Basic Controls
Basic Controls
Movement
・Use the arrow keys
You can move forward or backward with ↑ or ↓
To turn to the right or left press the → or ←
・Use the WASD keys
You can move forward or backward with W or S
To turn to the left or right press the A or D
・Use the Mouse
You will also notice that when your cursor hovers over a point on the ground, you will see a person icon. Click on it to automatically walk to the point where the icon is located.
Teleporting
To automatically teleport to another campus location, select “GO TO” in the blue menu on the left side of your screen to see a list of location options. Simply click the location, and you will appear in that location automatically.
Looking around the room
To look around the room, press the spacebar to unlock your camera and look around the room using your cursor. Press the spacebar again to lock your view again.
Microphone
To enable your microphone, click on the microphone icon. The microphone icon will turn green and read Mic is On. This will give you the ability to speak with other users in Virbela. A secondary option for using the microphone is the ‘push-to-talk’ function by holding down the“1” key on your keyboard. This option allows you to use the microphone like a walkie talkie –press and hold down the number “1” key to enable and release to disable.
Textbox
Directly to the right of the microphone is the text box. Once the field is selected, you can begin typing your message.
To the right of the text box is a smiley face emoji. Clicking the smiley face gives you the option to include emojis in your text message. To the right of the smiley face emoji is an upload option. Clicking on this function allows you to upload a file from your computer to share.