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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>.