Copyright: Copyright © 2000


  Introduction

The CYBERWORLD Browser is a 3-D Web browser that enables you to both surf the Web and view fast, photo-realistic 3-D Web environments—3-D games, cities, posters, cards, or indoor and outdoor scenes, for example. Called worlds, or QBORGs, these environments can be created in the CYBERWORLD Builder, and can transform the Web from a series of flat pages to a multimedia, interactive experience.

Both the CYBERWORLD Browser and Personal Builder are available for download from the CYBERWORLD Web site (www.cyberworldcorp.com).


  Browser Screen Elements

For information on the different areas of the CYBERWORLD Browser application window, see the labels in the following image. (For more detail on these screen areas, see the descriptions that follow the image.) For information on a specific button on the button bar, click it to view a pop-up window describing the function of the button.

The Viewport (3-D Window)
The Viewport is the 3-D window in which you view and navigate through QBORGs.

The Web Window (2-D Window)
The Browser Web window is the 2-D window in which an HTML page, normally containing instructions and descriptive text, appears.

The Browser Map
The Browser Map shows a 2-D miniature representation of the current QBORG. Use the map to change your viewing location and direction within the QBORG.

Emblem
The emblem area displays an image that identifies the current QBORG (or group of QBORGs) as belonging to a particular group or company. For example, a group of QBORGs that constitutes a 3-D virtual mall, might display a Mall emblem that identifies the name of the mall.

Speed Slider
The slider enables you to change the speed of navigation within the Viewport or 3-D window in the Browser. In some cases, slowing down this speed increases ease-of-navigation. You can also adjust the speed in the Preferences panel of the Options dialog. For more information, see CYBERWORLD Browser Options

Address Box
This field displays the location of the current QBORG. To open a different QBORG in the Browser, select its location from the Location dropdown list, or type it in this field manually.

Ad Box
The Ad box contains a logo or image used for advertising. Click the image to go to the Web site represented by the logo.

Status Box
The Status Box displays status messages concerning the current QBORG—whether sound and music are on or off, whether a Sprite is loading, or how many bytes are remaining to download, for example.


Exit – Exit the current mode.

Click this button to exit the current mode in the Browser. If a Web page is currently displayed in the Viewport, the Exit button exits the Web page, and redisplays the QBORG previously displayed. Otherwise, the Exit button displays a confirmation message, then exits the Browser. You can also use the ESC key on the keyboard as an Exit button.


World – Open the World List.

Click this button to display a tree-structured view of the QBORGs available for you to view in the Browser. Double-click each world icon to view the list of QBORGs it contains. Click the Go There button to open the QBORG for navigation.


Home – Go to your home location.

Click this button to return to your “home” QBORG or Web page. This is the location specified in the Preferences panel of the Options dialog. A home QBORG is similar to the home page within a Web site. For more information, see CYBERWORLD Browser Options.


Tour – Open list of tours.

Click this button to select from a list of available tours. Tours are predefined walkabouts in the QBORG. The Browser grays this icon out when there are no predefined tours for the current QBORG.

To pause or resume a tour, press the Space bar. To end a tour, press the Stop button on the toolbar.

Note:
If you want a tour to continue to play by repeating itself indefinitely, enable the Looping Tours checkbox in the Tours dialog.


Help – View this help file.

Click this button to view the CYBERWORLD Browser online help.


E-mail – Send a QBORG as 3-D email.

Click this button to e-mail the current QBORG, or a link to the current QBORG, to e-mail recipient(s).


Options – Change your options.

Click this button to set user preferences, Viewport characteristics, user identification, personal statistics, and graphics options in the CYBERWORLD Browser. For more information, see CYBERWORLD Browser Options


Back – Go back to the previous page or world.

Click this button to redisplay the previous QBORG or Web page you viewed in the Viewport.


Forward – Go to the next visited page or world.

Click this button to advance forward to the next QBORG or Web page you viewed in the Viewport. (This button is active only if you click the Back button first.)


Stop – Halt the current action.

Click this button to stop the current action—the current tour, for example, or the download of a QBORG that is currently in progress.

Note:
Press the Space Bar to pause a tour.


Refresh – Reload the current page or world.

Click this button to reload the current QBORG or Web page.


Toggle Display Mode – Switch window configurations.

Click this button to alternately hide and display the emblem and map areas of the Browser window. Hiding these areas of the Browser window enlarges the Viewport, in which you view your QBORG.

