Have you guys heard about Poser? It's supposed to be this ultimate animation and model making tool for Second Life … at least the version 5 is. It was supposed to be a free download, although I can't find that option right now… Does someone know of any good tutorials for Poser 5?
As far as I know, the free download was one of those time-limited promo offer things. If you signed up until, like, November last year, you'd get it for free. Right now, however, it'll cost you close to $80 I think.
And about those tutorials, here's a couple of links:
Avimator: www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/02/avimator_make_your_own_animati.html
How to make animations with Poser:
www.ulrikasheim.org/animation/