User Guide. A fully featured heart rhythm feedback game that works with emwave2 and emwave Desktop. Mac and Windows compatible.

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1 User Guide A fully featured heart rhythm feedback game that works with emwave2 and emwave Desktop. Mac and Windows compatible. 1

2 Welcome to the World of Tropical Heat Jet Ski Racing Tropical Heat runs in conjunction with the emwave Desktop or emwave2 (PC and Mac) and is intended to help you practice maintaining coherence while simultaneously controlling your jet ski speed and direction as you navigate the various courses and challenges. Developing your ability and skill at maintaining coherence while engaged in the jet ski experience can help you maintain balance and coherence while engaged in more challenging daily activities. Maintaining coherence while maneuvering your jet ski takes some practice but the benefits are well worth it. Please review this User Guide and read the Refuel with Heart-Focused Breathing and Quick Coherence section to get the most out of your Tropical Heat experience. Your Registration Serial Number is located on the back cover of this User Guide. How to Play Tropical Heat Jet Ski Racing Tropical Heat is a jet ski game where you can: Earn points by doing cool tricks on your customized jet ski Win the race by finishing first Play with a gamepad or keyboard, or let the computer auto-steer Tropical Heat Feedback The following is used as Active Feedback in Tropical Heat Power bar Jet ski speed and spray Ability to perform tricks Music volume Fog Ocean color Ocean wave size Note: You can turn off, or change Active feedback, as well as various in-game options, by pressing the b key on the keyboard to open the feedback settings panel while playing Tropical Heat. Refuel with Heart-Focused Breathing and Quick Coherence Use heart-focused breathing and Quick Coherence to calm down, reduce the intensity of stressproducing reactions and shift into more ease and flow. Here are the Quick Steps: Focus your attention in the area of your heart and imagine your breath is flowing in and out of your heart area. Take casual and slow, deep breaths (a little deeper than normal), inhaling for 5 seconds and exhaling for 5 seconds. While continuing to breathe with ease and rhythm through your heart area, experience a positive feeling or attitude such as care, compassion, appreciation or gratitude. This could be a feeling of appreciation or care you have toward a special person or pet, or a place or activity you enjoy. Allow yourself to feel this positive feeling as you breathe. Continue breathing this way as you drive through the course. 2 2

3 Software Installation Instructions Please Note: The Tropical Heat installation disc contained in this kit is a DVD, not a CD. If your computer only has a CD-ROM drive or can t otherwise read the DVD disk, please your registration number located on the back of this manual to support@heartmath.com along with the type of computer you are installing on (PC and Mac) and request a link to download the Tropical Heat installation software. Windows When you insert the DVD, if you have AutoRun or AutoPlay enabled, Tropical Heat installation may start automatically, or Windows may prompt you to install Tropical Heat. If installation does not start automatically, open My Computer on XP or Computer on Win7/Vista, and double click the DVD drive containing Tropical Heat. If installation still does not start automatically when double clicking the DVD drive, double click the Setup.exe file in the Tropical Heat DVD to begin installation. During installation, press next, accept the license agreement and continue pressing next repeatedly to perform a standard installation of Tropical Heat. Mac Find the Tropical Heat DVD on your desktop. Double click the Tropical Heat DVD to open it. Double click the Tropical Heat Mac OS X Install.dmg to open the disk image. When the disk image opens, double click the Tropical Heat emwavemac installer to begin installation. During installation, press continue, accept the license agreement and press install to perform a standard installation of Tropical Heat. 3 3

4 Registration After installation, when first opening Tropical Heat you will receive an activation screen announcing 4 trial uses remaining unless you register. To register Tropical Heat: Select NO In the next box, enter the serial number (located on the back of this manual) and press OK. You may use this serial number to install Tropical Heat on as many as 3 different computers. (After 3 computers are activated you must deactivate one of the first 3 computers if you wish to activate another) If you have internet connection follow the onscreen prompts. If you do not, you will be given a code to manually register at on an internet connected computer. 4

5 Syncing Tropical Heat to emwave Please Note: emwave2 or emwave Desktop software and a pulse sensor are required for Tropical Heat to run. If you don t already have emwave2 or emwave Desktop software installed please install at this time. Before playing Tropical Heat for the first time you must enable games in your emwave software. Open your emwave software then open Preferences from the menu bar. Windows: Edit menu/preferences Mac: emwave menu/preferences Click advanced and check the Enable TCP box. Press OK to close emwave Preferences. Close and restart your emwave software to enable the changes. To play Tropical Heat you must have your emwave software open and have a session running. For more detailed information on Tropical Heat press H on your keyboard to access HELP. To customize settings press B on your keyboard to access feedback options. 5 5

6 Tropical Heat One-Handed Keyboard Controls The entire game can be played with only the four arrow keys. Most tricks can only be perf ormed while in the air! Other Keyboard Controls Reset Jet Ski (if you get stuck or off course) R Chill Music Station 1 Latin Music Station 2 Upbeat Music Station 3 Escape to Main Menu Esc, L or Ctrl-L Skip to Next Level (if unlocked) N or Ctrl-N Show Help Menu H Pause/Show Achievements P Customize Feedback B Switch Bottom Graph Mode M 66 6

7 Gamepad Controls (requires two free hands used with emwave ear-clip sensor only) Two-Handed keyboard Controls (requires two free hands used with emwave ear-clip sensor only) 7 7 7

