User's Guide

• Resume)Playback.)$When$you're$ready$to$get$back$to$the$class,$either$because$you$asked$your$
teacher$to$Wait$a$Sec$or$becaus e$you$asked$here$"How's$$This$Look?"$
• How's)This)Look?$$We're$not$judging.$PIVOT$Yoga$will$never$offer$feedback$unless$you$ask$for$it.$
But$if$you$don't$ask$for$it,$by$saying$"How's$This$Look",$PIVOT$Yoga$will$take$you$out$of$the$class$and$
into$a$mode$that$directly$compar e s$your$pose$to$the$teacher's.$At$that$point$the$teacher$will$
automagically$suggest$an$alignment$change,$if$needed.$You$can$also$visually$inspect$your$alignment$
by$noting$that$your$pose$is$superimposed$on$the$teacher's.$If$you$can$see$part$of$the$teacher's$body,$
it$likely$means$you're$not$totally$matching$he r $pose.$$(We$normalize$your$avatar$with$hers$so$that$
the$only$difference$is$the$yoga.)$
• Rotate)Camera.$In$pose$comparison$mode,$saying$"Rotate$Came ra"$enables$us$to$show$a$different$
view$of$your$pose$(and$the$teacher's).$$Each$view$is$numbered,$and$the$command$rotates$clockwise,$
one$at$a$time,$among$the$views.$Note$that$when$you$ask$"How's$This$Look",$we$automatically$take$
you$to$the$view$that$is$best$for$seeing$the$alignment$issue$that's$being$discussed.$
• Quality)Check.$If$at$any$point$you$feel$like$your$avatar$is$not$reflecting$your$movement$properly,$
you$can$call$this$command,$and$follow$the$instructions.$We'll$run$a$little$mini-check$that$takes$about$
5$seconds$and$that$is$quite$likely$to$fix$the$problem.$If$it$doesn't,$you$may$have$a$different$issue,$like$
a$poor$calibration,$or$wearing$the$clothes$in$a$way$we$didn't$expect,$or$even$defective$clothes.$
Hope$this$helps.$Oh$and$btw,$if$you're$in$a$class,$you$can$always$just$say$"A)Little)Help!")and$you'll$get$a$
list$of$these$commands$as$well.$
What$is$calibration?$
Behind$the$scenes,$our$clothes$and$app$are$working$together$to$present$a$virtual$avatar$of$you$on$screen$
so$you$can$see$what$your$asanas$look$like.$This$technology$is$often$referred$to$as$motion$capture,$and$
Hollywood$studios$use$it$all$the$time$to$create$special$effects.$You$may$not$have$thought$that$on-screen$
dinosaurs$and$yoga$had$much$in$common,$but$in$a$way$they$do,$now!$$$
Every$motion$capture$system$strives$to$be$accurate,$and$so$must$calibrate$itself,$the$same$as$you$might$
do$with$a$scale$in$your$bathroom,$kitchen,$or$mailroom$at$the$office.$$For$traditional$motion$capture$
systems,$that$process$is$complicated,$painful,$and$usually$requires$a$few$experts$on$hand.$$$PIVOT$Yoga's$
calibration$process,$on$the$other$hand,$just$asks$you$to$do$a$few$yoga-like$poses$and$we$handle$the$rest.$
Many$of$our$early$users$report$that$the$calibration$process,$which$takes$a$minute$or$two,$is$a$helpful,$
relaxing$way$to$transition$from$their$daily$routine$into$their$practice.$$$