User Guide

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Holding down the Ctrl key while dragging the mouse forward will tilt the view perspective up towards the ceiling or
sky, while dragging backwards will tilt down.
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Using the Ctrl key to tilt the view will not change your horizontal or vertical movements. For example, if you fi rst
hold down Ctrl and drag the mouse backwards so that you are looking at the ground and then, releasing the Ctrl key,
drag the mouse forward, you will still move in a forward direction even though you’re looking at the ground. You will
not move closer to the ground.
There is one other movement associated with the Shift key. Holding down the Shift key and moving the mouse to the
side will shuffl e your view horizontally. This movement is called a strafe and it allows you to move linearly to either
side.
The strafe movements is very useful if you want to look at pictures, like those in a gallery, that are lined up on a wall
side by side.
These are all the movements possible within the Player. With a little practice, you will fi nd that you can combine
movements to navigate wherever you wish to go within an environment.
Using the Keyboard
If you prefer, you can use the keyboard to navigate instead of the mouse, the arrow keys work just like mouse
dragging. The up arrow will move you forward in the environment and the back arrow will move you backwards.
The side arrows will rotate the view to the side and the Shift and Ctrl keys along with the arrows allow you to move
upwards, strafe to the side and tilt your view.
Atmosphere Player Navigation
Movement Mouse motion Keyboard
Move forward Drag mouse forward Up arrow
Move backwards Drag mouse backwards Down arrow
Turn to left Drag mouse to left Left arrow
Turn to right Drag mouse to right Right arrow
Ascend upward Shift+drag mouse upward Shift+up arrow
Descend downward Shift+drag mouse downward Shift+down arrow
Tilt view up Ctrl+drag mouse upward Ctrl+up arrow
Tilt view down Ctrl+drag mouse downward Ctrl+down arrow
Strafe left Shift+Drag mouse to left Shift+Left arrow
Strafe right Shift+Drag mouse to right Shift+Right arrow
Tutorial: Practicing Navigation
The best way to learn how to navigate Atmosphere environments is to practice.