Another great Second Life YouTube video by Mike Lively of Northern Kentucky University. This time he shows how to create a notecard giver. One of the notecard givers in this video makes use of the notecard giver script found in Scripting Recipes for Second Life. A notecard giver allows you to pass out notecards, or really any Second Life object, to visitors in Second Life. Notecard givers are very common in the Second Life world. See how to create your own!

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Teleport pads allow you to move short distances in Second Life. You can specify the target x, y and z, and your avatar will be placed there. This is a user contributed video, I did not make it, though it is based on code from Scripting Recipes for Second Life. It is very well done and I am sure it enjoy it. It was created by Mike Lively of Northern Kentucky University.

Jet bands are similar to jet packs in Second Life. This is a simple device that you wear about the wrist of your avatar. It allows you to fly above the 200m limit imposed by Second Life. This two-part YouTube video shows how to create a jet band. This is a user contributed video, I did not make it, though it is based on code from Scripting Recipes for Second Life. It is very well done and I am sure it enjoy it. It was created by Mike Lively of Northern Kentucky University.

What are particles? They are 2D effects that are used for many purposes. They allow jewelry to sparkle, create explosions, allow smoke from chimneys, and many other effects. However, to create particles you must create a complex list of parameters. Particles can be difficult in Second Life.

Introduction to Neural Networks with Java is now on sale as an Amazon Kindle book. We are very excited to release our first Kindle book. The Kindle is an ebook reader that was recently released by Amazon. You can see the title at the following link. The book is $9.99.

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If you are buying a book for shipping inside of the USA you can now buy directly from Heaton Research at prices cheaper than most online book sellers. Visit the following link for more information:

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Jet Packs can be very useful in Second Life. A jet pack allows you to fly much higher than Second Life normally allows. This video tutorial shows how to create a jet pack that not only allows you to fly higher than the limits imposed by Second Life, but also includes a hover feature that holds your avatar in place when it is high up.

Third S.L. Book Makes Heaton The Leader in Third-party S.L. Books

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- INTRODUCTION TO LINDEN SCRIPTING LANGUAGE FOR SECOND LIFE (ISBN: 1604390042) is now on sale at Amazon.com and other leading online booksellers. The 236-page book can also be purchased at http://www.heatonresearch.com/. MSRP is $24.99 (U.S.).

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- INTRODUCTION TO LINDEN SCRIPTING LANGUAGE FOR SECOND LIFE (ISBN: 1604390042) is now on sale at Amazon.com and other leading online booksellers. The 236-page book can also be purchased at http://www.heatonresearch.com/. MSRP is $24.99 (U.S.).

What is Second Life? This video provides a brief introduction to what Second Life is. This video shows the basic forms of avatars, as well as houses for avatars. Different activities are also covered. Heaton Research carries several books about content creation in the Second Life virtual world.