Index

Acknowledgments		xiii	
Authors' Note		xv	
Introduction		1	
The Death of Urizenus
5	
Inside the Virtual World
19	
Slinging Bolts at the Robot Factory
31	
A Day in the Life of a Techno-Pagan Newsroom
45	
Dollars and Cyberspace
59	
The Case of the Broken Jaw
81	
Crossing the Line: Scamming, Griefing, and Real-World Crime
89	
Down the Rabbit Hole
109	
``Cyber Me, Baby!'': Sex, Love, and Software in the Virtual World
127	
Murdered!
145	
Behind the Pixel Curtain
163	
Taking It to the Virtual Streets
171	
Into the Code: Exploits, Mods, and Hacks
179	
The Resurrection of Urizenus Sklar
191	
The Power of the Virtual Press
215	
Ruling the Metaverse
235	
The Day the Grid Disappeared
247	
The Metaverse Is Born
253	
Appendix A A Declaration of the Rights of Avatars		269	
Appendix B Herald Obituary: In Memory of Candace Bolter, aka Kale		275	
Notes		277