Tutorial: Practicing Navigation - Adobe ATMOSPHERE User Manual

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Holding down the Ctrl key while dragging the mouse forward will tilt the view perspective up towards the ceiling or
sky, while dragging backwards will tilt down.
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Using the Ctrl key to tilt the view will not change your horizontal or vertical movements. For example, if you fi rst
hold down Ctrl and drag the mouse backwards so that you are looking at the ground and then, releasing the Ctrl key,
drag the mouse forward, you will still move in a forward direction even though you're looking at the ground. You will
not move closer to the ground.
There is one other movement associated with the Shift key. Holding down the Shift key and moving the mouse to the
side will shuffl e your view horizontally. This movement is called a strafe and it allows you to move linearly to either
side.
The strafe movements is very useful if you want to look at pictures, like those in a gallery, that are lined up on a wall
side by side.
These are all the movements possible within the Player. With a little practice, you will fi nd that you can combine
movements to navigate wherever you wish to go within an environment.
Using the Keyboard
If you prefer, you can use the keyboard to navigate instead of the mouse, the arrow keys work just like mouse
dragging. The up arrow will move you forward in the environment and the back arrow will move you backwards.
The side arrows will rotate the view to the side and the Shift and Ctrl keys along with the arrows allow you to move
upwards, strafe to the side and tilt your view.
Atmosphere Player Navigation
Movement
Move forward
Move backwards
Turn to left
Turn to right
Ascend upward
Descend downward
Tilt view up
Tilt view down
Strafe left
Strafe right

Tutorial: Practicing Navigation

The best way to learn how to navigate Atmosphere environments is to practice.
Mouse motion
Drag mouse forward
Drag mouse backwards
Drag mouse to left
Drag mouse to right
Shift+drag mouse upward
Shift+drag mouse downward
Ctrl+drag mouse upward
Ctrl+drag mouse downward
Shift+Drag mouse to left
Shift+Drag mouse to right
Keyboard
Up arrow
Down arrow
Left arrow
Right arrow
Shift+up arrow
Shift+down arrow
Ctrl+up arrow
Ctrl+down arrow
Shift+Left arrow
Shift+Right arrow