Thursday, January 18, 2007

Welcome to Harps in VR


Harps is free virtual reality world dedicated to the community of people who play or love the harp. It is a unique collection of user contributed harp related web links housed in a grouping subject dedicated buildings. Among the places worth a visit are:

(Location is indicated by compass direction from the arrival point)

  • W - Gibbs Hall of Music Theory
  • N - Useful sheet music sites
  • E - Harp Organizations and Publications
  • SW - Harp Manufacturers, sellers, maintenace
  • SW- Harp Teachers
  • SW - Artists
  • NE _ Educational sites
  • NW- History
  • NW -Harp Therapy/Harp related injuries
  • S - Meeeting place and Stained Glass Gallery.
  • SE - Underground multimedia gallery
  • Harps is not a commercial endeavor and is free.

    Access is easy:

    Here is how to get into Harps VR:
  • Go to Activeworlds.com "Launch" (install) the software.
  • Activate the software by signing in as a "Tourist"
  • Look at the top right side of the browser and click the "worlds" tab. Scroll down the list and click on "Harps"
  • To always start a session in Harps click "Teleport" at the top left of the screen and select "Make this my home".
  • Navigation is easy there, just click on any of the signs at the arrival point to be wisked to the building you request.
  • If you have installed the special browser you can put this link in the address line for your internet browser and it will take you directly there. http://objects.activeworlds.com/cgi-bin/teleport.cgi?harps_0n_0w_0.01a

1 comment:

Lensman said...

Harps has undergone a massive content update and added a conference center and a new central teleport pavilion.