User Guide

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User Guide
• World Name to specify a name for your world as you want it to appear in the title bar of
a Web browser.
• Reference URL to allow all people to access to your world concurrently even if your
world is mirrored on different servers.
Specifying the user count
The user count determines the occupancy limit for a world. When a world reaches the
specified limit, a new instance of the world is created. To determine a reasonable user
count, consider how much space your world encompasses. For example, if you created a
large, expansive world, it’s acceptable to allow 100 users to explore it at one time. However,
if you created a small, intimate world, you probably want to limit the user count to a low
number.
Important: In the Beta version of Atmosphere Builder, User Count is hard-coded to 20 and
cannot be changed.
To specify the occupancy limit for a world:
In the World Settings palette, enter the maximum number of users in the User Count text
box. A setting of 0 indicates no limit on the number of users.
Setting up chatting and community
As a Web site designer, you can use Adobe’s community server to facilitate chatting. The
community server also enables the display of avatars in a world. (See “About avatars” on
page 73.)
To specify the community server for a world:
1 In the World Settings palette, enter the URL of the community server in the Server text
box. The community server URL includes the following elements:
Protocol The protocol for the Adobe community server is YACP. As with the HTTP
protocol, the YACP string is followed by :// (yacp://).
Server address The address for the Adobe community server is
yacp://atmosphere.adobe.com. Use a forward slash (/) to separate the server address and
the channel name.
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