Gather.Town Guide DWU 2023

1.) Join using a provided imaginAviation hyperlinks: 

• imaginAviation: https://app.gather.town/app/khLBZ5Ymq6SRPN6G/imaginaviation

• Dream With Us: https://app.gather.town/app/2ol5JBWWcYxsYWBo/imaginaviation-2

• Enter your name to be displayed with your avatar. (we recommend first name and 

affiliation)

• Edit the look and clothing to personalize your avatar. 

• Green for On/Red for Off to enable/disable your microphone and camera.

• Finish editing and click Join.

• NOTE: You can also cross over between imaginAviation and Dream With Us from within 

Gather.Town. You’ll be prompted by an alert that you are “leaving the current space” as 

you go from imaginAviation to the Dream With Us Challenge, and vice versa.

2.) Bottom bar provides different icons to interact within the Gather.town rooms.

 

 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) 

a. Main Menu offers options for settings, quick keys, and other helpful tools.

b. Personal Menu gives the options of changing your avatar look and your personal 

information.

c. Microphone displays green for on and red for off and allows changes to your 

microphone and speaker settings.

d. Camera displays green for on and red for off and allows changes to video effects and 

backgrounds.
e. Emoticon allows users to react with a library of emotions. 

f. Screen share allows a presenter to share their screen with everyone in the room.

g. Self-spotlight allows a presenter to be heard throughout the entire room. 

**If a participant moves to a different room, they will no longer hear/see the presenter 

in the other room(s).**

h. Photo Mode allows a user to take a picture of the room and the participants within that 

room.

 (i) (j)

i. Chat allows participants to “text” with one another in that room. You can also right-click 

on a participant and send them a personal message. 

**The chat thread changes as you switch to different rooms.**

j. Participants is a list of everyone that has signed in.

3.) Move around the Gather.town room as you would in a physical room where you would be 

around other people and objects; you must walk around them.

a. Keyboard: Directional Pad/Arrows easily moves the avatar around the room(s).

b. Mouse: Right-click on a location in the room, a “move here” box pops up, left-click that 

box to move to that location.
**If you ever get stuck, you can press the “g” key for Ghost Mode. This will make your 

avatar semi-transparent and allow you to walk through any people or objects in your 

path. However, you will not be able to interact with others while in Ghost Mode.**

2. Interact with Objects: For objects (signs, chalkboards, books, documents, etc.) that have 

available links, documents, videos, and images, you will see a prompt to “Press X to...”. Press 

the “x” key to view these items.

3. Interacting with Others requires avatars to be near one another. As you get closer, if 

microphones and cameras are on, you’ll be able to see and hear the actual people. The 

further you are from another avatar, the less you are able to hear them. 

**Only “Spotlight” participants can be heard anywhere in the room.**
a. Private Chat areas are available if you wish to hold a conversation with a group without 

others overhearing. These private chat spaces are marked with couches, and the area 

outside of the private chat will darken to indicate you are inside.

4. Exit the entire Gather.Town meeting:

a. Close the entire window by clicking the “X” in the upper right corner of your 

browser.

b. Main Menu has the option to select sign out.

5. Helpful Tips

a. Help Objects: As you explore, if you ever get lost or forget, look for signs that say 

“Map” to help orient you within imaginAviation and “Help!” for a link to a quick 

guide. 

b. Groups can be created by requesting participants to follow you. This will allow you 

to keep groups of students together while moving through Gather.town spaces.

c. Follow another avatar by right-clicking on the avatar you wish to follow. Select 

“follow” to go wherever that avatar moves.

d. For more Gather help: https://support.gather.town/help/gather-basics

6. Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: I’m stuck behind a crowd (or behind some furniture)! How do I get out?

A: Press and hold the “g” key for Ghost Mode. This will allow your avatar to temporarily fade 

out and be able to walk through any people or objects. Please note that in Ghost Mode,

others will not be able to interact with you.

Q: I’ve logged into Gather, but I have no idea where I am. How do I find my group?

A: Click on the participant list to load the list of participate. Once you locate a member of 

your group, you can right-click and select “Follow” to automatically walk over to that 

person.
Q: I’ve been exploring and have lost my way. How do I get to where I started?

A: You can look for the MAP icons to find your room in relation to the other rooms in the 

imaginAviation Gather space.

Or, if you would like to go back to the very beginning, you can go the grape icon, and select 

“Respawn.” This will reload your avatar in the initial room where you signed in.

Q: I’ve been to Gather and have left. When I return, I’m in a completely unfamiliar place. 

How do I get out?

A: When you log into Gather, it will typically have you spawn where you last left the space. 

You can select the grape, and then select “Respawn” to relog into the updated rooms.

Q: What are the keyboard shortcuts?

A: See the list of shortcuts below.

o (g) - Enter ghost mode and walk through other participants.

o (x) - Interact with an object.

o (z) - Make your avatar dance.
o (f) - Shoot confetti in the air. (Note: This mode is in testing and is only available to a 

limited number of users.)

o (Esc) - Close interaction (e.g., close minimap, close object interaction)

o (Ctrl/⌘ + P) - Open Settings.

o (Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + A) - Turn personal mic on/off.

o (Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + V) - Turn personal video on/off.

o (Ctrl/⌘ + U) - Turn on/off quiet mode (events Spaces) or do not disturb 

mode (remote work Spaces).

o (Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + D) - Turn on/off debug mode.

o (Windows key/Control + N) - Turn on network diagnostics.

o Alt/Option + mouse drag - Look around the Space.

o Keys 1-6 - press the keys 1-6 to emote. (You can also customize Emotes 1-5.)

o (1) - Wave

o (2) - Heart

o (3) - Party popper

o (4) - Thumbs up

o (5) - Question mark

o (6) - Raised hand

o (0) - Clear emote

From https://support.gather.town/help/shortcuts