3D Dinosaur Adventure/DINO16B14.iso/dino3d/doc/readme3.txt

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===USING 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE==========================================

  This section explains how to use each 3-D Dinosaur Adventure activity as
  you explore the world of dinosaurs.

  There is no "right" way to play with 3-D Dinosaur Adventure.  You decide
  when, where, and how you want to travel from screen to screen.  Just
  remember: You're on an adventure, so you may not always end up where you
  thought you were going!

  Where to find more information:  If you have not yet installed and
  started 3-D Dinosaur Adventure, see How do I install the program? for
  instructions.  Also see Appendix B: Questions and Answers.

  SOME BASICS

  Keep your 3-D glasses handy:  When you are viewing three-dimensional
  images in 3-D Dinosaur Adventure, put on your 3-D glasses and make
  sure you are about two to five feet away from your computer monitor.
  It's OK to be closer than two feet, but the 3-D effect won't be as
  pronounced.  Relax your eyes and blink a few times.  At first, it may
  look as if you are seeing double, but as you relax your eyes, the
  double images will fuse together into a fully three-dimensional image.
  If everything goes right, the 3-D image will begin to appear as if
  it is hovering outside of the monitor.  Move your head from side to
  side and it may seem as if the image in the computer is moving or
  that you are seeing different views of the image.

  Move the mouse:  There are three different ways that moving your mouse
  makes things happen, depending on what part of 3-D Dinosaur Adventure
  you are currently using.  Moving the mouse may cause the arrow pointer to
  move around the screen.  It may cause an object on the screen to move back
  and forth or rotate.  Or it may change your view so that it seems as if
  you are moving along with the mouse.  Don't worry if the pointer suddenly
  disappears--this is normal when you are beginning a different 3-D
  Dinosaur Adventure activity.  If you want to click on an item but you do
  not see the pointer, simply click your mouse button and the pointer will
  reappear.

  What if I don't have a mouse? If you do not have a mouse, use the arrow
  keys on your keyboard to move the pointer (if any) around on the screen
  and press <Enter> in place of clicking the mouse button.  You can also
  press <Tab> to move the pointer to each button on the screen in turn;
  press <Shift-Tab> to cycle backward through the buttons.  If there is a
  dialog box on the screen, pressing <Tab> or <Shift-Tab> will move the
  pointer only to those buttons in the dialog box.

  Note the balloons:  Many of the items on the 3-D Dinosaur Adventure
  screen are labeled with "note balloons" that appear whenever the
  pointer touches that spot on the screen.  If you want to know more
  about an item on the screen, move the pointer around that area to see
  if there is a note balloon to read.

  Turn off the sound:  If you want to turn off a sound as it is playing,
  press <Esc>.  To set music to "off," press <Alt-M>.  Press <Alt-M> again
  to turn the music back on.  To set narration and other sounds to "off,"
  press <Alt-S>.  Press <Alt-S> again to turn the narration and other
  sounds back on.

  What if I get lost? If you're not sure how you got to a certain place
  and would rather be somewhere else, look for the 3-D Dinosaur Adventure
  logo and click on it to return to the Main menu.  If there is no pointer
  on the screen, click your mouse button so that the pointer reappears.

  The first still screen you'll see when you start 3-D Dinosaur Adventure
  is the Main menu.  There is a row of activity buttons across the top of
  the screen above the gate to the 3-D Dinosaur Adventure Theme Park.
  You can choose to go directly to a specific activity, or travel through
  the theme park to find the activities on your own.  Before you decide
  what to do, you might like to move the pointer around the screen and
  read the note balloons.

  CHOOSE AN ACTIVITY BUTTON

  To go to one of the 3-D Dinosaur Adventure activities, click on the
  activity button of your choice.

  You will travel through time and space to arrive at the activity screen.
  (Watch carefully to see how to get to this activity on your own next time
  via the self-guided theme park tour.) If you want to get to the activity
  instantly, press <Esc> to interrupt the journey.  You can also get to an
  activity instantly by clicking on the shortcut button above the activity
  button you choose.

