| Stopwatch and Ruler |
The stopwatch and ruler tools in Whyville are not much different than the ones in real life. To use them, follow these steps:
- You can use the stopwatch and ruler in only certain rooms in Whyville, not all. Visit any of the following rooms to use these tools:
- Say "ruler" to summon a stopwatch and a ruler. You'll see a ruler appear across the bottom of the screen, together with a stopwatch on the right hand side. The ruler measures Whyville's screens in terms of pixels. The stopwatch measures in seconds.
- Position whomever you want to time (yourself or a friend) at a starting position. A good starting position is the beginning of the ruler on the left side of the screen.
- Click the "start" button on the stopwatch to start it. If you're timing a friend, you might want to coordinate with him or her by saying something obvious like "Ready, get set, go!"
- If you're timing yourself, you'll want to then click on your chosen end point as quickly as possible after starting your stopwatch. It's a good idea to not choose an end point that is a hotspot that takes you to another location in Whyville.
- As you see yourself or your friend arrive at the designated end point, click the "stop" button to stop the stopwatch.
- Most importantly, don't forget to record your data! To enter your data, say
record username ran x pixels in t seconds
So, you might say something like
record Jen ran 300 pixels in 6.2 seconds
if you are timing your friend Jen.
- To do another trial, click the stopwatch again to reset it.
Enjoy!
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