SECOND LIFE: The First, Best Metaverse in Words and Pictures

WHILE OTHERS STRUGGLE TO DEFINE THE METAVERSE, SECOND LIFE JUST CELEBRATED 21 YEARS OF CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITYA clear, well-written, lavishly-illustrated exploration of the metaverse filled with truly sumptuous photographs; a joyful celebration of a virtual world with a million residentsSECOND LIFE is a metaverse — a true, persistent, 3D virtual world in which residents can create, build, landscape, socialize, surf, swim, drive, fly, dance at nightclubs, get married, have children, roleplay, and much more. A world of beauty and wonder created wholly by its users. A living, pulsing world to endlessly explore. A world in which you don’t have to mine for gold, dodge monsters, or get killed. A wildly diverse world to make true and lasting friends across the globe, and perhaps even find the partner of your dreams. A world without prejudice, where you can be your best self and live the life you wish without judgment or stigma. A world to live your...second life.“I’m thrilled to recommend this book, both for longtime SL veterans and the uninitiated wondering why this unique and quirky virtual world has thrived for so long. The very first paper and ink coffee table book devoted to Second Life (that I can recall!), it’s sumptuously illustrated and narrated by Hari, a kind and witty guide who’s crafted a beautiful tribute to Second LIfe — both the platform and the global community who’ve come together to build it. And the moving stories he tells of the many people who’ve transformed themselves for the better through their avatars shine throughout.” —Wagner James Au (aka Hamlet Au), author of The Making of Second Life and Making a Metaverse That Matters Read more