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MindSkier Quick Reference Guide Using MindSkier
Welcome to MindSkier. Try to pass installing MindSkier 6. A Set Up program automatically 3. Set your computer to the
through as many gates as possible in the To install MindSkier on your hard drive, begins, asking you to select various MindSkier directory (the default
shortest period of time, using your system specifications. (If one of your directory for installation is c:\mskier).
follow these steps:
thoughts to control your direction. COM ports is filled by an internal 4. Type mskier and press Enter.
1. Make sure the MindDrive is con¬
modem or other peripheral, select a
Click Help on the Main Menu for a full
nected to your computer, AC adapter,
online manual. free COM port. Make sure your IMPORTANT: Changing the directory
serial cable, and Finger Sensor. See MindDrive is attached to the same name or program file names will prevent
Hardware Requirements diagrams in your MindDrive User's COM port you select on this screen.) the program from running properly. If you
Manual for proper installation.
MindSkier is a DOS game, designed to 7. Follow the on-screen set up instruc¬ need to move the program to another
run on the following minimum system 2. If you are in Windows, exit tions. Select the set up settings that directory, re-install it from the CD.
configuration: Windows. (See your Windows manual best fit your system. Exit when finished.
for details.)
• An IBM® PC or 100% 8. Run the game by typing mskier. Using the MindDrive
compatible computer 3. Insert the MindSkier CD into your
9. If you wish to change your settings Follow the instructions in the MindDrive
• A 486/33 or higher CPU CD-ROM drive. Note: Do not use the
later, type setup from the same direc¬ User's Manual to properly connect the
• 512K of free conventional memory MS-DOS prompt in Windows.
tory in which you installed MindSkier. device to your computer. Simply slip the
• 4MB of RAM (8MB recommended) Windows must be shut off completely.
sensor onto your finger and secure the
• DOS 5.0 or higher 4. Access your CD-ROM drive. For Running MindSkier Velcro® strap. (See your MindDrive User's
• 4MB of free hard drive space available example, type D: and press Enter. If you have already installed MindSkier in Manual for a diagram showing how to
• A 256-color VGA display or better Note: Substitute your CD-ROM drive a previous session, run the program by wear the sensor.)
• A 100% Microsoft® compatible mouse letter as needed. For example, type E: doing the following:
Four Important Tips for
and press Enter.
• SoundBlaster™ or 100% compatible 1. Turn on your computer and the Using Your Finger Sensor:
sound card 5. Type install and press Enter. MindDrive.
• A CD-ROM drive 1. Keep the sensor loose on
2. If you are in Windows, exit Windows
• Complete MindDrive hardware your finger.
(consult your Windows manual).
2. Don't squeeze the sensor with
Running MindSkier Running MindSkier
yaur fingertip. MindDrive Adjust settings. explained logically. This new skill must be The Keyboard
3. Relax your muscles - especially in Go Begins the race. experienced and felt.
Any Key Begins a race
your shoulders and arms. Relaxing your Quit Exits the game. Turning left:
muscles is the key to successful control. Up Arrow Increases speed
A default name will appear under Player To turn left with the MindDrive, we
4. Avoid abrupt hand or body Name until you enter a new name. Click suggest increasing your "left brain" or "left Down Arrow Decreases speed
movements. the MindDrive button to enter a new side" thought activity. This could mean Esc Escape Menu (Includes
Getting Started name at the MindDrive screen. thinking left, saying the actual words "left, Restart, Help, Options,
1. Click New Skier to enter your name. left, left" quickly in your head, looking left, MindDrive, & Main Menu)
You can bypass the opening sequence by
or even leaning left.
pressing any key. The Main Menu appears 2. Type your name at the prompt Pause Pause game
with the following choices: and press Enter. It is not the actual words that cause the FI Online Manual
desired movement, but rather the type
Race Events Giant Slalom, Since this is your first time playing, don't and level of activity of your thoughts. F2 MindDrive settings
Downhill, Slalom, adjust any of the settings yet. Click OK to
and Combined. reach the Main Menu again. Click Go to Ultimately, once you get the hang of it,
Skill Level Beginner or Advanced. head for the slopes. Wait at least 10 skiing with your mind in this way can The Ski Events
seconds for the MindDrive to adjust to become as intuitive as riding a bike - or In each event, you are trying to pass
Player Name The current player your signal. Press any key to begin skiing. walking. You will eventually be able to through the middle of as many gates as
set to ski. move the skier automatically with just your
possible in the shortest amount of time.
