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* '''[http://youtube.com/watch?v=_r_nGanvNaY tFinder quickstart]''' - By Cid Vilas. Learn how to use [http://www.slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=206261 tFinder], the texture search engine.
* '''[http://youtube.com/watch?v=_r_nGanvNaY tFinder quickstart]''' - By Cid Vilas. Learn how to use [http://www.slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=206261 tFinder], the texture search engine.


==== Sculpted Prims ====
==== Sculpted prims ====
There are several good video tutorials for making sculpted prims. Try Googling and search YouTube.  Here are some for [[Wings 3D#Tutorials|Wings 3D]] (an external 3D modeler good for sculpties in Second Life).
There are several good video tutorials for making sculpted prims, such as [[Wings 3D#Tutorials|some for Wings 3D]], an external 3D modeler good for exporting sculpties to Second Life.


=== [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machinima Machinima] ===
=== [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machinima Machinima] ===

Revision as of 11:02, 11 December 2007

The following's a list of Second Life video tutorials. This isn't meant to be a complete compilation, but if it is here, you at least know that somebody found it useful. Torley Linden started this page with the intention of providing an easy-access resource for SL vidtuts.

Please add what you've found useful —

"May we watch over the shoulders of our enlightened educators with smiles as plentiful as water!"

Linden-created Video Tutorials

You can also see these in the Knowledge Base and Torley's YouTube page, including:

Second Life Tip of the Week

Second Life Tip of the Week.jpg

An ongoing series which aims to communicate useful, fun info quickly & memorably!

  1. How to turn off the typing animation and sound
  2. How to move your camera further and better
  3. A yummy mix of user interface tricks
  4. How to use beacons and highlights
  5. 3 useful "Show" options in the Tools menu
  6. More inventory management tips
  7. A deeper taste of the pie menu
  8. How to deal with some common annoyances
  9. How to create and join a group
  10. How to use the new Search
  11. Welcome to WindLight!
  12. How to easily boost viewer performance
  13. How to show your stuff in our new Search
  14. How to set multiple permissions easier

Learn more about SLTotW on the Official Linden Blog.

More!

You can also download most of these vidtuts (feel free to link to those URLs to stream them inworld)!

Resident-created Video Tutorials

Assorted topics

^ These vidtuts are in French and made by Teruki Shan.

Content creation

  • n00b Be Gone series - By Natural Selection Studios.
    • Camera Tutorial - "how to interact with objects, different forms of camera controls, and a few ‘unknown’ tricks"
    • Building Tutorial - "basic building inside Second Life - as well as continuing camera controls learned in the first episode"
  • Assorted resources and links - Includes guides to filming machinima and telling a story, some video tutorials, and movies of inworld adventures. By Thinkerer Melville.

Sculpted prims

There are several good video tutorials for making sculpted prims, such as some for Wings 3D, an external 3D modeler good for exporting sculpties to Second Life.

Machinima

Introductory guides

Feature demos

These aren't intentionally educational, but highlight specific aspects of Second Life.

Related resources