Zora Program Users Manual
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1. Make Villain button You can also reverse your designation by clicking on the Yes button when it asks whether you want to reassign the properties Profile You have already judged this object to be one of your heros Would you like to reassign it as one of your villains instead Yes Figure 13 Changing an object from a Hero to a Villain in Lora Zora User Manual 20 You can also assign values to your objects by clicking on the Assign values button This will bring you to a page where it will remind you whether a value has been assigned to the object yet and at this point you have the option of assigning a value from an existing list from a pull down menu or to create a completely new value Assigned Values No values have been assigned to this object yet Use the controls below to assign or create a value Assign or Create Value Select value from list to view value definitions If you d like to assign the value to your object then click on the Assign button If you d like to create a whole new value then click on the New Value button Create New Value Figure 14 Assigning Values for an object in Lora o remove an assigned value from an object clic e remove value utton next to e value T oned value f bject click the lue butt t to the val Assigned Values Light remove value Figure 15 Removing an assigned Value from an object in Zora Zora User Manual 21 Teleport To2. Q When I start Zora it says Unable to initialize Internet functions reason 12167 What is causing this Zora User Manual 26 A This error is coming from an Internet Explorer configuration problem Usually a bad URL has been specified in the VIEW OPTIONS ADVANCED AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION window Locate the Automatic Configuration settings in your installation of Internet Explorer and delete any URLs that are specified there Video Problems If you are having video related problems the Zora 3D platform developer provides some resources to help you troubleshoot Q Why am I having trouble with video A While 3D hardware acceleration often brings greatly enhanced levels of performance to Zora it may also bring some annoying complications due to the enormous number of different 3D video cards out there Some video cards might have bugs which adversely affect performance cause bizarre rendering errors or in extreme cases cause Zora to crash ot even the entire PC to lock up requiring a reboot Each video card also has many different possible software driver versions that may be installed on a particular PC and some drivers may work better than others The latest driver available for your 3D video card has the best chance of working well with Zora or for that matter with any software on your computer in Direct3D and or OpenGL modes Zora User Manual 27 Firewalls and Proxy Servers If you are having firewall related
3. Zora Program Users Manual a A echnologie Sponsored by August 2006 Rev 1 pevelopmental Technologie taa DEVTECH E24 Property of Developmental Technologies Research Group at Tufts University Copyright 2006 May not reproduce without permission Written by Keiko Satoh 2006 Principle Investigator Marina Bers PhD Eliot Pearson Department of Child Development Tufts University Medford MA Online version available at http ase tufts edu devtech velc CH_Zora_Manual html Zora User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to Loa adios ii 4 ADO ON irlanda cad 4 COE OF Condi seine E sica 6 Recommended ore ee ad 7 Cetine Started ia ai 9 Es teste aeteneanaate cnussmncabagese SEn 9 oye 25 at AAA Re Te A A o q cA crn ee eee 9 A A Ss a ee 9 Layout TOOMDATS se DUO adel ita Mesceaa AET 10 Ss nr ee ee pT OT EE TT EE ee SO E NE RT Te OE eo E ee 14 Avatar Eros ste saree ancien cikad con e ta tah a a a leanne 14 PAN ANAT SETUP A a 15 Welcome Cree id ns 16 Add TOE tios 17 AO A A oe 18 H roes Vilas and Y a a tae ee ee 20 A cla mace ieie 22 A A 23 Values DICO A id 24 1 en erin re ae a er eR ee ee ee ee en nT 25 Technical sue FAO nenna a ida 26 lo A E A O EE 21 Firewalsand Proxy Servers diia 28 Contac CSOULCES eris En di a ae 29 Zora User Manual 3 WELCOME TO ZORA About Zora Designed by Professor Marina Bers Zora is a multi user graphical environment specifically developed to help users design and inhabit a
4. The Values Dictionary is a collaborative dictionary that represents all values and their multiple definitions held by the Zora community Initially the dictionary is empty but it will grow as users start to populate the virtual city with objects and characters and define the values and definitions associated with them Clicking on will take you to the main page of the Values Dictionary where you can view all existing values created by the community The table will also have information about who created each value and when each value was created as well as the number of definitions attached to each value By clicking on the values themselves in yellow it will open a page that lists all the definitions users have written for that value i i Zora Values Dictionary Click on value to cee definitionz add anew value ht Keiko on 08 16 06 at 2 18 pm mber of when the value available was created definitions Click un the Braa E Nu value to see add its definitions Figure 19 Page of Zora Values Dictionary Zora User Manual 24 Chat Talking to other users or chatting in Zora is similar to chatting in any other Internet chat environment Simply type whatever it is you would like to say and hit the ENTER key Your words will be sent to everyone else nearby Similarly whatever words other people type will be sent to you and will appear on your screen al Welcome to Zora Wises aT Troi
