choosing Edit-> Preferences, and then going to the Chat tab in the window that pops up. We will talk more about the Preferences Menu later You: This is the Chat window. Here it not only lists who is online and when they le but also all of the conversations in SL you were a part of during the time you were logged 1日转载:百杂30虚拟平台论坛p/ Ww. SLBAZAR COM
10 Chatting is something you will do a lot of in SL. By either clicking on the chat button at the bottom of the screen or hitting enter, you can activate the chatbar. The chatbar, when visible, sits directly above the buttons across the bottom of your screen. By clicking in there with your mouse, you can type what you want to say and hit enter. Your avatar will then say the chat to everyone within 20 meters of you. Normally, your chatbar stays open while you chat, allowing you to just type what you want to say, hit enter, and type some more. You have three ways to display chat conversations. The default way is for chat to overlay your world display with the partially transparent chat text scrolling up the left side. Another way to display chat is to click the history button next to the chatbar and have the chat text displayed in it's own window. This window makes looking back through your chat history easier. Just use the scrollbar on the right side of the window to find the text you want to look at. Also, you can copy text out of that window just like it was a text editor. The third way is to use chat bubbles. While some find this an easier way to figure out who said what, it can easily clutter up your 3D window with a lot of people’s conversation. This is turned on in the Preferences Menu. You can get to the Chat Bubble option by choosing Edit -> Preferences, and then going to the Chat tab in the window that pops up. We will talk more about the Preferences Menu later. Chat