LIFE The SL (Second Life) client software is not installed any differently than any other program for you PC or Mac. Download it from the web site, and run the file. It should walk you through the install easily Once you have installed it, just run the program as you would any other program and enter your login information into the bottom of the screen. That should be the first name, last name, and password you choose during registration. The password is case sensitive I must have blacked out, and was looking around for several moments before I figured out I wasn't sitting at my desk anymore. I wasn't even in Dear Lord. I wasn't in MY BODY anymore I didn,'t know whose body I had gotten, but it was wired weird compar to mine. My hands weren't mine anymore, and my body felt funny in didn't take much effort, I couldnt figure out how to sit down aa ways I could not even begin to describe. Even stranger, while standi Considering the shock, I did what any person would do under the nicked You don't have to Panic. Nothing in SL can do you personal harm! Also, you have as much time as you need to adjust. 日转载:百杂30虚拟平台论坛http://ww.slbazar.Com
6 The SL (Second Life) client software is not installed any differently than any other program for you PC or Mac. Download it from the web site, and run the file. It should walk you through the install easily. Once you have installed it, just run the program as you would any other program and enter your login information into the bottom of the screen. That should be the first name, last name, and password you choose during registration. The password is case sensitive. I must have blacked out, and was looking around for several moments before I figured out I wasn't sitting at my desk anymore. I wasn't even in my house anymore... Dear Lord... I wasn't in MY BODY anymore... I didn't know whose body I had gotten, but it was wired weird compared to mine. My hands weren't mine anymore, and my body felt funny in ways I could not even begin to describe. Even stranger, while standing didn't take much effort, I couldn't figure out how to sit down. Considering the shock, I did what any person would do under the circumstances. I panicked. You don’t have to Panic. Nothing in SL can do you personal harm! Also, you have as much time as you need to adjust
LIFE Well. That lasted me a few minutes, and allowed my brain just enoug time to realize that it wasnt working before forcing me to switch tracks Ok. I was not in my body, I was in a strange place, and Hello? Where was I? As I looked around for the first time, I mean actually LOOKED, I realized I was near a shoreline. Water seemed to disappear into the distance, and the horizon looked a bit strange. I was standing on a circular platform, and it was surrounded by a rope rail with a path leading off from it This is also where you will appear when you first login. Unlike he avatar of the story, you may see other new avatars appear while you are wandering about. Don't worry about it, and feel free to even say "hi!"to them! Be patient, though: They may not know how to chat in SL yet. Manufactured goods civilization. Check. I'm not totally alone then Let' s get down to if that's good or bad later I poked it. Then I panicked agai Really, you can' t blame me. The previous few minutes HAD been pretty stressful. Combine that with the sudden surprise of having a piece of paper smack you across the face, momentarily blinding you, and anyone would have freaked The Avatar just Pulling it back from received his first my face, I was able to Notecard. They are make out the title displayed in a Welcome to your window across vour Second life world view when shown Ho,boy… 转载:百杂3D虚拟平台论坛htp/ WW. SLBAZAR COM 7
7 Well. That lasted me a few minutes, and allowed my brain just enough time to realize that it wasn't working before forcing me to switch tracks to curiosity. Ok. I was not in my body, I was in a strange place, and... Hello? Where was I? As I looked around for the first time, I mean actually LOOKED, I realized I was near a shoreline. Water seemed to disappear into the distance, and the horizon looked a bit strange... I was standing on a circular platform, and it was surrounded by a rope rail with a path leading off from it. Manufactured goods = civilization. Check. I'm not totally alone then. Let's get down to if that's good or bad later. Near me was a pedestal with a glowing logo of a hand that was spinning quietly atop it. The hand seemed to be solid, but nothing was holding it up. I did what any curious stranger would do. I poked it. Then I panicked again. Really, you can't blame me. The previous few minutes HAD been pretty stressful. Combine that with the sudden surprise of having a piece of paper smack you across the face, momentarily blinding you, and anyone would have freaked out... Pulling it back from my face, I was able to make out the title. "Welcome to your Second Life". Ho, boy... This is also where you will appear when you first login. Unlike the avatar of the story, you may see other new avatars appear while you are wandering about. Don’t worry about it, and feel free to even say “hi!” to them! Be patient, though: They may not know how to chat in SL yet. The Avatar just received his first Notecard. They are displayed in a window across your world view when shown
LIFE Now that you're logged into SL, let,'s look over the screen and see what the interface looks like Interface On the menu above, you will notice a series of buttons across the bottom of the screen. A menu bar also is in place near the top of the screen as well, and a large amount of info is also available on the screen. Feel free to pause a moment and take it all in. We will discuss sections of it as this guide moves forward Let's look at a few basics: Clicking on objects, The pie menu, Chat, and choosing menu items SL'S interface was designed with a two button wheel mouse in mind. While this tutorial is fully usable by Mac systems, it is based on a three button mouse The diffe erence tween two systems is minimal, but you will need to keep them in mind 日转载:百杂30虚拟平台论坛nttp//www.slbazar.com
