Dear members of the Zoological Society,

The Zoological Society of Japan IT Committee is currently planning to use the online space Gather.town for general presentations and banquets at the upcoming online Yonago Annual Meeting in September (https://gather.townWe have created a demo space for our members to experience the ) environment.

In the demo space, we have prepared various setups for you to experience the environment used in the online competition in advance (resources were provided by the Editorial Board of Zoological Letters, the Zoo Diversity Web Committee, and the Chubu Branch of the Zoological Society of Japan. Thank you very much.).

Everyone planning to participate in and present at the online Yonago conference, please be sure to access the URL below and check the online conference environment.

Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, Zoological Society of Japan, IT Committee

Demo space URL:https://gather.town/app/rLqkOL2mvWobUgYh/piazza
First-time users can register using their email address via the URL below for smoother access on subsequent visits.
(https://gather.town/invite?token=8inxbG87)

(Reference Gather.town system outage information:https://status.gather.town）

Basic usage

• • • Keyboard operation is the main focus.
    • Up, down, left, and right arrow keysYou can move around within the rooms and booths (hereinafter referred to as "areas") set up in the demo space, as well as between the areas.
    • When you get close to various objects embedded in the area (such as monitors and screens), their surroundings are outlined in yellow. There,Pressing the x key allows you to view links to other websites, videos, and more.。
    • Approaching the poster board displays a preview image. Pressing the X key there enlarges the image.Presenters and audience members can discuss while each displays the poster image, or presenters can share their PC screen (described later) to point to the poster with a pointer for explanations or present videos.(Unfortunately, video audio is not available.)
    • Video call with someone nearbyYes, similar to Zoom and Microsoft Teams, you can also use the chat (speech bubble icon on the left side of the screen) andShare screen (monitor icon at the bottom of the screen）can be done.
    • When there are many people in the area and it is difficult to hear voices, please try moving to a table or bench. We have set up numerous “private areas” so that you can have stable conversations only with people at the same table or bench.

We will open this demo space to our members throughout the September tournament and its duration. You are welcome to try it out for voluntary online seminars, online drinking parties, etc.However, when using the "briefing session area," please make a reservation in advance using the reservation sheet located within the area.）。

For further detailed usage instructions

Brief explanation of Gather.town
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k1rauh6fJmyLOk3hR0HMShgqKfynsE87/view?usp=sharing

Gather.town recommended environment and common troubleshooting
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PzDyh_93jnJuiUQMahT_s1_T_nXlvuWS/view?usp=sharing

Please take a look at.

Notes

• • • Please access via a web browser from a computer (Windows, Mac).
      • We recommend using Google Chrome or Firefox.I will.
      • It does not work properly when using Safari on macOS.
      • It does not work well via web browsers on smartphones or tablets.
    • We will provide a paid contract space for the main tournament, but we are using the free version of Gather.town for the demo space. Therefore, please understand that if more than 25 people are connected to a single space simultaneously, it may become unstable (even with fewer people, the audio may become unstable during long-term use or when intermediate lines such as the campus LAN are congested).
    • We recommend using a wired LAN for stable video calls.
    • Sometimes, the briefing area inside the demo space is used for meetings by the IT committee or the tournament preparation committee.
    • For details on the spaces for the Yonago Online Tournament finals and general presentation specifications, please refer to the program distributed by the tournament preparation committee.(The demo space is solely for you to experience the Gather.town environment in advance.)