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Module 4: Movement in Second Life
toc Movement in SL can be one of the more frustrating learning curves. This page will give you some heads up and then take you through Walking, Sitting, Standing, Flying and Landing without going SPLAT. So, a few words to start:

There are 2 ways to move your avatar in SL. You can use the movement controls Or you can use the arrow keys on your keyboard. == When flying you will use the broken arrows on the right side of the movement controls or use the Page Up or Page Down keys to send your avatar higher and to land. If you are using a keyboard without a Page Up/Page Down you will need to use the Function Key (fn) with the up or down arrows. Sitting/Standing To sit you will need to Right Click on the object that you want to sit on. If you are using a Mac - and don't have a right click you can use the Control (ctrl) and click to bring up the menu you need.

Lag, or a slow down, can be very frustrating in SL. There are a number of reasons that lag can be a problem. If your connection is slow or has a lot of traffic you can have severe lag that shows in delays between using direction controls or arrow keys and the avatar moving. It can also cause your avatar to get stuck in forward motion. Another reason for lag is the number of visitors on a particular Sim.

If your avatar gets stuck it is often easiest to log off SL and log back on (called Relogging). If it happens repeatedly you need to find another sim to visit or get on a faster connection.

Discovery Activity:
**Task 1** :After watching the videos and looking over the written documents. Go to Virtual Ability Island in SL and spend half an hour using some of their tutorials. **Task 2** : Blog about the experience in your blog. If you already had some experience in SL - would these tutorials have been helpful to you in learning how to move effectively in SL?

Walking:
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Flying and Landing:
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Sitting and Standing:
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Using Landmarks:
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Setting Your Home Location:
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Searching In Second Life:
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