Walking,+Running+&+Turning

=Walking, Running & Turning in Second Life=

Two ways in which your avatar moves around an island in Second Life is by walking and running. Avatar s in SL do not get tired or need to rest in order to restore energy.

The following keys on your keyboard are used to move and direct your avatar :
 * A. Walking and Turning:**
 * **W** or **Up-Arrow key** - move forward
 * **S** or **Down-Arrow key** - move backward
 * **A** or **Left-Arrow key** - rotate or turn to the left
 * **D** or **Right-Arrow key** - rotate or turn to the right

 //**Practice:** //  Walk around your current location. Try walking forward, backward and turning.


 * B. Running:  **
 * 1) Your avatar 's default setting is the **"walk"** mode. To turn on the **"run"** mode press **Ctrl-R**.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">The same keys used to control your <span class="wiki_link_ext">avatar for walking on your keyboard are used for running. **Ctrl-R** will turn off run mode and set you back to walk mode.

//<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">**Practice:** // <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> Run around your current location. Try running forward, backward and turning.

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Additional Resources: The following resources are <span class="wiki_link_ext">SL training videos created by Russel Stannard (2008) Second Life Part 1 - Basic Movement - <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">to view this video click on the link and a page will appear with a menu on the left side. The videos will begin playing automatically but to view the correct video for this section select //**7-Basic Movement**//.

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