Note:
You can also set your Browser display mode on the Viewport page of the Options dialog. (For more information, see CYBERWORLD Browser Options. Alternatively, you can press F2 to quickly toggle Browser display modes.


Speed – Adjust the speed of navigation in a 3-D world.

The slider enables you to change the speed of navigation within the Viewport or 3-D window in the Browser. In some cases, slowing down this speed increases ease-of-navigation.

You may also adjust the speed in the Preferences panel of the Options dialog. For more information, see CYBERWORLD Browser Options


The Viewport (3-D Window)

The Viewport is the 3-D window in which you view and navigate through QBORGs.


The Web Window (2-D Window)

The Browser Web window is the 2-D window in which an HTML page, normally containing instructions and descriptive text, appears.


The Browser Map

The Browser Map shows a 2-D miniature representation of the current QBORG. Use the map to change your viewing location and direction within the QBORG.


Emblem

The emblem area displays an image that identifies the current QBORG (or group of QBORGs) as belonging to a particular group or company. For example, a group of QBORGs that constitutes a 3-D virtual mall, might display a Mall emblem that identifies the name of the mall.


Location of QBORG

This field displays the location of the current QBORG. To open a different QBORG in the Browser, select its location from the Location dropdown list, or type it in this field manually.


Ad Box

The Ad box contains the CYBERWORLD logo. Click the logo to display the CYBERWORLD Web site.


Status Box

The Status Box displays status messages concerning the current QBORG—whether sound and music are on or off, whether a Sprite is loading, or how many bytes are remaining to download, for example.


Logo

The logo indicates whether the Browser is currently in the process of downloading. Whenever a download is taking place, the logo is animated.

If you click the logo, the CYBERWORLD Web site appears in the Viewport. (If you are running a customized version of the browser—a Branded Browser powered by CYBERWORLD—clicking the logo displays the Brand Web site.)


  Opening a QBORG in the Browser

To open a QBORG, do one of the following:

•	Type the URL for the QBORG in the Location box—borg://www.yourdomain.com/yourborg.borg, for example. You can enter both traditional http:// URLs in the Location box (to view HTML pages as you would in a typical Browser) as well as QBORG URLs. To indicate that you are opening a QBORG, you must precede your URL with the borg protocol: borg://.

Note:
You can also type the borg protocol, along with a QBORG’s URL, in the Location box in Internet Explorer. In this case, the CYBERWORLD Browser starts automatically and opens the specified QBORG. If you have Netscape Navigator installed on your machine, and you indicated during the Browser installation that you wanted to register the borg protocol with Netscape, you can also type the borg protocol (borg://) in the Netscape Location box, and Netscape will recognize it.

•	Open a QBORG from the World List. For more information, see Working with the World List.

•	Click on the arrow to the right of the Location drop-down list box, and select any of the QBORGs listed there. When you click the down arrow for the Location drop-down list, you can view a list of QBORGs that are associated or linked to the currently open QBORG. You may select one of these QBORGs to open in the Browser.

•	Activate a link that leads to another QBORG within a currently open QBORG. For more information, see Navigating QBORG Links under Travelling in a QBORG.

•	Take a tour that leads you to another QBORG. For more information, see Touring under Travelling in a QBORG.


  Travelling in a QBORG

You can travel anywhere within a QBORG by walking, taking a tour, or by clicking on a link.

Walking

Walking is accomplished by pressing the arrow keys on the keyboard, or by clicking and dragging the mouse. You can walk forward, backward, left or right along the virtual streets and corridors of a QBORG. You can also move in and out of any data that may be displayed in the Web browser. For more information, see Navigation Tools.

Touring

You can choose tours from a list specific to the current QBORG. A tour is a predefined set of paths along which you move automatically. It is intended to guide you through parts of one or more QBORGs. To pause or resume a tour, press the Space bar. To end a tour, press the Stop button on the toolbar.

Note:
If you want a tour to continue to play by repeating itself indefinitely, enable the Looping Tours checkbox in the Tours dialog.

Navigating QBORG Links

QBORGs can contain the same types of links that you would find in a traditional Web page—URLs, images, programs or any piece of information that you can describe in the Windows namespace.

In addition to these traditional Web page links, QBORGs can also contain links to other QBORGs. In the same way that links on Web pages connect HTML pages together to create a logical flow of information, QBORG links connect QBORGs. They can open different QBORGs or Web pages when you click them.

