02625nam 2200649Ia 450 991080942470332120230721031801.01-282-09917-597866120991750-262-27863-41-4356-0602-7(CKB)1000000000479495(OCoLC)181030387(CaPaEBR)ebrary10194159(SSID)ssj0000242851(PQKBManifestationID)11215440(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242851(PQKBWorkID)10320499(PQKB)10103612(MiAaPQ)EBC3338745(Au-PeEL)EBL3338745(CaPaEBR)ebr10194159(OCoLC)939263628(EXLCZ)99100000000047949520070123d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe Second Life Herald[electronic resource] the virtual tabloid that witnessed the dawn of the metaverse /Peter Ludlow and Mark WallaceCambridge, MA The MIT Press20071 online resource (312 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-262-12294-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.The death of Urizenus -- Inside the virtual world -- Slinging bolts at the robot factory -- A day in the life of a techno-pagan newsroom -- Dollars and cyberspace -- The case of the broken jaw -- Crossing the line: scamming, griefing, and real-world crime -- Down the rabbit hole -- "Cyber me, baby!": sex, love, and software in the virtual world -- Murdered! -- Behind the pixel curtain -- Taking it to the virtual streets -- Into the code: exploits, mods, and hacks -- The resurrection of Urizenus Sklar -- The power of the virtual press -- Ruling the metaverse -- The day the grid disappeared -- The metaverse is born.Second Life (Game)Avatars (Virtual reality)Tabloid newspapersFictionComputer programsShared virtual environmentsInternetSecond Life (Game)Avatars (Virtual reality)Tabloid newspapersComputer programs.Shared virtual environments.Internet.794.8Ludlow Peter1957-1612396Wallace M(Mark),1955-52288MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809424703321The Second Life Herald3941161UNINA