Getting Started with Muse Lite

Entering the multi-user "MuseStart Gateway"
To enter the live Muse portal:

• Launch the "Muse Client" desktop icon.
• “click to begin” on the round blue Muse symbol.
• Upon clicking, you will find an archway of information available. To proceed to the live Muse portal, click once again on the green tunnel (marked "CONNECT TO MUSE PORTAL").
• In the live Muse portal, you will find a selection of 7 different sites to visit: New User Tour; Media portal; Galleria; Chess; Collaboration Demo; Turner Gallery; and Muse Archives. Choose a site to visit and select it by either using the center pop-up menu or clicking on the corresponding site pictures. After selecting a site, make sure to click the green "GO" button to complete the site loading process.
• If you are a new user, it is recommended to take the New User Tour.
• If you want to quickly experience the commercial demos available, choose from the Media portal, Galleria, Collaboration demo, or Turner Gallery.

Navigation and Clickable objects

• The objects that change color as you pass your mouse over them are "clickable" objects that will navigate you to different positions in a site.
• You can also navigate using the following keys: A, D, W, S, R, F (and arrow keys). Hold down the shift key while moving your mouse to look around.
• Drag your mouse over icons on the task bars to identify the different functions.
• The Muse symbol on the left of the upper taskbar returns you to the "Muse Start Gateway."
  

Finding Users and Sites

• Within the "MuseStart Gateway," users may visit sites via clickable graphic representations. Click on the graphic representation to zoom up, again on "ENTER," and then click the green "GO" button in the upper right to load the site. The same sites are accessible via a pop-up center menu (select the title and click "GO").
• The "Community Visualizor" allows users to locate other sites and visitors. Select the "Muse Community" icon (located on the lower task bar beside the menu). Search either by "Users," "Sites," or keywords and click the "Search" tab. A list of users or sites will appear. Select one to "visit" or "join."
• Both the "Visited Sites," and "Marked Sites" icons are found on the right of the upper task bar. Try using these menus to select sites also.

Creating personal Muse sites

• Muse-Lite includes the "Site Wizard" application which allows for the point and click creation of personal 3D Muse sites (launched via its lower taskbar icon).
• The Site Wizard offers users a choice of site templates in which to place a variety of web pages, video, audio, pictures and more. Using the Community Visualizor, other users may then find and visit your site.
• In a Muse site, the author has the choice of allowing others to change webpages, video, and audio--thus, experiencing simultaneous media browsing together.
• For more information on creating personal Muse sites, visit our Site Wizard User Guide or try the Muse New User Tour.
• For those interested in creating Muse sites at the "nuts and bolts" level, the Muse Development Kit contains a wealth of programming and art resources to aid in the creation of custom Muse content and applications. Building totally custom Muse sites requires some combination of programming and/or 3D art skills.
• *If your pc is behind a software or hardware firewall, you will need to configure settings to allow others to visit your site (see firewall configuration for important details).