This auditorium, created for LinguaMOO, was designed to accomodate both open format and moderated discussions. When configured in open format, the room works just like any other room in that everyone in the room can hear everyone else. However, when configured for panel sessions, only persons seated in the panel can be heard throughout the room. The audience on the main floor can still talk and emote among themselves, but they can now only address the panel via the command `ask'. Questions are sent to the moderator who in turn can retrieve them and field them to the panel. A special command, `headset' can be used to filter out text not coming from the panel in both open and panel format. This command is convenient if you want to listen to the speakers without being disturbed by what others in the audience say.
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Instructions and Information on Specific Verbs (Commands)
Using the Encore Object Editor
From within the EnCore Object Editor (whether as you create the Classroom or as you seek to edit it), you can describe the classroom, but you will not be able to set any of its special features.
Using Specific Verb Commands
PLAYER COMMANDS
Ask
When the room is in panel format you need to use this command in order to send
a question to the panel. Your question will be sent to the moderator who in
turn will field it to the panel. Example: 'ask I have a question...could you
say more about blah, blah, blah?'
Headset on|off
This command is useful if you want to see only what is being said in the panel.
While you have the headset on, all that's being said in the audience will be
filtered out both when the room is in panel and open format.
Program
This command will display the meeting program if it exists.
Sit
Another command for displaying an existing meeting program.
MODERATOR COMMANDS
Moderator
Type this command to assume the role of moderator.
Format open|panel
Sets the room format to open or panel. If you only type Format the MOO
will display the room's current format. In open format everyone can hear everyone
else, whereas in panel format only the speakers can address the whole room.
What is being said in the audience cannot be heard in the panel while the room
is in panel format.
Lock on|off
Enables you to lock entry to the panel. Useful in case you need to make sure
that only speakers can enter the panel and talk to the whole room during a panel
format session.
Program setup|erase
The program setup command will guide you through a set of questions which will
enable you to compose the program for your event. Program erase will erase a
previously stored program, whereas program by itself will display the
currect program.
Questions
With this command you operate the question queueing system. You can list all
questions in the queue by typing 'q', Pop off the first question by typing 'q
pop', or pop off a specific question by typing 'q pop #'. Questions will be
erased automatically after having been sent to the panel.
SPECIAL WIZARD COMMAND
Authorized add|remove <player>
Moderators need to be authorized by a wizard. The reason for this is twofold.
First of all this will give the wizard a chance to train the new moderator and
make sure that he or she understands how the room works before hosting a meeting.
Secondly, the authorization system will prevent just anybody from taking over
the role as moderator while the meeting is in session and thus, possibly create
confusion.