How to use Altspace Link Buttons

There’s a new “Link Button” in the Altspace “Buttons” Kit. You can use it to link people to your website or perform more advanced actions like open their menu to a particular location. Next, spawn a Link Button (Altspace > Kits > Buttons), you need to fill in the “Link URL” field. For example:

After clicking Confirm, exit Edit Mode, and click on the button, you’ll see this confirmation on PC (messaging is different on Quest).

After clicking on Open Page or press Enter on your keyboard and a browser will open. Take off your headset if necessary. On Quest the built-in browser will open. That’s it!

UI Navigation

You can also have Link Buttons that open the person’s menu to a particular page. This one helps them find the Festivals tab, for example. Here’s are some more menu locations:

 navpath://titlescreen
 navpath://titlescreen/destinations
 navpath://titlescreen/eventcode
 navpath://titlescreen/tutorial
 navpath://titlescreen/mainmenu
 navpath://titlescreen/mainmenu/discover
 navpath://titlescreen/mainmenu/me/avatar
 navpath://titlescreen/mainmenu/me/customize
 navpath://titlescreen/mainmenu/me/gallery
 navpath://titlescreen/mainmenu/me/homespace
 navpath://titlescreen/mainmenu/me/account/profile
 navpath://titlescreen/mainmenu/settings
 navpath://titlescreen/mainmenu/settings/about
 navpath://titlescreen/mainmenu/worlds
 navpath://titlescreen/mainmenu/worlds/featured
 navpath://titlescreen/mainmenu/worlds/myspaces
 navpath://titlescreen/mainmenu/festivals

There are some special locations too:

navpath://hostpanel
navpath://commandline

Commands

You can even have Link Buttons that run an Altspace command. This one turns toggles flight (assuming flight is enabled for all users in the World), which is super useful for exploring Worlds. For a full list of available commands, open the Command Line (Menu > Settings > Support > Open Command Line) and run the command,help.

Demo World

You can try this out right now in my “Link Button Demo” World:
https://account.altvr.com/worlds/1046572460192825569/spaces/1815565685800042885

CODE: MVW129

FAQ

• Are these released yet? Not yet. Very soon.
• How many of these can we have in a World? These are lightweight so I would guess anything under 1000 is fine.
• How can I customize the look of these buttons? One technique is to spawn an object that encapsulates the button, like a sphere and remove the collider. When a user points their cursor toward the sphere they can click it but they’re really clicking the button inside.
• Can we have a link go to a the info page for a specific Event or World? Not at this time but that’s a good feature request.
• Can we have a link go to X? Can we a command to do X? Have somewhere else in the UI you want to send users or an idea for a new command? Let us know by creating a support ticket.