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Facial Gestures The button bar at the base of the VZones client provides you with a simple way to add natural facial gestures, which sometimes are more meaningful than just text.
You can adopt the normal facial gesture by clicking on the normal

button, or use the F2 button on your keyboard.

If you want to insert a regular icon into your text, hold your Shift button and press your F2 button.

You can adopt the happy facial gesture by clicking on the smile

button, or use the F3 button on your keyboard.

If you want to insert a smile icon into your text, hold your Shift button and press your F3 button.
You can adopt the sad facial gesture by clicking on the sad  face

button, or use the F4 button on your keyboard.

If you want to insert a sad face icon into your text, hold your Shift button and press your F4 button.
You can adopt the angry facial gesture by clicking on the angry face

button, or use the F5 button on your keyboard.

If you want to insert an angry face icon into your text, hold your Shift button and press your F5 button.


Body Movements The button bar at the base of the VZones client provides you with a simple way to add natural body gestures to enhance your communication with other avatars.

You can wave to another avatar by clicking on the wave

button, or use the F6 button on your keyboard.

If you want to insert a wave icon into your text, hold your Shift button and press your F6 button.

You can bow to another avatar by clicking on the bow

button, or use the F7 button on your keyboard.

If you want to insert a bow icon into your text, hold your Shift button and press your F7 button.

You can shrug by clicking on the shrug

button, or use the F8 button on your keyboard.

If you want to insert a shrug icon into your text, hold your Shift button and press your F8 button.

You can present by clicking on the present

button, or use the F9 button on your keyboard.

if you want to insert a present icon into your text, hold your Shift button and press your F9 button.

You can jump by clicking on the jump

button, or use the F10 button on your keyboard.

If you want to insert a jump icon into your text, hold your Shift button and press your F10 button.

You can make your special avatar movement by clicking on the special action

button, or use the F11 button on your keyboard. Each different avatar body has its own unique special movement.

If you want to insert a special action icon into your text, hold your Shift button and press your F11 button.
You can make your special avatar movement by double clicking on your avatar body. Each different avatar body has its own unique special movement.

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Moving Around

 You can move from one VZone locale to another as an avatar or a ghost. Use the buttons on the VZones client to navigate.
Move to the next locale behind the one you are currently in by clicking on the back button on your VZones client button bar.
Move to the next locale in front of the one you are currently in by clicking on the forward button on your VZones client button bar.
Move to the next locale to the left or right by clicking on the left or right button on the button bar.
To exit through a door or gate, click on it and a menu will appear. Select Pass Through.
Look for an exit paving stone in locales where moving forward is an option.
If a locale is not present, the directional buttons are greyed out. This example shows that you can go left and forward, but not right or back.


Communicating There are three ways to communicate in the VZones. You can talk publicly, express what you’re thinking, and communicate privately with one other avatar at a time.

Speech (public)

Chat publicly with one or more people by selecting the speech icon and typing your message in the white box. Press the return button on your keyboard to post your message.

Your message will be seen in a colored speech box with a pointer directed to your avatar.

Thought (public)

Publicly express what you’re thinking (try not to offend someone).

Your message will be seen in a colored speech box with thought bubbles directed to your avatar.

ESP (private)

Your message will be seen in a white box but only on your screen and the screen of the person you send the message to.

If the person you sent the message to is not currently in the VZone, you will be given the option to leave a message for when they return.


Ghosting and Deghosting You can be seen or choose to be an observer.

When you return to the VZones you always appear as a ghost. There can be any number of ghosts in one locale at any time, all displayed by one icon in the sky (in New Horizone, the ghost icon is an eye).

Note: When you enter crowded locales you may be forced to ghost because you have exceeded the allowed number of avatars in the locale. When you exit you can deghost.

To deghost, click the little man button on the button bar. When you are an avatar and want to ghost, just click the little man button again.


Rotating your Avatar Each avatar has four views, front, back, left and right sides.
Each time you click the turn left or right button, you rotate the avatar 90 degrees.

When you click the inverted U shaped button you rotate the avatar 180 degrees.

Note: You may see avatars with their backs to you. They are probably having a private ESP conversation.