When you first visit a Gather Space, you get to choose your avatar, the digital character that represents you in the Space.
Note: Select the Special tab to find seasonal costumes and other limited-time characters!
The first step when you enter a Gather Space is choosing your avatar. Select options for your body, clothing, and accessories to create the perfect digital character that represents you!
When you've picked the perfect details for your body, clothing, and accessories, select Next Step. Enter a name for your character.
Enter a name for your character, then select Finish.
Note: The character you design and name you enter is tied to the Space. This means you can have a different name and character for every Space that you enter. You can always change your name and character at any time, for any Space. You can also set your default character from your homepage.
When you're satisfied with your character and name, select Finish. The Check Your Hair screen (as we call it) displays a preview of your character and a preview of your video feed, with the input/output options for your camera, mic, and speakers. When you're ready to continue, select Join the Gathering.
The "Check Your Hair" screen shows a preview of your character and name, as well as a preview of your video feed. Here you select your camera, mic, and speaker options. When you're ready, select Join the Gathering.
Warning: You must grant permission for Gather to use your camera and mic in the browser. Read more about Browser Settings.
Edit Character & Name
When you return to Gather or visit other Gather Spaces, you can change your name and character in three different places:
- Your Gather homepage (https://app.gather.town/app)
- The Check Your Hair screen when you first enter a Space
- The Personal Menu in the Navigation Bar when you are in a Space
Gather Homepage
If you have an account, you can manage your default character in the Top Nav Menu of your Gather homepage. Select your name in the Top Nav Menu. Select the pencil icon to quickly edit your name, or select Edit Character to customize your character.
From your Gather homepage, select your name in the Top Nav Menu to edit your default name or character.
Note: The name and the character that you select from your homepage will display by default to any new Space you enter. (If you enter a Space you've been in previously, your name and character default to what you had the last time you were in the Space.)
Check Your Hair Screen
Any time you enter a new Space, you have the opportunity to edit your name and character from the Check Your Hair screen (see screenshot above). Just select the Edit Character button.
Personal Menu in Navigation Bar
You can also change your name and character when you're in the Space. In the Navigation Bar, select your name. The Personal Menu opens. Select Change Character to open the Character Picker and change your character. To change your name, select Edit next to your name in your Personal Menu.
You can change your character, name, and status from your Personal Menu in the Navigation Bar.
Warning: If you are a guest in a Space that is using a guest list, you may not be able to change your name. Contact the Space Admin or event host and ask them to change or remove your name from the guest list file so that you can control your name.
Edit Status
You can set a status while in Gather. Just select your name in the Navigation Bar of your Space. Enter text in the Status field in your Personal Menu. Select the smiley face icon to add an emoji to your status.
Set your status by selecting your name in the Navigation Bar, then entering your status on your Personal Menu.
Your Status displays in the Navigation Bar and in the Participants panel. To clear your status, select the x in the Status field of your Personal Menu.
Your status displays in the Navigation Bar and in the Participants panel. Just select the x to clear your status.
Tip: Using a status can be a helpful way to provide an update about what you're doing (e.g., out to lunch, walking the dog, contemplating life) or what your role is in the Space (e.g., Event Staff, Product Owner, High Priestess of Jank). If your Space has an integrated calendar, your status will also show if you're in a meeting!