Below is a list of commands that can be entered into the chatbox on the Virbela platform to trigger animations or functions within the world.
Animations Commands
Normal User Commands
Advanced Rights Users Commands
Note: All commands listed below are expressive animations executed by your avatar
Animations (Normal users have access) | |
| /bow | Bowing animation |
| /cheer | Jumping for joy animation |
| /clap | Clapping animation with audio |
| /climb | Climbing animation (only Moderators or above have access) |
| /comehere | Hand gesture another user to come towards you animation |
| /confused | Confused animation |
| /cry | Crying animation |
| /dance | Gangnam Style |
| /dance2 | Capoeira Brazilian Dance |
| /flip | Backflip animation |
| /hiphopdancelong | Extended dance animation |
| /housedancelong | Extended dance animation |
| /laugh | Laughing animation |
| /powerpose | Wide stance with hands-on hips animation |
| /impatient | Taping foot with arms crossed animation |
| /salsadancelong | Extended dance animation |
| /samba | Dance animation |
| /sambadancelong | Extended dance animation |
| /think | Thinking animation |
| /raisehand | Will activate a giant hand image above the users head |
| /robotdancelong | Extended dance animation |
| /shakehands | Initiates a handshake until another user executes the same command, or completes a handshake that another user has initiated within a certain distance. |
| /swingdancelong | Extended dance animation |
| /thumbsup | Thumbs up |
| /thumbsup! | Excited thumbs up! |
| /twistdancelong | Extended dance animation |
| /handsin | Puts your hand in with your team, someone needs to type “break” in the chatbox to break the hands in |
| /vuvuzela | Horn animation with sound |
| /noisemakers | User will spin rattlers with sound |
| /partyhorn | Horn animation with sound |
| /sit | Sits in place, but won’t get up without running another animation |
| /headbang | (Only advanced rights users have access) |
| /wave | Hand waving animation |
Normal User Commands | |
| /pm PlayerName message | Sends a private text message to PlayerName |
| /follow PlayerName | Follows PlayerName until you take back control with movement input (arrow keys or WASD) |
| /toggleconsole | Will keep the text console up (won’t auto-hide) |
| /clicktomove | Toggles the click to move functionality (turns off male bathroom icon) |
| /fps | Sets the target frame rate - default is 30, if a computer is lagging or getting hot, could reduce this, the visual experience will get more choppy, this doesn’t effect the voice system. |
| /pb url | (Private Browser) Overlays a URL over your screen. |
| /sound | Shortcut to open Mic Settings menu |
| /namevis | Toggle name visibility for yourself |
| /logout | Logs out of the app |
| /quit | Quits the app. |
Advanced Rights Users (Moderator and Above) | |
| /animsounds all off | To turn everything off |
| /animsounds bodily off | To unmute clapping |
| /animsounds bodily on | To mute clapping |
| /animsounds music off | To disable music |
| /animsounds music on | To enable music |
| /broadcast message | Broadcast a message or command to everyone in the world |
| /broadcastroom message | Broadcasts a message or command or URL to everyone in the current room. |
| /broadcasturl url | Overlays URL over everyone’s screens in the world |
| /voice push off | Closes your mic (Turns off green button - muting yourself) |
| /voice push on | Opens your mic |
| /cam | Cycles through different camera modes (Free look camera moves with WASDQE keys) |
| /camconfig speed x | /camconfig speed 20 is the default, /camconfig speed 10 will be half speed, /camconfig speed 40 will be double speed, etc. This is for controlling the Free look cam |
| /camconfig mousespeed x | /camconfig mousespeed 3 is the default /camconfig mousespeed 1.5 will half mouse sensitivity etc. |
| /freelookcam | Toggles between freelook cam and normal follow cam |
| /teleport name | Teleports to location in the level if there is a teleport location set. |
| /laser | Toggles laser pointer (/lightsaber works too) |
| /minimap | Toggles minimap visibility |
| /zoneUsers | Shortcut for “Find Users” |
| /boats reset | Reset the boats (will not move a boat with a user in the driver’s seat) |
| /balls reset | Resets the soccer balls |
| /attendance | Copies to the clipboard all display names of who is in the room |
| /roominfo | Prints info about the voice server and capacity of the room |
| /sticky | Create sticky note |
| /vis | Turns off the UI for your local user, good for taking screenshots without UI, Enter toggles UI back on |
Please Note: For all the /animsounds Commands, If everyone leaves the scene, the effects of the command will cease, and the default settings (e.g. dance music will be audible) will be restored. The commands only affect the current scene occupied when the command is initiated, other scenes will not be affected.