Entering the World

From www.worldofnaaya.com, Players can log into The World of Naaya using the username and password issued by their teacher.

Teachers can log into the teacher portal by selecting the Teachers tab on the right of the Naaya homepage. It is also recommended that teachers obtain a Player account so they can experience the game for themselves. This will help answer questions that students might have and also allow students to interact with their teachers in a way that they haven’t experienced before.

Players can customize the appearance and attire of their avatars each time they log into The World of Naaya. Gender, hairstyles and color, eye color, skin tone, and garments can be modified as desired. The Player chooses options by clicking on them and then clicks on “OK” to enter the environment. As the Player selects different options, changes will appear on the avatar at the left of the screen.

Players can depend on Naaya, a friendly fairy, for information and prompts throughout the game. She begins by welcoming Players.

She reappears whenever a Player reaches a new landmark.

Heads-Up Display: The Heads-Up Display is featured at the top of the screen when Players enter The World of Naaya. It provides updated information about a Player’s progress through the environment and registers points scored when the Player collects baubles (which randomly expose “factoids”) and discovers flora, fauna, and historical characters.

Level/Score: The Heads-Up Display shows how many points a Player has accumulated as well as the level he or she has achieved in the game.

Money Meter: Players can collect coins as they move through the environments. They also earn coins as a Woodcutter (creating and selling firewood) or Fisherperson (catching and selling fish). The Heads-Up display will indicate the number of coins they accumulate during game play.

Chat Window: The Chat Window gives Players a chance to interact synchronously with classmates or friends who are playing at the same time. The Chat Window provides preset expressions (words and phrases) and emoticons. Players can only chat with friends when they visit them in their homesteads, in town, or in Naaya’s Forest.

Weather (Environment Health): When a Player first enters The World of Naaya , the weather will be sunny. As the Player begins to “use” the environment (creating fishing rods or fishing in the river), it is possible that the weather will change to cloudy if they catch more fish or create more fishing rods than they are advised to do. This is included to teach kids the “cause and effect” relationship of their actions. The environment changes from “Sunny” to “Cloudy” when the Player logs in for the first time after a session in which he/she engaged in activity harmful to the environment. It remains cloudy for the next session.

NOTE: A session is defined as any number of logins during a 24-hour period.

Energy Level: Players will use energy as they progress through the Woodlands from task to task. In order to replenish their energy stores, they must eat food, which is obtained from the General Store and organized in their inventory. They can also gain energy by letting their avatar “sleep” in their home before exiting the game.

Map: The map provides an overview of the complete Woodlands environments. Players access this map by clicking on the scroll at the bottom of the screen.

The map shows all of the locations that are currently locked or unlocked for the Player. The red pin marks the Player’s current location in the game. He/she may click on any unlocked location and jump directly to that place.

Backpack: Clicking on the backpack icon at the bottom left-hand side of the screen reveals a Player’s inventory: all of the items he or she has purchased from the General Store and/or Curiosity Shop. As a Player accumulates goods from the general store, such as food and furniture, these items will appear in his or her inventory. If they have made fishing rods or caught fish, those also show up in their backpack.

Throughout the game, the Player can open his or her backpack to access these goods. When a pet is hungry, the Player can select a bag of food to feed the pet. When a Player’s energy level is low, he or she can “eat” a piece of fruit or other food item from the backpack by clicking and dragging it to the avatar. Players can scroll through their inventory using the buttons on either side of the display.

The buddy list shows all of the Players in a particular class or grade (depending on your school’s settings). It also displays each Player’s current level in the game. Players can scroll through their buddy list by using the buttons on either side of the display. If a Player’s avatar is illuminated in the Buddy List, he or she is currently in the environment.

The Scrapbook lets players view their progress as they play the game. It also keeps track of all the knowledge they have collected and contains their journal. To launch the Scrapbook, click the book icon at the top left corner of the screen.

Each time the Scrapbook is activated, it opens to the Status page. There, the player can view his/her points, level, keys and all of the Badges that have been earned so far.

The other pages of Scrapbook allow players to review all of the facts that have been collected (Time Tokens, Fact Files, Nature Frames and Portraits.)

The Scrapbook also contains the player’s Journal, which is used to send messages to other players.

NOTE: In order for kids to post and share pictures and videos in their Journal, parents have to first upload those in their kids’ media library. They can do this by logging in to the Parent portal using the Username/Password that you have provided each parent. Note that for parents to log in to the Parent portal, they must click on the Parents tab on the homepage at www.worldofnaaya.com.

By clicking on the trophy icon at the bottom right-hand side of the screen, Players can view the Leaderboard. This lists Players in order of rank, based on their current level and points accumulated. The Leaderboard can be filtered by class or grade.

The Panning option at the bottom right-hand of the screen allows Players to view the environment from different angles. This allows them to look for interesting objects all around them as they are exploring.

The Sound Control icon at the bottom right-hand of the screen allows Players to turn the sound on or off.

Players can exit The World of Naaya by clicking on the red X at the upper right hand corner of the screen. The game will prompt the Player to confirm he or she wants to exit.