Controlling The Skier:
Top Scores Shows the best times. thoughts...using little or no effort! Each missed gate adds penalty time to
Options Allows you to adjust In operating MindSkier, you move the Turning right: your final score.
skier with nothing more than your own
the music volume, Relax into "right side" thoughts to turn right. Slalom: Turn quickly, attempting to ski
thoughts. This is a unique experience for
graphic detail, and Instead of using words, visualize skiing to through 27 gates. The course is 1,200
sound effects. every individual, and there are no hard the right. You may also look right, lean right, meters long.
rules. Like learning to ride a bicycle,
Help Opens a help tutorial. MindDrive control cannot simply be and relax into "right side" thoughts.
MindSkier settings adjustments Troubleshooting
Downhill: Take a blast down the face of a You should always try adjusting the and right. • The Finger Sensor connection.
mountain as you attempt to gain as much Thought Signal Sensitivity before adjusting
• Decrease the Game Play Sensitivity • The serial cable running between
speed as possible. The course is 1,500 Game Play Sensitivity.
to "hold” your skiing line. your PC and the MindDrive
meters long and contains 39 gates. Thought Signal Sensitivity
• The MindDrive unit (The red light
Giant Slalom: At 1,200 meters long, this Like a gas pedal—or stereo volume con¬ Saving Your Settings
should be lit.)
course is a hybrid between Slalom and trol—Thought Signal Sensitivity adjusts the 1. Go to MindDrive Settings screen.
• The MindDrive AC power adapter
Downhill skiing. Ski through 31 challenging amplification as well as the frequency filter¬ 2. Change your settings.
(Make sure it's properly plugged into
gates. In the Advanced Level, there is a ing of your thought signals in the MindDrive. 3. Click OK.
both the MindDrive and the
Ski Jump, rocks, ice, and a snow storm. Since some people generate fainter Click on the Defaults button to return the electrical socket.)
Combined: A one-shot combination of thought patterns than others, they may game to all of its original settings (as
• Your settings. Be sure you're using
the Downhill, Slalom, and Giant Slalom wish to raise their Thought Signal though you just bought it).
your own settings and that
competitions. Sensitivity Setting (slide to the right or use
The Cancel button returns you to the Main they are on.
the right arrow key), allowing the
In Giant Slalom and Downhill, you will ski Menu without saving your changes.
MindDrive to respond to their thoughts • Your COM port selection. Return
faster in the middle of the run and slow
more easily. Other MindDrive users, on Troubleshooting to the same directory in which you
down at the sides.
the other hand, generate higher thought If you experience any problem with the installed MindSkier and type setup.
MindDrive Setting
patterns and may wish to lower the MindDrive, run the MindDrive Tutorial CD If all of the above are okay, try clicking Reset
Adjustments Thought Signal Sensitivity (slide to the left and read your MindDrive User's Manual from the MindDrive settings of your soft¬
MindDrive Sensitivity Settings may need to be or use the left arrow key) to enable the before calling Technical Support. You ware. If that doesn't work:
adjusted for each individual. Before adjusting MindDrive to read the signals more clearly. should also try the online Help manual • Turn off your computer.
anything, always try using the MindDrive's Game Play Sensitivity (located on the Main Menu of MindSkier.)
• Turn off your MindDrive unit (red light off).
default settings. Once you wish to change set¬ This setting changes the speed at which In general, when experiencing any kind of
tings, you have the following two options: on-screen objects react to the MindDrive. problem with the MindDrive, try checking: • Restart your MindDrive, computer,
and software.
• Thought Signal Sensitivity • Increase the Game Play Sensitivity
If all else fails, call Technical Support at 1 (800) 222-2363.
• Game Play Sensitivity to move the Skier more quickly left
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