The Second Life Herald : the virtual tabloid that witnessed the dawn of the metaverse / Peter Ludlow and Mark Wallace.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press, c2007.Description: xvi, 295 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780262122948 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0262122944 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- GV1469.25.S425 L83 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-295).
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.