How to Navigate Through a Virtual World
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows 95
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Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows NT 4.0
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Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
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Microsoft Windows 98
SUMMARY
This article discusses the different ways to navigate within a Virtual
Reality Modeling Language (VRML) page (or virtual world) in Internet
Explorer.
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You can move within a virtual world using a mouse, keyboard, or joystick.
Navigating with a Mouse
To navigate in a virtual world using a mouse, follow these steps:
- Click one of the navigation buttons (Walk, Slide, Tilt, or Spin) on
the VRML Support toolbar.
- Point to the virtual scene.
- Click and hold down the left mouse button while moving the mouse
pointer in the direction you want to go.
NOTE: You can move toward a specific object by double-clicking the
object.
- Repeat the steps above as needed.
Navigating with the Keyboard
To navigate in a virtual world using the keyboard, follow these steps:
- To move forward, backward, left, or right, press the appropriate ARROW
key.
- To tilt, press and hold down the SHIFT key while you press one of the
ARROW keys.
- To slide, press and hold down the CTRL key while you press one of the
ARROW keys.
Navigating with a Joystick
To navigate in a virtual world using a joystick, follow these steps:
- Click inside the virtual scene using the left mouse button.
- Move the joystick in the direction you want to go. To tilt, press and
hold down the SHIFT key while moving the joystick. To slide, press and
hold down the CTRL key while moving the joystick.
If your joystick has a point of view (POV) hat, you can use the POV hat
as a slide control. To slide up or down, move the POV hat forward or
backward. To slide sideways, move the POV hat to the left or right.
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