In a traditional Web browser, a link is indicated with highlighted blue text. In a QBORG, a link can exist just about anywhere within the QBORG. For example, a link may appear when you position your mouse pointer over a picture of a dog. When you click the dog, you activate the link. You may also trigger links by walking through the QBORG.

Specifically, you can trigger QBORG links in the following ways:

•	by walking on a link. Within an open QBORG, you may walk on a link to another QBORG. (The Browser immediately displays the new QBORG.)

•	by clicking an object with a link. Within an open QBORG, you may click an object with a link to another QBORG.

•	by walking through an object with a link. Within an open QBORG, you may walk through an object with a link to another QBORG—through a door, for example.

•	by bumping into a wall with a link. Within an open QBORG, you may bump into a wall with a link to another QBORG.

•	by moving your mouse pointer over a link. Links to other QBORGs appear in the Browser when you move your mouse pointer over them. A hand icon appears, and the name of the linked QBORG appears.

Once you trigger a QBORG link, the Browser closes the current QBORG and opens the new QBORG. You can then begin to walk inside the new QBORG. You can travel back and forth through a series of links using the Back and Forward buttons in the Browser. For more information, see Navigation Tools.

Navigating HTML Links

Traditional links to HTML pages appear and function in the same way as QBORG links:

•	Links to HTML pages that are to appear in the Viewport (3-D window) are visible when you position your mouse pointer over them in the QBORG.  The mouse pointer changes to a hand, and the name of the HTML page appears.

•	Links to HTML pages that are to appear in the Browser Web window (2-D window) are visible when you position your mouse pointer over them in the QBORG. The mouse pointer changes to a hand, along with a number 2 in it.

You can travel back and forth through a serious of links using the Back and Forward buttons in the Browser, or by right clicking in the Web window and choosing Back and Forward from the 2-D window menu. For more information, see Navigation Tools.

Interacting with Sprites and Embedded Controls

Like links, Sprites and embedded controls can exist just about anywhere in a QBORG. Sprites consist of irregularly-shaped or animated objects--dogs, trees, benches, or people, for example. They can be either multi-sided objects (such as a multi-sided kiosk that users can walk around and view from all sides) or animated objects (such as a billboard that alternately displays different messages).

Both embedded controls and Sprites provide an opportunity for the QBORG visitor to interact with the QBORG’s surroundings.

Sprites consist of two types: animated Sprites and non-animated Sprites:

•	Animated Sprites – These Sprites are either animated automatically when a visitor opens the QBORG or they are idle (not animated) until an event triggers the animation to start. You can trigger animated Sprites by positioning the mouse over them, by clicking them, or by coming within a predefined distance from them. Once an animation is running, you can stop it at any time by pressing F5. Pressing F5 a second time restarts the animation. (Some Sprites also enable you to stop and start the animation from a menu available when you right-click the Sprite.)

•	Non-animated Sprites – These Sprites are not animated, and often consist of multi-sided objects—pieces of furniture, for example. These sprites are not affected by visitors clicking, moving close to, or positioning their mouse over them.

Note:
Some embedded controls are interactive. These controls are affected by visitors’ key strokes, mouse clicks and positioning the mouse over them. To interact with a flash or embedded control, click it in the QBORG.


  Navigation Tools

You can navigate a QBORG using a mouse, keyboard, or joystick.

Mouse navigation

With your mouse pointer positioned in the viewing area, click and hold the left mouse button. The cursor is centered and an icon with four arrows is displayed. Drag the mouse away from the center in the desired direction of movement. When the cursor is in the center of the Viewport, or viewing area, there is no movement.

•	To move forward, drag the mouse above the center of the Viewport.

•	To move backward, drag the mouse below the center of the Viewport.

•	To turn right and left, drag the mouse to the left or to the right of the Viewport center.

•	To move on an angle, drag the mouse diagonally across the Viewport.

•	To slide left or right, hold down the CTRL key and drag the mouse left or right.

•	To simulate holding down the left mouse button and dragging (displaying a four-headed arrow), click the mouse wheel once. This enables you to navigate through the QBORG without continuously holding down the left mouse button. Click it again to simulate releasing the left mouse button.

•	To tilt your viewpoint up or down, roll the mouse wheel up or down.

•	To change the height of your viewpoint, hold down the CTRL key and roll the mouse wheel up or down.

