How to Use MONA

How to Enter the Metaverse with MONA 👇

Tag-3 by Bryan Ye

We're so glad you're here to explore the Metaverse with MONA. This guide will help you enter into & explore MONA Spaces with friends.

Enter a Space

You can enter hundreds of MONA spaces directly from the Mona website through your desktop web browser using Chrome, Brave, or Firefox on PC or Mac. Safari and Mobile are not yet supported.

Each space will start as a Multiplayer experience.

Spaces can host 25 users per instance before creating a new Instance of the space. That said, there is no limit to how many instances there can be.

Click on any of the spaces to enter!

Create your own Hangout

To create a private hangout link, select the Hangout button in the UI at the bottom.

Create a Private Hangout

Use the 'Share' button to copy the hangout link to the clipboard in order to send it to other users.

Share your Private Hangout

Use the 'Global' button to return to the main Multiplayer experience.

Return to the global multiplayer experience

Create an Avatar

When you enter a MONA Space, you will be assigned a default Robot. Unless you have created a MONA account, you will be named as a 'Guest #' until you sign in.

To Customize your Avatar, click the Avatar Button or press 4 on your Keyboard. This will allow you to easily create an avatar with ReadyPlayerMe, or using fully custom VRM avatars.

Customize your Avatar

Note: You you will need an account to save your Avatar when you return to MONA.

Name Your Avatar (Create an Account)

If you want to add a name to your Avatar, you will need to create an Account. Your Wallet is your account in Mona.

To create an account, you will need a crypto wallet, like Metamask or Wallet Connect. If you have a wallet, it's easy to create an account - just click "Login" on Monaverse.com to start the process.

Note: Whatever name you use when setting up your account, this will appear as your Avatar name.

If you don't have a crypto wallet, learn how to do so at Setting up a wallet.

Chat in Spaces

You can use your microphone to chat using the Spatial Audio in a Space. Use the 'Speak' button to use your default microphone in the Space. For more information on this go to Audio Settings.

Use your Microphone to chat

Navigate in a Space

You can navigate in MONA using a Keyboard or Game Controller.

Desktop Controls

Move - Use your WASD keys to move forward, backward, & side to side. Alternatively, use your arrow keys to move your avatar.

Rotate Camera - To move your camera, move your mouse or trackpad.

Jump - Press Spacebar to Jump

Run - Hold Shift to run.

Interact - You can interact with certain objects, like Portals or Canvasses, use Left Click. Other interactions, such as assets that use the VRM Switcher, or reactor, can use the E key.

Reset Spawn Point - Press Tab to return to the last entry point.

C - Emote Wheel

Z - Emoji Wheel

V - Toggle First/Third Person

U - Hide UI

I - Hide reticle (White dot)

N - Hide Avatar Tags

F11 - Go fullscreen (most browsers)

PgUp - Show Debug Tool (shows frames per second etc)

Mouse and Keyboard Controls

Controller Support

You can navigate MONA Spaces using a Game Controller like an XBOX or Playstation controller. This is a fun way to navigate space.

Here is an image with the Game Pad Controls:

Mona controller support.