Latest Beta Test Version

November 2019

SceneGate Viewer: Initial Open Beta Release

New Features

Accessibility Improvements
1. Voice communication changes
2. New sound option updates
3. New user interface skinning

Onboarding Improvements
1. New simplified and extended modes
2. Separate user interface defaults per mode
3. Simplified mode as default
4. Fix toolbar save changes
5. Help menu add for simplified mode

Usability Improvements
1. New grid manager error checking
2. Ability to manage grid list
3. Ability to restore default grid list

Major Modifications

Accessibility Improvements
1. Starlight CUI Decoupling

Branding Improvements
1. Branding and artwork

Performance Improvements
1. Graphics handling
2. Dynamic texture loading

Usability Improvements
1. Fix Windows task manager showing Alchemy

Minor Changes

Accessibility Improvements
1. Preferences default changes
2. Default Camera changes
3. Default Settings updates

Onboarding Improvements
1. Toolbars changes (associated with usability engineering review)
2. Label changes for move panel

Usability Improvements
1. Grid list changes
2. Slider and panel updates
3. Changed AltaVista label to Web
4. About floater updates

Known Issues ###

https://bitbucket.org/imadevelopmentteam/scenegate-viewer/issues/1/request-teleport-not-working-in

Installing the SceneGate Viewer ###

Download the appropriate installer for your operating system from the following link:

http://downloads.infinitemetaverse.org/index.php/downloads

Instructions for new default Windows 10 installations:

1. Download and run the installer (self-extracting archive digitally signed by Infinite Metaverse Alliance).

2. Open the SceneGate Viewer then select a grid from the grid manager or add your own where you have an account to login at the bottom of the viewer.

If you had a previous version of SceneGate installed, you must do a clean install for it to reflect the changes made since the last test version. Here are the instructions for existing default Windows 10 installations:

1. Navigate to C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming then move (if you need to save chat transcripts) or delete the SceneGate folder.

2. Uninstall the SceneGate Viewer from your computer using Control Panel.

3. Download and run the installer (self-extracting archive digitally signed by Infinite Metaverse Alliance).

4. Open the SceneGate Viewer then select a grid from the grid manager or add your own where you have an account to login at the bottom of the viewer.