The further the mouse is moved away from the center of the Viewport, the greater the speed of navigation. For most navigation, small movements will provide the best control.

Navigation using the map

•	To walk to a location, click on the target location in the Map window.  The Browser will automatically select a path and begin to walk to the chosen destination.

•	To instantaneously jump to a location, double-click the target location on the Map window.

•	To turn left or right, Click in the Map window, and drag left to turn left and right to turn right.

•	To move directly to a new location, drag the red arrow to the desired location.

•	To view the name of a link, position the mouse pointer over the link in the Map.

Right-Click menu

Right click the Viewport (3-D window) to:

•	add your current location to your list of Favorites

•	see the World List

•	view a list of Tours

•	change your speed of navigation

•	display the Options dialog. For more information, see CYBERWORLD Browser Options.

•	e-mail the current QBORG, or a link to the current QBORG, to e-mail recipient(s).

•	start or stop the current animation

•	print the current scene or Web page

•	walk to a tile or object

•	listen to a sound

•	go to a 3-D link

•	view the About dialog

•	access controls normally found in the Browser interface

•	display the Browser online help.

Keyboard navigation

Use the arrow keys to navigate using the keyboard. The navigation speed is determined by the current Speed setting as specified using the SPEED button.

•	To move forward, press the UP arrow key.

•	To move backward, press the DOWN arrow key.

•	To turn left, press the LEFT arrow key.

•	To turn right, press the RIGHT arrow key.

•	To move left or right, hold the CTRL key, and press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key.

•	To toggle between the the Viewport and the

•	To tab between the Viewport and the Address box, press the TAB key.

Looking Up and Down

•	To look up, press the PAGE UP key.

•	To move the viewpoint up (raise its height), hold the CTRL key while pressing the PAGE UP key.

•	To look down, press the PAGE DOWN key.

•	To move the viewpoint down (lower its height), hold the CTRL key while pressing the PAGE DOWN key.

•	To restore the default viewpoint, press the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN keys together.

Looking Sideways

•	To look sideways, press the Space Bar on the keyboard while moving left or right (with either the keyboard or the mouse). This will allow you to look to the side while moving forward or backward.

•	To restore the default viewing perspective, press the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys together.

Joystick navigation

•	To move forward, move the joystick forward.

•	To move backward, move the joystick backward.

•	To turn right, move the joystick right.

•	To turn left, move the joystick left.

Looking Up or Down

•	To look up, hold button 2 while moving the joystick forward.

•	To look down, hold button 2 while moving the joystick backward.

Moving Sideways

To move up, down or side to side hold down both Button1 and Button2 while moving the joystick handle in the appropriate direction.

Enable or Disable Joystick

To enable or disable joysticks, click on the Options button and select the Preferences tab.  Check the Joystick to be enabled.  Uncheck Joystick(s) to disable. You may select either joystick 1 or joystick 2 for navigation in CYBERWORLD Browser.

Entering a Link

To enter a link, press button 1 while the cursor is over the link.

See Also

Travelling in a QBORG


  Working with the World List

The World List provides a means of organizing your available QBORGs. It is similar to a Table of Contents. It is broken down into a tree structure, where each branch is called a “node” and is represented with a globe icon. Each node can contain QBORGs, links (including Web links), and/or additional “sub-nodes”. (Links are represented with a lightning bolt icon.)

There are three ways in which QBORGs can be added to the World List:

•	The creator of a QBORG can configure the QBORG such that it adds collections of nodes to your World List when you open the QBORG. These nodes contain the QBORG itself, as well as any other QBORG(s) and/or links associated with it.

•	You can add any of the QBORGs that you visit to your World List. To do this, ensure that the QBORG is open, right click the Viewport (3-D window), then select Add to Favorites. The Browser places your QBORG under the Favorites node in the World List.

•	When you receive and open a QBORG in a 3-D e-mail message, the Browser adds the QBORG under Mail in the World List.

To delete a node, QBORG or link, select it, then click the Delete button. This removes the node (and everything under it), the QBORG, or the link from both the World List and your computer, freeing hard disk space.

To go to a link or QBORG using the World List, locate it in the list, then do one of the following:

•	double click it.

•	select it, and click the Go There button.

Note:
You can delete QBORGS under the Favorites and Mail nodes individually. However, to delete QBORGs downloaded from the Web, you must delete the root node--that is you must delete them as a group.


  Resizing and Moving the Viewport

You can resize and/or move the Viewport as follows:

•	Drag the border between the 2-D and 3-D windows to resize them.