8 Now that you're logged into SL, let's look over the screen and see what the interface looks like. On the menu above, you will notice a series of buttons across the bottom of the screen. A menu bar also is in place near the top of the screen as well, and a large amount of info is also available on the screen. Feel free to pause a moment and take it all in. We will discuss sections of it as this guide moves forward. Let's look at a few basics: Clicking on objects, The pie menu, Chat, and choosing menu items. SL's interface was designed with a two button wheel mouse in mind. While this tutorial is fully usable by Mac systems, it is based on a three button mouse. The difference between these two systems is minimal, but you will need to keep them in mind. Interface
LIFE Left Clicking in SL has the same effect in SL you are used to in other programs. It activates SItHE atA buttons, objects, and menu items Right clicking in the 3D screen will normally ait y bring up the pie menu,. This circular menu gives a series of options based on what the SL object has been designed to do Movement Movement in Sl is as easy as it can get Use the arrow keys to turn left and right and walk backwards and forwards By left-clicking and holding on your avatar (your character in-world)in he middle of the screen, you can use the mouse to rotate and move about. Try it and see what I'm talking about, it's fairly easy! By tapping the Page-up key once, your character can jump. This can be useful when trying to get to a nearby higher platform or over an obstacle. The Page-down key allows your character to crouch. While crouching looks interesting, it does not serve much function in SI norm If you hold Pa will quickly start to fly. When in flight, you will notice that your peed increases. When in flight, your arrow keys orally, but page up and down now allow you to fly up and down as well. When you want to land, you can just hold page down until you hit the ground. Your avatar will exit flight mode and begin walking again. We will deal with advanced flight a bit later, but feel free to experiment. 转载:百杂3D虚拟平台论坛htp/ WW. SLBAZAR COM
9 Left Clicking in SL has the same effect in SL as you are used to in other programs. It activates buttons, objects, and menu items. Right clicking in the 3D screen will normally bring up the ‘pie menu’. This circular menu gives a series of options based on what the SL object has been designed to do. Movement in SL is as easy as it can get: Use the arrow keys to turn left and right and walk backwards and forwards. By left-clicking and holding on your avatar (your character in-world) in the middle of the screen, you can use the mouse to rotate and move about. Try it and see what I'm talking about, it's fairly easy! By tapping the Page-up key once, your character can jump. This can be useful when trying to get to a nearby higher platform or over an obstacle. The Page-down key allows your character to crouch. While crouching looks interesting, it does not serve much function in SL normally. If you hold Page-up, you will quickly start to fly. When in flight, you will notice that your speed increases. When in flight, your arrow keys work normally, but page up and down now allow you to fly up and down as well. When you want to land, you can just hold page down until you hit the ground. Your avatar will exit flight mode and begin walking again. We will deal with advanced flight a bit later, but feel free to experiment. Movement
LIFE Chat Chatting is something you will do a lot of in SL. By either clicking on the chat button at the bottom of the screen or hitting enter, you can activate the chatbar. The chatbar, when visible, sits directly above the buttons across the bottom of your screen. By clicking in there with your mouse, you can type what you want to say and hit enter. Your avatar will then say the chat to everyone within 20 meters of you. normally, your chatbar stays open while you chat, allowing you to just type what you want to say, hit enter, and type some more You have three ways to display chat conversations. The default way is for chat to overlay your world display with the partially transparent chat text scrolling up the left side chatbar an b to display chat is to click the history button next to the Another wa have the chat text displayed in it's own window window makes looking back through your chat history easier. Just use the scrollbar on the right side of the window to find the text you want to look at. Also, you can copy text out of that window just like it was The third way is to use chat bubbles. While some find this an easier way to figure out who said what, it can easily clutter up your 3D window with a lot of people's conversation. This is turned on in the Preferences Menu. You can get to the Chat Bubble option by choosing Edit-> Preferences, and then going to the Chat tab in the window that pops up. We will talk more about the Preferences Menu later You: This is the Chat window. Here it not only lists who is online and when they le but also all of the conversations in SL you were a part of during the time you were logged 1日转载:百杂30虚拟平台论坛p/ Ww. SLBAZAR COM
10 Chatting is something you will do a lot of in SL. By either clicking on the chat button at the bottom of the screen or hitting enter, you can activate the chatbar. The chatbar, when visible, sits directly above the buttons across the bottom of your screen. By clicking in there with your mouse, you can type what you want to say and hit enter. Your avatar will then say the chat to everyone within 20 meters of you. Normally, your chatbar stays open while you chat, allowing you to just type what you want to say, hit enter, and type some more. You have three ways to display chat conversations. The default way is for chat to overlay your world display with the partially transparent chat text scrolling up the left side. Another way to display chat is to click the history button next to the chatbar and have the chat text displayed in it's own window. This window makes looking back through your chat history easier. Just use the scrollbar on the right side of the window to find the text you want to look at. Also, you can copy text out of that window just like it was a text editor. The third way is to use chat bubbles. While some find this an easier way to figure out who said what, it can easily clutter up your 3D window with a lot of people’s conversation. This is turned on in the Preferences Menu. You can get to the Chat Bubble option by choosing Edit -> Preferences, and then going to the Chat tab in the window that pops up. We will talk more about the Preferences Menu later. Chat