  TAKE THE THEME PARK TOUR

  Begin the tour:  Click on the Help (question mark) button in the lower
  left corner of the screen to get some helpful hints for traveling through
  the theme park plus a handy map of the park.  Click on the park gate to
  start the tour.  The pointer will disappear and you can guide your mouse
  at your own pace to travel through the theme park.

  Check out the globe:  Just inside the park gate is a large globe
  surrounded by water.  You can spin the globe by moving your mouse in any
  direction.  Click your mouse once to make the pointer reappear and then
  click on the globe if you want to leave the theme park to visit the
  Dinosaur Reference.  See the section "Dinosaur Reference," below, for
  more information about using the Dinosaur Reference.

  Find the activities:  The theme park is full of different paths to
  explore.  You can look around the main visitor's area or enter one of the
  caves to travel back in time to the Triassic Tour, Jurassic Jungle, or
  Cretaceous Corner.  When you reach a fork in the path, arrows will appear
  in the lower right corner of the screen to indicate that you have a
  choice to make.  When you reach one of the 3-D Dinosaur Adventure
  activities, a Mouse icon will light up at the bottom of the screen to
  indicate that you can use your mouse to play the activity.  Click your
  mouse once to make the pointer reappear, and then click on the sign or
  related object to choose that activity.

  Take a break:  At any point along your path you can click your mouse
  button to make the pointer reappear.  Click again to resume your
  journey, or click on the 3-D Dinosaur Adventure logo to return to the
  Main menu.

  DINOSAUR REFERENCE

  The main part of the Dinosaur Reference screen is a picture window.  The
  text in the window to its left goes along with the picture.  Below the
  picture window are the control buttons, which provide program options,
  and the data line, which reflects information about the dinosaur in the
  picture window.  Above the text window is the map window, which shows the
  location of the animal or event described in the text window.  The buttons
  at the top of the screen are the category buttons, which let you tap a
  specific category of dinosaur information.

  The picture window

  Move the pointer around in the picture window and read the note balloons
  to get more information about the picture shown.  Click on a note balloon
  to visit a different screen about a related subject.

  The text window

  Read all about it:  Click on the single up and down arrow buttons below
  the text window to scroll the window so you can read all the text.  The
  text will scroll as long as you hold down the mouse button, and will stop
  scrolling when you release the mouse button.  To scroll quickly one page
  at a time, click on the double arrow buttons below the text window, or
  press <PgUp> or <PgDn>.

  Look for more information:  To go to the Dinosaur Reference index, click
  on a word in the text window that interests you.  The text window will
  change to display an index of words used in the Dinosaur Reference and
  the screens in which they appear, with the word you chose (or a similar
  word) at the top of the window.  From the index, you can click on the name
  of the screen you want to visit, or press <Esc> or click on the Retrace
  button to return the text window to its previous display.  To move forward
  or backward in the index one page at a time, click on the single up and
  down arrow buttons below the text window.  To scroll quickly to the next
  word in the index that has a different second letter, click on the double
  down arrow button below the text window.  Similarly, to scroll to the
  previous word in the index that has a different second letter, click on
  the double up arrow button.

  NOTE: To get to a specific word in the Dinosaur Reference index as
  quickly as possible, just start typing the word!

  The data line

  The data line below the picture window shows either the year of the
  current screen (if the time line is active), the length of the dinosaur
  on the current screen (if the length line is active), or the weight of
  the dinosaur on the current screen (if the weight line is active).

  Cycle through the data lines:  You can cycle through the three different
  data lines (time, length, and weight) by clicking on the button to the
  left of the year, length, or weight information display.

  Choose a screen by year, length, or weight:  Click anywhere on the data
  line to visit the screen that is most closely related to the year you
  clicked on, or to visit the screen that shows a dinosaur of the length
  or weight you clicked on.  If you want to move just one screen forward or
  backward in time, press <+> or <-> or click once on the right or left
  arrowheads at either end of the time line.  You can also click on the
  slider and hold down the mouse button as you drag the slider to another
  part of the bar.

  The map window

  Travel to a new location:  Click anywhere in the map window to visit the
  screen that is most closely related to that location.

