Moving your avatar

Controls and Movement in the Old Knowledge Base

• Moving your avatar
• Camera Controls
• Shortcut keys
• Setting your Home location
• Using SLurls
• Using gestures
• Setting Preferences

How to walk

Always run

To always run when you move, choose World > Always Run.

Double-tap run

If you don't want to always run, you can make your avatar walk or run with use of your arrow keys. Double-tap and hold the up arrow key to run forward. Tap and hold the up arrow key again to walk. This feature gives a more realistic appearance to avatar movement.

How to enable double-tap run

To enable double-tap run:

1. Access the Advanced Menu:
   • On Windows, press Ctrl+Alt+D or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D.
   • On Mac OS, press Option+Control+D.
2. Choose Advanced > Character > Tap-Tap-Hold to Run to enable the setting

To turn off double-tap run choose Advanced > Character > Tap-Tap-Hold To Run again to disable the setting.