•	Press the F2 or F3 key to cycle through the Viewport (or 3-D window) sizes. Each press of the key cycles through the predefined sizes.

•	Press F4 to move the Web window. Each time you press F4, the Web window cycles through a series of positions—from left to right to bottom to top.

The animation quality may degrade for larger Viewport sizes because larger images require more computing power to process.

The entire window can be resized by dragging the window’s edges.

See Also

CYBERWORLD Browser Options


  CYBERWORLD Browser Options

You can specify options through the CYBERWORLD Browser Options dialog. This dialog includes five pages, each accessed by clicking its associated tab.

To open the dialog, click the Options button on the interface.

PREFERENCES

ToolTips for Links

Select this control to display ToolTips as the mouse is passed over links.

Sound Effects

Select this control to make sound effects active. (i.e. sound made when bumping into walls)

Background Sounds

Select this control to play background sound files during navigation.

Background Music

Select this control to play background midi files during navigation.

No Login at Startup

Select this control to deactivate the login procedure.

Check for Newer Versions

Select this control if you want the Browser to check for a newer Browser version on the CYBERWORLD download site. If a newer version is available, a message appears asking whether you want to download it.

Register Netscape Browser

If you have Netscape installed on your computer, you have the option of registering the borg protocol with the Netscape Browser. (This protocol is automatically registered with Internet Explorer during the Browser installation.) If you select this control, you can type borg://yourdomain/yourborg.com in the Netscape Browser to open QBORGs in the CYBERWORLD Browser.

Enable or Disable Joystick

To enable joysticks, enable the appropriate Joystick checkbox. To disable joysticks, disable the appropriate Joystick checkbox. You can select either joystick 1 or joystick 2 for navigation in CYBERWORLD Browser.

Speed

Specify the speed at which you wish to navigate, from faster to slower. You can also use the SHIFT key to cycle through the available speed settings when the Options dialog is not displayed.

Home

Specify a home QBORG by clicking the Use Current QBORG button, or by entering the name of a QBORG in the text field provided.

Alternatively, you can specify a traditional http URL—htpp://www.cyberworldcorp.com, for example—by entering the URL in the text field.

Internet

Enable Work Offline to prevent the CYBERWORLD Browser from attempting to connect to the Internet. Click the Internet Options button to configure your Internet connection and other Internet options. Click the Dial Now button to start a dial-up Internet connection or the Hang up button to end it.

Note:
The Dial Now and Hang Up buttons appear as a single LAN button, and are grayed out if you are on a local area network or other broad band connection—a cable modem, for example.

VIEWPORT

All values remain in effect until changed except ‘height’ which is specific to the current QBORG. The values are stored and reloaded whenever the program is run.

Height

Use the slider provided to set the viewpoint’s height above the floor – valid only in the current QBORG.

Horizon

Use the slider provided to set the height of the horizon in the Viewport. This produces the same effect as looking up or down.

Distance

Use the slider provided to set the virtual distance of the viewer from the Viewport. Much like a zoom setting, this setting affects the width of the angle of vision.

Restore Default

Click this button to restore the original, predefined settings.

Preview

Select this control to see the effect of your changes immediately. The Cancel button will still undo any changes.

Viewport Size

Set the size of the Viewport relative to the CYBERWORLD Browser interface. The Normal setting sizes the Viewport such that the emblem and map areas of the Browser window are displayed. The No Maps setting extends the size of the Viewport, and hides the emblem and map areas of the Browser window. Note that a larger Viewport size may slow screen rendering if the QBORG contains many complex objects. A smaller size may improve screen rendering if the QBORG contains many complex objects.

Web Window Position

Use this control to set the position of the 2-D window when it is displayed alongside the 3-D window. If you want to lock your specified Web window setting, enable the Don’t let QBORG Change Web Window Settings checkbox. If you enable this setting, the currently open QBORG does not adjust your specified Web window setting. In addition, the Browser highlights the border separating the 2-D and 3-D windows in white.

IDENTIFICATION

Use the Identification panel to store names, addresses and phone numbers.

Note:
This page is for future use.

PERSONAL

Use the Personal panel to store confidential personal information such as gender, marital status, or credit card numbers. This information is optional.

Note:
This page is for future use.

