Stuff To Do With Other Players

This section of Help describes all of the things you can do with other players in KnowledgeLand, after starting up in Multi-Player mode.

Chatting with other players

After starting KnowledgeLand in Multi-Player mode, you can chat with other players in KnowledgeLand in several ways:
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Chat publicly:  To talk to everyone who is on the same screen you are on, just start chatting.
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Chat privately:  To talk with just one other player, click on that player's character before you begin.
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Chat using quick phrases:  Click on phrases in the chat panel.
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Chat using your own words:  Type your own words in the text field and then click on the Send button or press Enter.
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View a log of your chat:  Click on the Log button to open a window that displays everything that is said during your conversation.  Click on the little box in the lower right corner of the window to close it.

 

A.  I'm, You're, That's, and It's buttons:  Click on any of these useful buttons to start a sentence.
B.  Completion window:  Click on any of the words in this window to complete the sentence you began with the buttons described above.  Then click on the green Send button.  (You can also click on these words alone.)
C.  Questions and statements window:  Click on a sentence in this windowand then click on Send.
D.  Short phrase window:  Click on a phrase in this window and click on Send.
E.  Sound effects window:  Click on a sound effect in this window.  You do not need to click Send.
F.  Scroll bars:  Click on the Up or Down arrows on the scroll bar to the right of any of the Chat panel windows to scroll the windows and see more of the words or sound effects available.
G.  Typing field:  Just start typing what you want to say.  If the Kidchat dictionary does not recognize a word you type, it will omit it or substitute the closest word it can find.
H.  Send button:  Click this button or press Enter to send the words you typed in the typing field.
I.  Language button:  In future versions of KnowledgeLand, you'll be able to speak in different languages.
J.  Chat log button:  Click this button to see a record of your conversation with other players.
K.  List button:  In future versions of KnowledgeLand, this button will take you to your "hotlist" of sentences.  You'll be able to add a sentence to your hotlist by clicking on the Add button.

Engaging another character

After starting KnowledgeLand in Multi-Player mode, you can engage another player in a two-way activity by clicking on his or her character. If you engage another player, his or her character will have a red triangle placed over its head.

After you have engaged another character, you can:
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Chat privately.
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Begin an activity by clicking on the Profile or Trade button.  (You can only initiate an activity if you are the one who engaged the other player.)
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Disengage the link by clicking on the other character again or by walking off the current screen.  The highlight will disappear.  (The link is also disengaged if the other character walks off the current screen.)

Viewing another character's ID card

After starting KnowledgeLand in Multi-Player mode and engaging another character, click on the Profile button on the right side of the Knowledge Navigator whenever you want to see another character's ID card.  
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That character's ID Card will pop up.  (You will not be able to change information in the other player's ID Card.)
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Click on the Return arrow to leave the other character's ID Card and return to where you were in KnowledgeLand.

Trading Knowledge Cards with another player

After starting KnowledgeLand in Multi-Player mode and engaging another character, click on the Trade button on the right side of the Knowledge Navigator whenever you want to trade Knowledge Cards with another player.
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That player will be invited to trade with you.
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If the other player agrees to trade with you, you will both travel to the Trading Table.
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If the other player does not want to trade, a message will let you know.
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If someone asks you to trade, a dialog box will pop up, asking if you'd like to trade. If you click "yes," you will both travel to the Trading Table.  If you click "no," the dialog box disappears.

 

A.  Chat panel:  You can chat privately during a trading session.  Your words will appear in chat bubbles along the left side of the screen, above your character.
B.  Your deck:  Your collection of Knowledge Cards appears here.  Click on the up and down arrows to scroll your deck and see all of your cards.
C.  Your trading field (next to your character's picture):  Click on a Knowledge Card you want to trade and then click here to place it.  To remove a card from your trading field, click on it and then click on a blank spot in your deck.  To have two cards switch places, click on both cards.
D.  Other player's trading field (next to his or her character's picture):   The other player will place any cards he or she wants to trade here.
E.  Your Agree button:  Click here if you agree to trade the cards in the trading fields.  Your button will light up on your screen and the other player's screen.
F.  Other player's Agree button:  This button will light up if the other player agrees to the trade.  You can click on it to turn it off, indicating you don't want the card(s) offered.
G.  Return Arrow:  Either player can end the trading session at any time by clicking on this button.

To trade or not to trade:
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If you both click on your Agree buttons, the other player's cards will be added to your deck, and your cards will be added to his or her deck.
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Both Agree buttons must be pressed in order for a trade to take place.