This guide will walk you through what to expect and how to make the most of your first experience in Scoot.
What is the Scoot Onboarding Tutorial?
The Onboarding Tutorial is a step-by-step interactive guide designed for new Scoot users. Before you even enter a virtual room, Emily will walk you through the core features and functionalities, ensuring you feel comfortable and ready to engage from the moment you join an event.
How Does the Tutorial Work?
When you log into Scoot for the first time, the Onboarding Tutorial will automatically begin. Emily will appear and guide you through a series of interactive steps. You'll learn by doing, with clear instructions and visual cues to help you understand each feature.
Here's a breakdown of what you'll learn:
1. Welcome & Orientation:
- Meet Emily: Your friendly virtual assistant who will guide you through the tutorial.
- What to Expect: A brief overview of the topics covered in the tutorial to set your expectations.
2. Moving Around the Room:
- Navigation: Learn how to move your avatar within the virtual space using either your keyboard arrow keys or your mouse.
- Spatial Audio & Positioning: Understand how Scoot's spatial audio works, allowing you to hear conversations more clearly based on your proximity to others. You'll learn how your position in the room affects what you hear.
3. Group Interactions:
- Group Limits: Discover how group size limits work within Scoot to facilitate focused conversations.
- Identifying Full Groups: Learn how to recognize when a group has reached its capacity and how to easily find other available groups to join.
4. Using the Mini Map:
- Finding People: See how the mini-map provides a bird's-eye view of the entire virtual room, making it easy to locate other attendees.
- Teleporting: Learn how to use the mini-map to quickly "teleport" to different areas of the room, allowing for efficient networking and exploration.
5. Smart Badge Overview:
- Viewing Profiles: Understand how to access and view other users' Smart Badges to learn more about them.
- Interacting with Profiles: Discover the actions you can take from a Smart Badge, such as:
- Teleporting to People: Instantly move to another user's location.
- Favoriting: Mark important connections for easy access later.
- Following Up: Learn about tools or integrations that might be available for post-event communication.
- Filling Your Smart Badge: If the event organizer has enabled Smart Badging questions, you'll be guided through the process of filling out your own profile to share relevant information with others.
6. Presentation Mode: Stage Magic:
- Discovering Stage Magic: Learn about Scoot's presentation tools designed to enhance virtual presentations.
- Exploring Features: Understand how features like gallery sorting (how audience members are displayed), different audience views, and the use of reactions can elevate your presentation experience.
Key Things to Remember:
- Automatic Start: The Onboarding Tutorial will automatically begin the first time you join Scoot.
- Skip Anytime: You have the option to skip the tutorial at any point if you feel comfortable navigating on your own. Look for a "Skip Tutorial" button or similar option.
- Available Everywhere: The tutorial is accessible in all room types within Scoot.
- Seamless Experience: The tutorial is designed to work smoothly within your desktop browser.
We encourage all new users to take advantage of the Onboarding Tutorial. It's the quickest and easiest way to become familiar with Scoot's features and start connecting with others confidently. Welcome to the Scoot community!