GRAPHICS

Complete the Graphics panel as follows:

Maximum Color (Bits/Pixel)

Specify the maximum color depth to be used in the Viewport (3-D window). Set this value to a lower number to improve performance, or a higher number to improve visual quality.

Enable the Low Memory Mode checkbox if you have limited memory on your computer, or if you want to improve performance. There will be some loss of visual quality with this setting enabled.

3-D Graphics Hardware

If you have 3-D graphics acceleration hardware available on your computer, you can make use of the hardware to store your textures and to draw your 3-D worlds. This helps to improve the performance of the Browser. Use the Graphics panel to configure your 3-D graphics hardware. These options enable you to achieve an appropriate balance between performance and graphics quality.

Notes:

•	You require DirectX 7 on your computer to take advantage of your 3-D graphics hardware. If necessary, you can download DirectX 7 from www.microsoft.com.

•	If you select Ask Me under Use Hardware at Startup in the Options dialog, you are prompted each time you start the Browser with a question. It asks whether you want to use your installed 3-D graphics hardware, to which you can respond either Yes or No.

Complete the 3-D Graphics Hardware section as follows:

•	Use Hardware at Startup – Specify whether you want to use your 3-D graphics hardware each time you start the Browser. Select Yes, No, or No and Don’t Check. You can also choose to be prompted (Ask Me) each time you start the Browser. By choosing either of the No options, you can work with the CYBERWORLD Browser without the use of your 3-D graphics hardware.

•	Use Hardware Now – Indicate whether you want to use your 3-D graphics hardware with the Browser now. This enables you to turn your 3-D graphics hardware on or off at any time.

•	If I run out of video memory – Indicate what you want to do if you run out of texture memory on your 3-D graphics hardware. (This normally happens only with low-end graphics hardware or very large QBORGs). Select Ask Me if you want to be prompted with this question when this situation actually occurs. Select Shrink The Textures if you want the Browser to shrink textures, thus reducing them in size. This option is probably best if you have high end graphics hardware. Select Stop Using Hardware if you do not want to shrink your graphics, but want to turn off your 3-D graphics hardware and display the graphics in the Browser without the help of your 3-D graphics hardware. This option is probably best if you have low end graphics hardware.

Advanced Graphics Options

Click this button to display the Advanced Graphics Options dialog. For more information, click here.


  Advanced Graphics Options Dialog

Use the Advanced Graphics Options dialog to specify advanced options for your 3-D graphics acceleration hardware.

To open the dialog, click Advanced Graphics Options from the Options dialog, Graphics page.

Note: In addition to 3-D graphics acceleration hardware, you also require DirectX 7 on your computer to take advantage of the 3-D graphics hardware. If necessary, you can download DirectX 7 from www.microsoft.com.

Complete the Advanced Graphics dialog as follows:

Magnification Filter

Select either Bilinear or Point. Each of these refers to a different algorithm for smoothing the display of objects up close. Bilinear is more effective than Point for smoothing the appearance of graphics up close.

Minification Filter

Select Bilinear, Point or Anisotropic. Each of these refers to a different algorithm for smoothing the display of objects in the distance. Anisotropic is most effective for smoothing the appearance of graphics in the distance, then Bilinear, then Point.

Mipmap Filter

Select None (to gray out all Mipmap levels), Point, or Linear. Point and Linear refer to algorithms used to select the appropriate Mipmap filter based on the number of Mipmap levels (specified under Maximum Mipmap Levels). Mipmap filters operate based on CYBERWORLD image type.

Maximum Mipmap Levels

Indicate the maximum Mipmap levels to be used for your floors, ceilings, walls and sprites. You can specify a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 7. The number of Mipmap levels you select determines the algorithm to be used for the display of graphics in the distance. A higher number of Mipmap levels results in less flickering of distant objects, but it makes these objects appear more blurry.

Note: The higher your selected Mipmap levels, the more texture memory is used. If you experience difficulties with texture memory, decrease your selected Mipmap levels or don't use them at all (select None under Mipmap Filters).

No Sprite mipmapping when stopped

Enable this checkbox if you want to turn off the use of Mipmap filters when you are not moving in a QBORG. Because Mipmap filters cause a blurring effect, it can be difficult to see sprite detail. For example, you might enable this option so that you can read the text on signs or see other sprites more clearly when you stop moving.


  Contact Information

If you have questions, you can contact CYBERWORLD through the Internet at:

E-mail	support@cyberworldcorp.com
Web Site	http://www.cyberworldcorp.com/