5. explore issues of civic engagement and campus involvement For more information about projects involving Zora please visit http ase tufts edu devtech vclc CHhome html Zora User Manual 5 Code of Conduct 1 Users will not use identify or indicate personal information including last names phone numbers or street address to ensure user privacy and security 2 Users will behave responsibly and appropriately Users will not use inappropriate words in any part of the Zora application including but not limited to 1 chat 11 telegram 111 personal and object profiles 1v values and definitions v stories v1 other written or electronic exchanges in Zora 3 Users will ask questions of researchers and coordinators before proceeding with any activities that are not completely clear or understood 4 Users will report bugs and technical problems to researchers coordinators when encountered Zora User Manual RECOMMENDED SETUP Minimum System Requirements 1 Penttum CPU 300Mhz or equivalent 2 64MB Memory 3 Microsoft Windows 98 Me NT4 2000 or XP 4 DirectX 7 or later 5 Windows Media Player 6 4 or later 6 Direct3D video card with at least 8MB and the latest drivers Recommend System Requirements for the best possible experience 1 Pentium III CPU 750Mhz or better 2 128MB Memory 256MB Memory 3 XP Microsoft Windows 98 Me 2000 or XP 4 500MB free disk
6. space 5 DirectX 8 1 or later 6 Windows Media Player 9 or later Zora User Manual 7 3D accelerated video card with at least 16MB and the latest drivers Software Requirements In order to run in Direct3D accelerated mode Zora requires at least DirectX 7 0 or later If you do not have at least DirectX 7 0 on your computer and want to run in Direct3D mode you should download and install the latest DirectX from Microsoft http www microsoft com windows ditrectx OpenGL and software modes do not require DirectX Good performance in Direct3D and OpenGL modes also requires that you have the latest drivers installed for your 3D video card See our Video troubleshooting page Page 28 for help with video drivers Internet Connection You must have an active connection to the Internet in order to access Zora In addition if you are running behind a firewall Zora must be properly configured properly Page 29 Hard Disk Space The initial install of Zora will take less than 5MB of space on your hard disk However as you travel in Zora the objects you encounter are cached to disk for faster loading on your next visit This can require a substantial amount of additional disk space We recommend that you have at least 300MB free on your hard disk at all times for best performance Zora User Manual 8 GETTING STARTED Installation Because the installation process might be different for each user please refer to the
7. teleport to a house in Zora click on a in the toolbar This will bring up the teleport page in the web browser The teleport page lists all the houses created in the world E Zora Houses Name Click on a room name to teleport to that house Clement s House create This ls my dream ho Who Kelko s Lab created by made the house Helko s Thursday room created Dy TUE ki Peel AUE Description Vacation Home created Dy Turtsou the house MISCO ARE Figure 16 Teleport page in Zora showing all the houses created in the world By clicking on the name of the house the yellow link you will see this message and you will be teleported to the house Testing Figure 17 Teleportation notice Zora User Manual 22 Citizens gt A By clicking on this button on the menu you are taken to a page that lists all the citizens in Zora and you can tell who is online You can update your own profile by clicking the green Update my profile button above the list This green button which will take you to a page where you can update your information Zora User Manual 22 Zora Citizens Here ls a list of all the Tufts World Citizens Click on a citizen name to view their profile information lam a graduate student who loves playing with games lam the systems administrator for AT List of citizens in Zora Profile Figure 18 Page showing the citizens of Lora Zz Values Dictionary
8. virtual city Several users can interact and communicate with each other in real time through a chat system Users can populate the virtual city with their own interactive creations They can design objects characters personal spaces and a virtual community Users can make avatars to represent themselves and develop their corresponding profiles that specify personal heroes and villains cherished values and biographies Zora is a web based environment explicitly designed to help young people explore issues of identity and to promote positive development through the use of technology The first version of Zora was developed while Prof Bers was conducting her doctoral work at the MIT Media Lab using the Micorsoft Virtual Worlds development platform The current version of Zora is being developed at Tufts University by Prof Bers her team of students in the DevTech Research Group and the Academic Technologies department using the Active World Platform In previous research Zora has been used by 1 A multicultural group of teenagers in a summer workshop to express their sense of self and to explore the relationship between identity and moral value Zora User Manual 4 2 Young patients in the Dialysis Unit at Children s Hospital Boston to create a social network to facilitate mutual support among patients and to foster new kinds of interactions with hospital staff 3 Undergraduate students at Tufts University to
