Second Life is the first virtual world to enable commerce by and between its denizens. Second Life in-world currency is easily exchanged for real world currency. Second Life also connects directly to the Web. This book describes Second Life from the denizen's (user's) point of view.

The book takes the creation of an avatar from beginning photographs to finished product. Every aspect of the creation of an avatar is covered through the use of a single example -- presumably the author himself -- from the first chapter to the last. No background in digital graphics is assumed. The book can be usefully read by a beginner and new tricks-of-the-trade found by the advanced modler.