Kumospace is a virtual space where people can move around a room and talk to colleagues, friends, and family in real time. It allows for several groups to have separate audio conversations within the same room and for people to jump from conversation to conversation much like you would at a reception at one of ABA’s institutes!
Sound in Kumospace works like it does in real life — the closer you are to a speaker, the louder they will sound; the farther away you are from a speaker, the quieter they become.
Your avatar is in a faint circle (like a spotlight) that represents your spatial audio range. You can hear anyone inside this circle and they can hear you. Anyone outside the circle is out of "earshot."
To begin exploring, click on any of the rooms. Each room will look a little different from the next, so try going from room to room to experience the entire space.
When a room reaches more than 50 people, you won’t be able to enter the room. If you see that all of the rooms are full, please just wait a moment or two for space to open up.
During the Author Receptions, booksellers can mingle and move around the room, just like they would in a physical space. To find your friends, use the chat feature (more on that later). Authors will be positioned throughout various rooms, very similar to in-person author signings. While we won’t be able to get autographs, booksellers can chat with authors and publishers just like they would at a more traditional author reception.
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Click with your mouse or tap on your screen to where you want to go and your avatar will move to that location.
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Use your keyboard’s Up, Down, Left, and Right arrow keys to move up, down, left, and right, respectively.
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On a phone or tablet, swipe toward a certain direction. This will move you in that direction.
To send a private message, click the chat or people button at the bottom of the screen, then select the person to whom you want to send a private message and type away.
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Click on Settings at the bottom left of the page, and
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Uncheck the option to Play sound when someone enters.
- For the best Kumospace experience, we suggest you use a laptop or desktop computer using Google Chrome as your browser.
- If at any point you are unsure how to navigate in Kumospace, there is a link at the top right labeled Tour with quick tips on how-tos.
- If you are experiencing unresponsive movement, freezing, or lagging performance, try closing out background tabs and applications and refreshing the page.
- If your video/microphone isn’t working, check your browser permissions by clicking on the padlock icon next to the URL and setting “camera and microphone” to “allow.”
Here are more tips to help you navigate in Kumospace [2].