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27/08/2010 01:34:27

jslate
jslate
Posts: 2 		I've watched the tutorials, looked all over the forum, and checked Muvizu's help section on keyboard shortcuts (which isn't very helpful). What exactly do the following keyboard shortcuts do?

Q W E A S D

I've pressed them, but more than once, I've managed to get lost, so to speak, so I right-clicked on the camera window to get my bearing again. (Maybe the D key should be replaced with a Y, since these keys are making me Q W E A S Y). Thanks for any advice...
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27/08/2010 09:12:53

glasgowjim
glasgowjim
Posts: 698 		Hi jslate, and welcome to Muvizu.

WASD are common video game controls for character movement;

W: Move forward
A: Strafe Left (move left without turning)
S: Move back
D: Strafe Right (move right without turning)

Q and E are used for vertical movement:
Q: Move Up
E: Move down

If you have any other questions or suggestions let us know.

Take care,
-Jim.
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27/08/2010 09:13:32

NeilExperimental userMuvizu staff
Neil
Posts: 396 		The WASD keys are commonly used in first-person shooter games to go forwards, strafe left, backwards and strafe right respectively.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=WASD

Because Muvizu also needs the ability to move up and down, we've added Q and E to do that. If Q and E are confusing, I suggest ignoring them and using Page Up and Page Down instead. I hope that helps.

Edit: Jim beat me to it! :p
edited by Neil on 8/27/2010
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27/08/2010 09:24:38

glasgowjim
glasgowjim
Posts: 698 		Q and E in Muvizu have ruined me more than once in Video games - I have accidentally pressed E as it is the "Descend" key in Muvizu but in Unreal 3 it involves my character exiting the helicopter and ending up as a street pizza :/
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27/08/2010 14:44:33

jslate
jslate
Posts: 2 		Thanks for the answer(s). It's been a long time since I played video games on my computer (I have a game console I use instead), but the movements associated with those keys ring a bell. Looking at them now, I can see why I got 'lost' - these will definitely be handy now that I know their use though.
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