  Spin the earth:  To rotate the globe, click on one of the arrow buttons
  surrounding the map window, or hold down <Ctrl> as you press the up,
  down, left, or right arrow key to rotate the globe up, down, left, or
  right by set intervals.  You can also rotate the globe by placing the
  pointer at any spot on the earth except the very center, then pressing
  and holding down the mouse button.  The longer the line that appears when
  you do this, the faster the globe will rotate.

  Zoom in and out:  To move closer to or farther from the earth, click
  anywhere on the slider bar below the map window.  Click on the left or
  right arrowheads on the slider bar or press <Ctrl-PgDn> or <Ctrl-PgUp> to
  zoom in or out gradually.  You can also click on the slider and hold down
  the mouse button as you drag the slider to another part of the bar.

  Expand the globe:  Click on the button below the map window slider bar or
  press <Alt-Z> to get a full screen view of the map window.  All of the
  map window features described above will continue to work in this mode.
  Pressing <Esc> or clicking anywhere on the map or on the button below the
  slider bar will return the screen to its normal display.

  Category buttons

  Each of the seven buttons above the picture window stands for a different
  category of dinosaur-related knowledge: Earth, Early Life, Dinosaur
  Neighbors, Herbivores, Carnivores, Family/Lifestyle, and Paleontology.

  Choose a screen by category:  Click on any of these category buttons to
  travel immediately to the next screen in history that relates to that
  category.  To see all the screens in a particular category, keep clicking
  on that button.  To travel backward in history within a certain category,
  hold down <Shift> and click on a category button.

  Control buttons

  The buttons below the picture window perform the functions described
  below.

  Take a closer look:  Click on the Zoom button, when available, to expand
  the picture window to fill the screen with a close-up view of the current
  image.  This button will appear gray when no close-up images are
  available.

  Go back the way you came:  Click on the Retrace button, or press
  <Backspace>, to travel to the screen you visited last.  Each time you
  click on it you'll travel back one more screen.  You can also move forward
  in the "history" of your travels by holding down <Shift> and clicking on
  the Retrace button or by pressing <Ctrl-Backspace>.

  Watch and listen:  Click on the Audio/Video button to replay a sound or
  movie associated with the current screen.

  Print the text:  Click on the Print button to send the contents of the
  text window to your attached printer.  (This will work only if your
  printer accepts ASCII text.)

  See it in 3-D:  Click on the 3-D button, when available, and put on your
  3-D glasses to see a three-dimensional version of the image in the
  picture window.  This button will appear gray when no 3-D images are
  available.

  Return to the Main menu:  When you have finished with the Dinosaur
  Reference, click on the 3-D Dinosaur Adventure logo to return to the
  Main menu.

  DINOSAUR SAFARI

  The object of this game is to answer the questions by indicating the
  correct prehistoric animal.  3-D Dinosaur Adventure will challenge you to
  find one of the animals on the screen.  Click on your answer.  The narrator
  will let you know whether you are correct.  If you complete the game,
  you'll be returned to the Main menu automatically, or you can click on
  the 3-D Dinosaur Adventure logo to return to the Main menu at any time.

  3-D DINOSAUR MUSEUM

  Put on your 3-D glasses and use your mouse or the arrow keys to navigate
  through the 3-D Dinosaur Museum.  Be sure to explore all four rooms of the
  museum.  To get out of a room, move your mouse backward or press the down
  arrow key, and you will automatically "back out" the door.  When you reach
  the 3-D movie theater, keep moving into the room until the movie screen
  fills up your computer screen.  Then click your mouse button to start the
  movie.  Press <Esc> or click your mouse button if you want to interrupt
  the movie before it's over.  When you have finished with this activity,
  click your mouse button to make the pointer reappear and then click on
  the 3-D Dinosaur Adventure logo to return to the Main menu.

  DINOSAUR STORYBOOK

  The storybook narration will begin automatically.  Words are highlighted
  as they're read.  Click on the red triangle to the left of the text to
  re-read the text.  Click on individual words to re-read them.  Click on
  animals to hear their names.  Click on the right-facing stegosaurus at
  the bottom of the screen to go to the next page.  Click on the left-facing
  stegosaurus to go back a page.  When you complete the storybook, you'll be
  returned to the Main menu automatically, or you can click on the 3-D
  Dinosaur Adventure logo to return to the Main menu at any time.

