The GameTerm guide

Get started

1. Step 1: What GameTerm does

   GameTerm is a game character that helps you on your Mac. You talk to it, and it can do things for you.

2. Step 2: Make an account

   Type your email, open the link in your email, and choose a password.

3. Step 3: Download the installer and install it

   Download the installer, sign in with your browser, approve your Mac, and let it install.

4. Step 4: Launch Arkey and open GameTerm

   Arkey is the app that opens GameTerm. Sign in once, choose GameTerm, and press Open.

Use GameTerm

1. Step 5: Pick a character and talk to it

   Choose a character on Character Select, start a New Session, and type or speak to it.

2. Step 6: The / commands

   Type / in the message box to see six commands. Each one changes how the conversation works.

3. Step 7: Pick a model

   The model is the AI that writes the character's answers. You choose it on Character Select, when you have more than one.

4. Step 10: Switch the language

   GameTerm's Setup sets the language the character speaks. The website has its own language switch.

Permissions & connections

1. Step 8: Permissions, and why they matter

   GameTerm can run commands on your Mac. Permissions decide what it may do without asking you.

2. Step 9: Spotify, controlling your Mac, and web search

   Connect Spotify and Antigravity web search on your account page. Mac control is set in GameTerm and in macOS.

Advanced

1. Step 11: Mod the harness

   Add your own functions that the character can use, and tune how each character talks.

2. Step 12: Use a stronger AI from another computer

   Run the model on a second computer with a strong video card, and add it as a server in Arkey.