The Geology Explorer 2.0 Graphical Manual

Game Panels
A single click opens a panel, another click dismisses it.
	(1) Back Button: back up one room
	(2) Refresh Button: refreshes room images, closes all text balloons
	(3) Map: instant navigation to any room you've already visited
	(4) Bookcase: an all-in-one information resource
	(5) Instruments: where tools are kept
	(6) Inventory: where samples are kept
	(7) Object Detail: for close inspection of samples
	(8) Map Toggle Button: switch between maps for advanced users
Status Reports
Command/Where	Icon/Action	Action
who in the bookcase		Lists all of the currently-connected players
help in the bookcase		Display entries from the online documentation system.
look in the instrument panel		Take a closer look
score location goal at the bottom of the game panel		Displays player status
Movement
Command	Icon/Action	Action
north etc. in the game window		Click to go in a particular direction
map in the map slide panel		Use the Map slide panel to return to any location you have previously explored.
Game Play
Command	Icon/Action	Action
say anything in the game window		Double click on the player you wish to speak to or double click on yourself. Then type into the speech balloon and press enter. Says "anything" out loud, so that everyone in the same room hears it. Note: Speech balloons disappear automatically unless moved by the player. Balloons can be dismissed by clicking the "X".
buy instrument in the "Catalog" tab of the bookcase (but only while in the store)		Procure a field instrument for conducting experiments
report rock/mineral as type in the instrument panel		Report hypotheses (guesses) in rock/mineral identification. Usage: open the instrument panel, select the report tool, click on an outcrop, type your "guess" into the pop-up window The system will evaluate your report and respond
hit rock/mineral with instrument		Conduct experiments in order to effect rock/mineral identification. Examples: Select the rock pick, click on an outcrop (hit outcrop with rock pick) a sample of rock will break off from the outcrop Select streak plate, click on a sample (scratch streak plate with sample) the system will report streak color of the sample Select pocketknife, click on sample (scratch sample with knife) the system will report if the knife scratches the sample
scratch instrument with rock/mineral scratch rock/mineral with instrument
streak instrument with rock/mineral
view rock/mineral with instrument
touch rock/mineral with instrument
measure rock/mineral with instrument
pour instrument on rock/mineral
powderize rock/mineral with instrument
get rock/mineral/other (with your hands) drop rock/mineral/other (from your inventory)		Pick things up and drop them Examples: Click on an object in the room (get object) an object will move from the ground into your possession Special Case: (get sand) is the only way to get a sample of sand (see hit above for the general case of collecting samples) Click on a sample in your inventory (drop sample) sample will drop into the room
scratch rock/mineral/other (with your fingernail)		Conduct experiments (with your body) in order to effect rock/mineral identification. Examples: scratch sample the system will report scratching the sample if it is softer than a fingernail touch sample the system will report the texture of the sample
touch rock/mineral/other (with your hands)
heft rock/mineral/other (with your hands)
taste rock/mineral/other (with your tongue)
Connection Menu
Command	Icon/Action	Action
co username password connect username password		Connect to the planet
@quit		Log off Oit and close the client
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