  DINOSAUR MOVIES

  Once you have taken your seat in the theater, you'll be presented with a
  full-screen menu of movie clips.  Click on the clip from the movie you'd
  like to see.  To stop a movie before it is finished, click your mouse
  button or press <Esc> and you will be returned to the movie menu.  For the
  WaveBlaster choice, with its higher quality music, this feature has been
  disabled.  When you have finished with this activity, click on the 3-D
  Dinosaur Adventure logo at the bottom of the movie menu to return to the
  Main menu.

  CREATE-A-SAURUS

  Click on one of the patterns along the top of the screen to "decorate"
  the dinosaur pictured in the center.  (Remember to click your mouse
  button whenever you need to make the pointer reappear.) Click on one of
  the dinosaurs along the bottom of the screen when you're ready to
  decorate a different dinosaur.  Your pointer will disappear after you
  click on a different dinosaur, and you can move your mouse left and right
  to rotate the dinosaur and see how it looks on all sides.  You may find
  that the dinosaur has an opinion about what you've done! Click on the
  talking dinosaur at the left edge of the screen if you want to hear the
  dinosaur's opinion again.  When you have finished with this activity,
  click on the 3-D Dinosaur Adventure logo to return to the Main menu.

  NAME-A-SAURUS

  The object of this game is to match the name of each prehistoric animal
  with its picture.  Look at and listen to the name shown at the top of the
  screen.  Click on the picture of that animal.  3-D Dinosaur Adventure will
  let you know if you are correct.  You can click on the name at the top of
  the screen if you want to hear it again.  If you complete the game you'll
  be returned to the Main menu automatically, or you can click on the 3-D
  Dinosaur Adventure logo to return to the Main menu at any time.

  WHO AM I?

  The object of this game is to identify correctly close-up illustrations
  of different parts of prehistoric animals.  In the center of the screen
  you'll see a close-up illustration of part of an animal.  What animal is
  it? Click on one of the small black-and-white illustrations at the sides
  of the screen that you think shows the same animal.  If you are correct,
  the small picture will become a full-color illustration.  You have two
  more sets of pictures to challenge you after you've identified the first
  eight pictures! If you complete the game, you'll be returned to the Main
  menu automatically, or you can click on the 3-D Dinosaur Adventure logo
  to return to the Main menu at any time.

  SAVE THE DINOSAURS

  The object of this game is to save as many dinosaurs as possible before
  the comet hits.  The timer in the lower left corner of the screen shows
  you how much time you have to save the dinosaurs.  The narrator will tell
  you which dinosaur to save.  It's up to you to find it! You'll need to
  know which era your dinosaur belongs to in order to select the right
  door: Jurassic, Cretaceous, or Triassic.  Go through the door you think
  is the right one and then click on the dinosaur you were sent to save.
  Click on the Hint button in the hallway to get general information about
  playing the game.  Look for more Hint buttons to click on if you need more
  help along the way.  3-D Dinosaur Adventure will give you more information
  if your first guess is not correct.  If you are correct, you'll be
  returned to the beginning hallway and given a new assignment.

  Traveling hints:  You'll find that moving around in this game is different
  from the rest of 3-D Dinosaur Adventure.  You are free to move anywhere
  instead of following a path.  Use your mouse to navigate down hallways and
  around corners in this game.  This takes a little practice.  Don't be
  afraid to push the mouse hard so you'll go far.  Push the mouse diagonally
  (to the left or right) to change directions.  You might prefer to use the
  arrow keys at times: Press the left arrow key to turn left, press the
  right arrow key to turn right, press the up arrow key to move forward,
  and press the down arrow key to move backward.  Once you are moving in the
  proper direction, press <+>  to accelerate (speed up) and <-> to
  decelerate (slow down).

  STOP

  End your session:  To exit from 3-D Dinosaur Adventure, click on the Stop
  button on the Main menu or press <Alt-F4> or <Alt-X>.