9. b browser area Toolbar aries tarda Td A 8 6f E Welcomae lo Foral ee os T pee OR LIL PAE Dio it UFa mrmr is El Lol ole A A E cima byi A a 5 Gorse a ia a Al aa Dr eis oe Chat area Text Jal area tp Tabs for Joe between Chat 4 Object properties Figure 2 Optimal layout for using Zora Zora User Manual 10 However when you start Zora for the first time you might find that the web browser only expands when you click on buttons or objects If you want the browser to remain expanded you can click on the Tack symbol on the top right hand corner next to the cross Figure 2 If you accidentally close the browser you can get it back by right clicking on an object or by clicking on a button Clicking on the Tack will keep the browser expa Nea Figure 3 Tack button to keep the browser expanded You can also dock any of the properties or chat windows by dragging it over one of the blue positioning anchors as shown in Figure 3 poya tee Wek Tate of rd re face A b gt E y ri BENi E i Sa Dis gtr par ypa 1 e pa Hoia Profile CEruabia by yri T it tee Pets aches oe LA Dota J13 irera ja E t ii e me ra tome j id ds ad _ Q_z_ C _ ee A es E ASS TS aaa Figure 4 Re docking windows Zora User Manual 11 II Zora Toolbar File Teleport View Options Show Login Avatar Visibility Web Help Figure 5 The Z
10. lease see Using Zora Teleport Page 20 gt G Citizens Please see Using Zora Citizens Page 23 Values Dictionary Please see Using Zora Values Dictionary Page 24 Zora User Manual 13 USING ZORA Avatar Profile When you login to Zora for the first time you will see the following information in the browser prompting you to enter your name and some biographical page to set up your profile Sm i i 7 Zora Citizen Profile My Profile Click on the links below to find out more about this citizen Use the form below to update your name and bio information and then press the Save button Figure 6 Zora Initial Profile Screen Zora User Manual 14 Avatar Setup Initially everyone in Zora is assigned the default tourist avatar You can change your avator image by selecting a different one from the Avatar Toolbar Zora User Manual wo Login Visibility We My Avatar Mir Tourist Mis Tourist CY Lori James butch Virgil Rick Harold helmut hotep Aaron ken Jenna shanubia shred Tanya Cedric Gray Wanessa birde Sarah Rachel Shredd y willy Alicia l E Becca r Figure 7 Lora Initial Profile Screen 15 Welcome Screen After initial personal profile setup the Welcome Screen is the first screen you will see when you login to Zora and you can return to it at any time by clicking on on the menu bar It gives yo
11. ora toolbar e File Allows you to close the program by clicking Exit e Teleport Allows you to move between worlds when multiple worlds are in use e View Controls how you see the world o Look up look down look level changes the direction of your gaze o First person normal view o Third person Birds eye view of the world e Options Advanced controls are available here e Show Clicking on different items from this list will control what additional tool bars you see or hide on screen e Login Allows you to log into the system e Avatar Allows you to change your avatar by choosing a character from the list The menu contains a list of all the avatars available to your world see Page 12 e Visibility Allows you to quickly and easily change the distance you can see e Web Controls the browser area of the program e Help o User Guide opens the integrated help Wizard about the Zora program o Choosing About opens a box containing copyright notices version information and your citizen number III Zora Menu Buttons Add Add a rs C A So W Po Zora menu buttons allow you to access various Zora functions such as creation of new object Volues Dichorary and citizen profiles Zora User Manual 12 Welcome page Please see Using Zora Welcome Screen Page 16 A Add House page Please see Using Zora Add house Page 17 s e Add Object page Please see Using Zora Add Object Page 18 o Teleport P
12. problems the Zora 3D platform developer provides some resources to help you troubleshoot Q Why can t I connect when my Internet is working A Firewalls are either computer programs or hardware that restrict access in to and out of a network Most corporate networks have firewalls installed for added security Many home users are Now installing firewalls on their home networks as well Since firewalls block the vast majority of Internet traffic in the past they have often prevented the Zora browser from being able to contact the Zora server and thus prevented users who are on firewall networks from accessing Zora at all This has been a particularly common problem in corporate environments For step by step instructions to troubleshoot your video problems please click on your firewall program below Norton Internet Security http www activeworlds com help firewall_norton html Windows Firewall Windows 200 XP http www activeworlds com help fitewall_docs html ZoneAlarm http www activeworlds com help zonealarm html Zora User Manual 28 CONTACT amp RESOURCES e For general questions about what we do Professor Marina Bers at marina bers tufts edu e For general assistance about the research project Laura Beals at laura beals tufts edu e For technological assistance Keiko Satoh at keiko satoh tufts edu Zora User Manual 29
