ActiveWorlds Keyboard Shortcuts on DuckDuckGo

Hey all! Just a very brief update... I wanted to share that I created a DuckDuckGo Instant Answer recently for ActiveWorlds keyboard shortcuts. This will appear above search results when you search certain key phrases like:

• ActiveWorlds Cheat Sheet
• ActiveWorlds Help
• Alphaworld Cheat Sheet
• Active Worlds Cheat Sheet
• etc...

You can check it out here!

Anyone can contribute to this sheet of shortcuts.  You can check this cheat sheet out on DuckDuckGo's dev community here.

Reference - ActiveWorlds Keyboard Defaults

The following are the sets of default control schemes available in the AW browser as of build 6.2.0.1432:

Classic controls:

Gaming controls:

Browser controls:

Additional unlisted controls: (Thanks Bach Zhaa!)

Camera:
Camera - Scrollwheel - Camera Zoom in and out
Camera - Alt + Scrollwheel - Camera Power Zoom in and out
 
Object Properties:
Object Properties - Numpad 5 - Reset rotation on current selection
Object Properties - Ctrl + Numpad 0 - Duplicate current selection outward equivalent to objects dimensions
 

Chat:
Chat - Ctrl + Scrollwheel - Enlarge/Reduce text in chat window

Menus:
Tab - Toggle main window focus. Application must be in this focus for menu shortcuts to work. Tab + Tab is required to set this focus if current focus in the 3D window. A single tab is sufficient if focus is currently in the chat window.
Alt T (Teleport)
Alt T then F (Forward)
Alt T then B (Back)
Alt T then T (Teleport to)
Alt T then H (Home)

Alt L (Login)
Alt A (Avatar)
Alt B (Visibility) 
etc... 

MyAW - Summer PTZ Giveaway - Week 7 (Theme: Humor)

Hey, everyone!  We have been partnering with MyAW to host a PTZ Giveaway on MyAW throughout the summer!  MyAW is a new social network that opened earlier this summer, and is exclusively for ActiveWorlds! PTZ are a currency that you can use within MyAW to redeem for prizes or trade with other users.

Every week, we'll ask our readers to share some of their favorite places that match a particular theme.  You'll need to post the following to our MyAW "AWBuilder" group (must be logged in to view):

• Coordinates (i.e. AW 0n 0e. World & position at minimum)
• A screenshot of the build at that location

At the end of the week (due by Fridays at midnight VRT, or in other words 00:00 am), we'll pick one of the screenshots at random to win a voucher for 100 PTZ! We'll share all locations submitted on the next week's blog, along with a public announcement of the winner.

Last Week's Entries: 

Last week we featured Snow.  I'm a big fan of Winter and snowy builds are a refreshing and often seasonal change of pace from the green pastures of the public building worlds.

Syntax’s Morax Summit, AlphaWorld 2168S 3916E 43

AWTeen GZ circa Winter, 2006. AWTeen 831.58N 2142.99E 0.13a 1

And last week's winner (randomly selected from all entries) is... SirGreendown!

This week's theme is: Humor

Happy exploring, and good luck!

MyAW - Summer PTZ Giveaway - Week 6 (Theme: Snow)

Hey, everyone!  We have been partnering with MyAW to host a PTZ Giveaway on MyAW throughout the summer!  MyAW is a new social network that opened earlier this summer, and is exclusively for ActiveWorlds! PTZ are a currency that you can use within MyAW to redeem for prizes or trade with other users.

Every week, we'll ask our readers to share some of their favorite places that match a particular theme.  You'll need to post the following to our MyAW "AWBuilder" group (must be logged in to view):

• Coordinates (i.e. AW 0n 0e. World & position at minimum)
• A screenshot of the build at that location

At the end of the week (due by Fridays at midnight VRT, or in other words 00:00 am), we'll pick one of the screenshots at random to win a voucher for 100 PTZ! We'll share all locations submitted on the next week's blog, along with a public announcement of the winner.

Last Week's Entries: 

Last week we featured Caves.  Cave-themed builds in ActiveWorlds are a lot of fun to build and explore because there are some technical challenges to overcome to make them look believable, and seeing how different builders implement that via lighting, interactivity, and/or detailing is always really interesting and often unique to that builder.

 

AW 1692.940s 3212.472e 3.5a 90

Merlin’s Cave featuring Keshi’s potions! minutia 46.90S 29.46E 0.47a 81

Unknown Location

There 971.63N 475.36W 6.07a 144

Ilexus Caves AW 2015.79S 3863.28E 0.00a 11

Ilexus Caves AW 2015.79S 3863.28E 0.00a 11

Ilexus Caves AW 2015.79S 3863.28E 0.00a 11

Ilexus Caves AW 2015.79S 3863.28E 0.00a 11

And last week's winner (randomly selected from all entries) is... TenYearsGone!

This week's theme is: Snow

Happy exploring, and good luck!