Getting around

There are a couple of ways to move about the world.

1. Walking  – This is the most basic way to get around.  Use the arrow keys on your computer to move.  Your direction will show up in the little box with the blue arrows. The up and down arrows make you walk, while the left and right arrows turn your body. You will always see the point of view of your avatar, as though you were looking over his/her shoulder.

2. Flying – Yes, you can fly here!  The tool bar at the bottom of your screen has a button that says “Fly.”  Press it and you will levitate.  Once in the air, movement is still with the arrow keys.  Pressing “esc+E” will make you go higher. Press the “Stop Flying” button to descend.

3. Teleporting – Second Life is a big world, and teleporting is the fastest way to get around.  There are a number of ways to do this.  You can click on a landmark, someone can offer to teleport you, or you can use the world map.

To use the world map, press “map” in your bottom toolbar.  You can type in the coordinates of a location, and press “search.”  When it finds your destination, click “teleport.”  The Ed Media Center is located at Emerald Caye, and the coordinates are 205,87,21.

Landmarks are automatic teleporters. They appear in your inventory under Landmarks, and look like pink pushpins. To use them just double click on one, and press “teleport” in the dialogue box.  (You can call up your inventory by using the “inventory” button in the bottom tool bar.)

Each location has a set of coordinates that are represented by three numbers.  This is called a SLurl (Second Life url).  You can even be directed to a SLurl from a web page, and if you have your Second Life window open, when you click on the SLurl, it will offer you a teleport to that destination in the world.

Here is the SLurl for the Ed Media center on SL. When you’re done with orientation, click on any of the signs that lead to destinations.  You will find yourself teleported to some other locale.  Once there, you can use SLurls. (On Orientation Island, you can’t, for some reason.)

With Second Life open, click this link –

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Emerald Caye/205/98/21/

You’ll get a window with an orange box that says teleport now.  A dialogue box will appear in your Second Life window, offering you the option to teleport.

Click “Teleport”, and you’ll be teleported to the front door of our building.

When you arrive, go to the top of your screen.  Click World – Create Landmark Here.  You will have a handy landmark in your inventory so you can always come back.