13. r GIF format The program will not accept Bitmap images Also the image title must not be more than one word e g myCat gif and not my cat gif Once the object is created and appears in Zora right clicking on it will bring up its profile page in the browser side as shown in Figure 11 Zora User Manual 18 E Object Profile Created by you Figure 11 Viewing an object s profile in Zora Profile This is where you can edit the objects name and its description see Page 14 for more information Make Hero This allows you to designate this object as a hero object see Page 20 for more information Make Villain This allows you to designate this object as a villain object see Page 20 for more information Assign values This allows you to assign a specific value to this object see Page 21 for more information Stories This allows you to add a story about this object Zora User Manual 19 Heroes Villains and Values After you create an object you can assign properties to the object in the Object Profile by right clicking on the object For example you can designate your object to be a Hero by clicking on the Make Hero button E Object Profile Created by you Profile Villain Would you like to make this object one of your heros Yes Figure 12 Designating an object as a Hero in Zora You can designate your object as a Villain in the same way by clicking on the
14. s is yor Tora ri page Toolbar bes wnat oe rer Leo on Lee Leeder do Chat r a Hewend latest ober bo teleport bg cam if lec three el j 3 i Te area Grae Sol ichi tara fii rom Li let i pt comica Chat A x aducts download asp to get world server build 81 See what s happening x Enter text tuftet0r Hello there here Hello Figure 20 Chatting in Lora Zora User Manual 25 Technical Issue FAQ Q Why can t I see new pictures that I uploaded into Zora or new objects that were made available recently A Your cache might not have refreshed properly since you restarted Zora Exit zora and go to C gt Program Files gt Zora and delete the whole Cache folder by selecting and dragging the folder into the trash can Restart Zora and all images will be refreshed Q When I run the installer I get a Corrupt Install Detected error What is the problem A The most common cause for this error is an incomplete download of the installer Try downloading the installer again from http ase tufts edu devtech velc CH_Zora html If you continue to experience this problem please contact the Zora administrator Contact information is available on Page 31 Q When I start Zora it never connects I am behind a firewall A If you are behind a firewall you will need to configure your firewall to allow Zora to run See Technical Issue Firewalls and Proxy Servers Page 29
15. separate Installation Guide distributed to you along with this manual Logging in To log into the World please double click on the icon on your desk top or in the c Zora Upgrades Occasionally you will start up Zora and see the following Figure 5 New Yersion Available There iz a newer version of Active Worlds available four version will work Gut may not have all the latest features Press OK to automatically upgrade or Skip to continue uzing pour current version Cancel Figure 1 Zora update screen You may also receive this message when you ate already in Zora If you click the OK button the Zora Browser will automatically download the new version and install it Once the upgrade is complete Zora will automatically restart Zora User Manual 9 Sometimes the skip button will not be available This is known as a forced upgrade Periodically changes are made to the Zora architecture that make older browsers incompatible and therefore unusable In this case your only option will be to press OK to accept the new version If you ever have difficulty recerving the automatic upgrade 1t may be easier to simply return to the Zora Download Page and download the latest browser as a complete install Layout Toolbars amp Buttons I Zora Layout Figure 1 shows the optimal layout for using Zora Tab Menus 3D environment for building Buttons We
16. u a brief description of the other pages you can access Welcome to Zoral y Wel ome T Tufts 021 This ts yc you iF Torn start rt pag i T kr r hare gi wit LH A yan rf fal 1 ys tits P TI fe Y gt E 1 O ol ibar daz la ai i pt EA AA i AT Lada port to f TTE am the ad Mpi m lis FL Cal Selecta giti Zi in fo IT rm the gt drop l peg or creer l iat bo vie na thi ir profile Tenrispag r E vipi Hal Figure 8 Lora Welcome Screen Zora User Manual 16 Add House A Use this button to add your own house in Zora it will take you to a page where you can choose the type of house you would like You can name and add a description to this house by typing information into the appropriate text boxes and click Build House Add a New House Fill out the form below and press the Add House button to make your house Personal House wo Personal House wo Pp Figure 9 Page for adding a house in Zora Zora User Manual 17 Add Object e By clicking on this button in the menu you will be taken to a page where you can choose object category and type from a pull down menu ae Add a New Object Fill out the form below and press the Create Object button Object Category E Figure 10 Page for adding a new object in Lora You can also add pictures and photographs by uploading an image to a Picture Frame and artifacts To do this the image must be saved in JPEG PNG o
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