Set Environment

TRANSFER THOUGHT DOCUMENTATION

OVERVIEW OF "SET ENVIRONMENT"

Why use the “Set Environment” Step? 

• To create or add a new setting within your program, whether it be adding a new item to the setting or moving locations entirely — this can be used to accomplish the following:

  • New setting entirely 

    • If the program includes moving to different areas, use the “Set Environment” step to switch locations; this can represent a movement between rooms, a shift from indoors to outdoors, or more. 

  • New location within existing setting 

    • If the program requires a new perspective within an existing setting, use the “Set Environment” step to change the existing angle or area being looked at from the perspective of the user. 

  • Adding objects to the existing setting

    • If the program uses additional interactions within the existing setting, use the “Set Environment” step to add in these new objects, which can be used as prizes, hazards, or more. 

SET ENVIRONMENT: WORKING WITH THE TOOLBAR

1. Open TransferThought platform, see a screen similar to below

2. The toolbar refers to the circled top row — understanding these tools is crucial to creating your own TransferThought programs

3. Within the toolbar, there are 8 options, presented in chronological order —

   1. “Set Environment”

   2. “Edit Step Options”

   3. “Environment”

   4. “Characters”

   5. “Images”

   6. “Text”

   7. “Audio”

   8. “Set View”

SET ENVIRONMENT: 360 PHOTO

1. Navigate to the toolbar, and select “Set Environment” to view the “Update 360 Image” page

2. There are three options:

   1. Transfer Thought Media

      1. Clicking here will provide various files that can be chosen to set a background. 

      2. Click a background, and click “select 360 image” to confirm your choice. 

   2. Flickr 360 Images

      1. Clicking here will similarly provide various files that can be chosen to set a background. This option is seen in the screenshot above. 

      2. Click a background, and click “select 360 image” to confirm your choice. 

   3. My Uploads

      1. If you have photos you’ve taken or found online and want to upload them, you can choose this option. 

3. You should see the screen above. To upload photos, click the circled cloud icon. 

4. From here, you will have the option to upload your own media.

   1. If the image does not pop up in the “my uploads” library immediately, try refreshing your page. This should present the image. 

5. Click an uploaded background, and click “select 360 image” to confirm your choice. 

4. After selecting your background, it will appear as the new setting. 

SET ENVIRONMENT: CHARACTERS

1. Select the “characters” option within the toolbar

2. Click a character, and press “select character”

3. The character will now appear, and a new toolbar of character tools will appear (as seen circled).The tools are, in order of button appearance: 

   1. “Edit Prop Options”

   2. “Change Character”

   3. “Flip”

   4. “Scale”

   5. “Rotate”

   6. “Animation”

   7. “Outfit”

   8. “Action”

   9. “Delete”

4. We will now look specifically into two tools: “Animation” and “Outfit”

SET ENVIRONMENT: CHARACTERS — ANIMATION

1. To access animation features, press the animation button after creating a character using the process above

2. After clicking animation, you will see the following screen:

3. There are four ways to edit your character’s animation:

   1. Duration (in milliseconds)

      1. With this option, you can select how long you would like your character to perform the action, in milliseconds. 

   2. Loop

      1. Select yes or no to determine whether or not you want this action to loop on the character.

   3. Delay

      1. Determine if you’d like a delay for the action, and for how long. 

   4. Direction

      1. Determine if you’d like your character to perform its action in the normal or alternate direction. 

4. From there, exit the action by clicking out of the box and view your action by viewing your entire simulation. 

SET ENVIRONMENT: CHARACTERS — OUTFITS

1. To reselect your character and access the toolbar, click on the character. Once you’ve access the toolbar, click on the outfits icon. 

2. After clicking the outfits icon, you should see the following scene. Press “select outfit”, and you will see your character change outfits. 

SET ENVIRONMENT: IMAGES

1. Click the “images” icon to add new pictures within your setting.

2. You will see the following pop-up

3. Click your desired image, or upload one following the procedure from 360 Photo, and press “Select Image”

4. The image will pop up in your setting, where you can move it around the space and select from a new toolbar. 

5. These options include:

   1. “Edit prop options”

   2. “Change image”

   3. “Flip”

   4. “Scale”

   5. “Rotate”

   6. “Animation”

   7. “Delete” 

SET ENVIRONMENT: TEXT AUDIO

1. Select the “Text Audio” button in the top toolbar

2. From here, several options will appear:

1. You will have the choice to enter text as you desire

2. You will also have access to another toolbar, which will have the following options:

   1. “Edit prop options”

   2. “Enter text”

   3. “Scale”

   4. “Rotate”

   5. “Animation”

   6. “Color”

   7. “World Space”

   8. “Delete”

SET ENVIRONMENT: AUDIO

1. Select the “audio” option in the toolbar

2. From here, you will see the following screen:

3. You will have access to your own uploads, pre-existing Transfer Thought Media, or a link to assets