2030 WW: Starting in 3DWW: Simplified screen controls for new people, especially guests.

Simplified 3DWW2020 screen controls 
for new people, especially guests.

Beginner-friendly revisions to 3DWebWorldz are explained.

Beginner buttons for 3DWW

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• Hover the cursor over a button to see what it does.
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• You can enter the three dimensional place 3DWebWorldz as a guest.
• No registration, nothing to install--it runs in your browser.
• Since you don't register, the system won't know you when you come back.
• And you don't want to try everything the place has to offer anyway.
• So the buttons on the starter screen only do what a guest can reasonably do. 
• Even those are more than you will want to do on your first visit.
• So after the break I will tell about the buttons in use clusters.
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Contents

• Move, walk around
• Talk
• Chat (Type)
• Events
• View
• Lighting adjustment
• Fix the wonkies

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Move, walk around 

• No screen buttons for this, but it is the first thing you will want to know.
• In the first orientation yard, there is a sign:

Movement instructions

• Don't bother figuring all that out.
• First click the screen.  
• Second, briefly press the up arrow on your keyboard. 
• If you don"t have an up arrow, press the W instead.  
• Third, briefly press the left arrow key or the A.
• You will notice what your avatar does in response to those actions.
• From that you will figure out how to move your avatar.
• To get your cursor back to normal use, press the escape key.

 Talk

• The microphone button turns on voice.
• Then you can hear what other people are saying and talk to them.
• A laptop may have all you need. For a desktop, you need headphones with a boom mic.
• If you have conversations with others where you are, better turn off your mic.

Chat (Type)

• Easiest: Type in the local chat panel, press send.
• More capability: press the Chat button to get the main chat panel.
• The main chat panel has a worldwide option that sends your message to everyone in 3DWW.
• The region (local) option sends the message to the people where you are.
• Try the pop out button on the main chat panel.
• That puts the panel in another browser window where the chat has more room.
• You can close the chat panel on your 3D screen to see the place better. 

Events

• Musical, literary, funny, informative, theatrical, writing, educational events.
• Conferences, meetings, discussions.  All these are possible.
• Events have a time and place. See those with the future events calendar button.
• The musical note button turns on the audio stream for music.
• The events button opens a panel for you to join a video stream.  (You need a code to join.)
• You may want the dancing figure button for musical events. it lets you animate your avatar.  

Travel

• The figure with the rings around it marks the teleporter button.  
• The rings probably refer to the Stargate rings.
• Click this button to see a directory of available destinations.
• Click the name of the destination to go there.

View

• The camera buttons let you select a view.
• The mirror button shows frontal view of your avatar.
• The 3RD button gives an over-the- shoulder view as by a 3rd person behind you.
• The Free Cam button lets you move the viewpoint away from the avatar.

Lighting adjustment

• Click the lightbulb to adjust the lighting.

Fix the wonkies

• The circling arrows button reloads the 3D web page.
• Use that if the page is not working as you expect.

The top and side buttons 

• When you are ready to level up, check out the top buttons.
• Each will drop down several options for you.
• You are probably ready to level up when the button names make sense to you.
• The side buttons connect with the outside.  
• The text and hover text probably give adequate information. 
• For more information on a side button, click it.

Upper right buttons

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Visit me on the web

• Drop by my web offices Weekdays: 12:-12:30 pm Central time (US)
• I am available for free consulting on any topic in this blog.
• Cybalounge and 3DWebWorldz (Orientation room)
• I will be in both places, so you may need to speak to get my attention.
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• And we can visit the Writer's Workshop on the Web
• Don't register -- enter as guest.  

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