Covers avatar control, fashions, vehicles, buildings, travel, currency, as well as the more detailed topics, such as "scripting," "inventory," and more.

Accompanying CD-ROM includes resources and color figures from the text.

Discusses other virtual worlds and game programming in virtual worlds in addition to the Second Life environment.

Includes list of keywords at the end of every chapter (as well as in the glossary) relevant to Second Life and the virtual world experience.