【Operation Guide】
February. 28. 2023
April. 9. 2024 revised■Navigation bar…………………………………… （p.２）■ Basic operations ……………………………………（p.２）■

Talk/chat with a specific person or group……（p.２-３）■

Work in a group ……………………………………（p.３）■

Collect information■

Others …………………………………………………（p.５）………………………………（p.４）

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■ Navigation bar

The following is an explanation of the Navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.

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Modify the display name after entering a room
(Click→Edit→Modify display name→Finish)②Turn on/off the microphone and camera③Screen Share④Chat (message exchange)⑤

List of visitors① ② ③④⑤■ Basic operations•

Move around by the arrow keys (←↑↓→).

•

Video calls will automatically start with people nearby.

•If there is someone you can talk to, the other person's camera image or avatar will be
displayed at the top. The farther apart the avatars are, the softer the sound and the lighter
the image.

•If your computer freezes, try to leave Gather and enter again, or turn off your camera.

■ Talk/chat with a specific person or group＜Range＞

When moving around Online Learning Commons, if the color of the floor appears bright,
conversation is possible only within that range. Conversations are not heard by people
outside the range.
←Only in the area with light green floor (picture inthe left)2

<When want to talk privately>• you will talk the person in private as below.
① Approach the person you want to talk to andclick the avatar② Select "Start bubble"③ A circular highlight appears on the floor (bubble mode
conversation is now possible)④ To end the conversation, click "Leave Bubble"• When you want to find and talk to a specific person, you will talk the person as
below.
① Click participants list at the bottom right of the screen.
② Click a person you want to talk from the participants list.
③ Click “Follow”④ When canceling “Follow”, use the arrow keys to move away from the that person‘savatar.
<Chat>

When you want to chat (communicate by message) , Click "Chat" at the bottom and selecta range from "Room (whole)", "Nearby (people nearby)", and "Inbox (specific people)".

■ Work in a group (share screens / share words and figures by whiteboards)＜Screen Share＞
You can share your screen by “Screen Share” in the control bar. he shared range is therange that your voice can reach (see ■Talk/chat with a specific person or group ).
＜ Use of whiteboards ＞

By approaching a whiteboard and pressing the X key, you can write letters and figures andshare them (exportable).
Letters and figures will not be deleted even if you sign out, so be sure to delete themafter using.

3■Collect information

・This is a list of optional functions (items) placed on Gather.

・ By approaching objects as below and pressing the X key, you can see
information about this object.

Information board＆poster＆ Monitor
Images, web pages, etc. will be displayed.

OPAC
The OPAC web page will be displayed.

White board
You can write letters, lines, figures, etc.
and share them with other participants.
They are exportable as PDF or images.
Cyberpunk display
Webpage will be displayed.

Link（SNS, Support Desk etc.）
Introductions will be displayed.

E-book（ updating irregularly ）A link for this E-book will be displayed.
※THERS account is required for use.
4■ Others

These are keyboard functions other than basic operations.
Let's try to remember, you may have occasion to use it at some point.

キーボード名機能[z]keyDance. The style of dancing depends on the character.
If you keep pressing it, your avatar will continue
dancing.

[e]keyTeleport to nearest empty space when trapped (onlyavailable when trapped).

[g]keyBecome semi-transparent. Use it when you can't passbecause people are in your way.

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