8 Main Menu When you open Tropical Heat the Main Menu is displayed. Press Play to choose a level and begin playing. Press Options to set difficulty level, graphics quality, music, and Jet Ski controls. Press Customize to choose a jet ski and customize your character. Press Exit to close Tropical Heat. Tropical Heat Play Modes Tropical Heat can be played in many diverse ways. If you want to relax choose a relaxing mode. If you are feeling good and want to increase your stress resilience, choose a challenging mode. Choose Jet Ski Controls from the Options Menu Choose a Play Mode from the Play Menu 88

9 Normal Race This mode is for people who want to have fun playing a jet ski racing game. This is the default mode for Tropical Heat. In this mode you can do special combined tricks where you flip while pressing a trick button. At the end of every level you can see a detailed scoreboard. While playing you can collect a variety of fun achievements. If you are not comfortable with video games make sure to choose the Easy level of difficulty when racing. Once you have many hours of experience with Tropical Heat, you may wish to choose the Casual or Extreme difficulty levels. Everything in Tropical Heat is slower on easier difficulty levels. Auto-Steer Fully Automatic Race This mode is for people who enjoy the fun of racing, but want to focus only on the feedback or have a hard time steering. Auto-Steer Choose Tricks Race This mode is for people who want to play the jet ski game, but don t want the full complexity of steering. When you jump you can press any of the trick buttons to do a trick, but you don t need to steer. This mode is great for young kids who want to play, but don t know how to steer. Normal Free Ride Here you get to explore the beautiful islands with your jet ski. There is no race, and you don t need to stay within the boundaries of the race track. You may wish to choose the Simple Pacer or Power Only graph mode in Free Ride (press M to switch graph modes while playing). Auto-Steer Island Cruise This mode gives you a slow tour around the islands. There isn t any jet ski and no racing. Everything moves very slowly and you can focus on the feedback while enjoying the beautiful tropical islands. In Island Cruise or Free Ride modes you can also close your eyes and relax as you can hear the music fade in as feedback. Multiplayer Race Choose Multiplayer to race online against players from around the world. When in Multiplayer hold p to view each players current place. Tropical Heat requires UDP ports 5055 and 5056 to be open in order for the multiplayer function to work if you have a restrictive firewall. 9

10 Power and Points Tropical Heat power system and game play A. The power meter displays how much power you have for tricks and speed boosts. When your coherence is high your power increases. Low coherence drains power. Hitting the land removes power. A bad landing or failed trick instantly removes all power. B. Your current speed. Higher power lets you drive faster. You can increase power (A) and score (F) by: Jumping off ramps (C) Collecting coins (D) Going through rings (E) Doing tricks (see the first two pages for controls). When jumping off of a ramp you can try to do a trick by pressing unique key combinations. A successful landing from a jump will restore a substantial amount of power and score points. The higher the jump, the more points the jump is worth. Most tricks can only be performed while in the air. A bonus is awarded for successfully doing multiple tricks while in the air before landing

11 Racing Tropical Heat racing A. Shows the total amount of time elapsed during this race. B. Shows the total amount of time elapsed for the current lap. This resets to 0 each time you complete a lap. C. Shows the current lap and total number of laps for this level. When you cross the finish line on lap 3/3 you complete the current race level. D. The mini-map shows the current race track. You appear as a red arrow. They grey arrows show your opponents positions. E. The position indicator shows what place you are in, and how many jet skiers are racing on this level. 2/2 indicates that you are in 2nd place, and that there are a total of 2 jet skiers racing. F. To stay on track follow the arrowed signs

12 TRAVEL TO THE ISLAND OF YOUR DREAMS! Sparkling seas, beautiful sunsets, lush foliage, gliding birds, and tropical raindrops on your skin become your world. Set the mood by selecting relaxing, energizing, or tropical music. Be yourself or be someone else, by customizing your Jet Ski character: Choose a man or a woman and then select your skin color, swimsuit, hair style, sunglasses and the Jet Ski of your choice. ENJOY A PLEASURE CRUISE OR SURF 20 FOOT WAVES Get big air off of waves and ramps. Then perform amazing Jet Ski stunts: Pull off a handstand, Superman, roll, or flip in the air! or Choose leisurely enjoyment of the stunning sunsets, refreshing tropical rain, and Luau-style nightlife. Tropical Heat is for you: Male or female, old or young! Perfect for seasoned gamers and for those who have never before played a video game. Also great for kids. HEART RHYTHM FEEDBACK Tropical Heat is heart-rhythm feedback enabled to help you build stress-management skills. You power the Jet Ski by staying in the zone of relaxation as you play. System Requirements PC Mac OS Win XP SP3, Vista 7 OSX DVD Yes Yes RAM 2GB 2GB Video 256MB Dedicated w/directx 9 256MB Dedicated w/opengl 2.0 USB Internet Required for Updates Required for Updates Somatic Vision Inc. Somatic Vision, Tropical Heat and Alive are trademarks of Somatic Vision Inc. All rights reserved. Manufactured under license from Quantum Intech, Inc West Park Avenue, Boulder Creek, CA USA Quantum Intech and the Quantum Intech logo are trademarks of Quantum Intech, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. emwave is a registered trademark of Quantum Intech, Inc. HeartMath is a registered trademark of the Institute of HeartMath. Quick Coherence is a registered Registration Serial Number trademark of Doc Childre. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. Coherence algorithm contained within this product licensed from and Quantum Intech, Inc, with all rights reserved, and are protected by the following patents in the US: 6,358,201; 7,117,032; 7,163,512; 7,462,151 and 8,066,637. Other patents include: European Union ; Canada 2,365,032; Australia ; China ZL ; Hong Kong HK ; Japan ; Korea