Innerstar University

Innerstar University is a virtual online world for girls who have My American Girl dolls that come with a campus guide that comes with a code to enroll online.

Registration
When you go to www.Innerstaru.com, go over to "Enter Here" and go over to the top of the yellow shield. It says, ENROLL. Type in your doll and star code in the boxes and click 'enroll'. You also get to choose your doll, [user]name, confirm your email address, and style which will show on your 'student ID'. After that, you're ready to start!

Membership
Membership is free as long as a My American Girl doll has been purchased.

Campus
The campus is big and luxurious, where virtual versions of your My American Girl doll can walk around, talk, shop and play games. The campus is divided into different sections with different features and games.

Friends
Friends are part of the fun for Innerstar University. To make a friend you hover over another character and click the shaking hands button in their student ID, which will appear. If a friend accepts your invitation, you have a new friend. If someone else invites you, there will be a ! in your FRIENDS button at the bottom left hand corner of your screen. You'll find the invitation in green. To accept, click click the ACCEPT button.

Emailing
If you get a friend, you have the freedom to 'email' them. American Girl wants girls to be safe. You get to send pre-scripted messages to your 'friends'. Click on NEW MESSAGE after clicking the 'email' button on the bottom of the 'friends' button. Click on New Message. Choose your recipient by clicking the TO:+ button. Click Subject:+ and choose a 'subject starter'. For example, 'Friendship' 'Answers' 'I love' 'Hello'. Hover over it and scroll down for certain messages you could use. There are also questions and compliments. Do the same for Message:+ - it' the same messages. You can only use three sentences in a message. If you want to send an attachment, (clothes or accessories) to your friend, click the attachments button. Choose clothing to send. If you send an item, though, you will get rid of it from your closet.

Yearbook
Your Yearbook charts your growth at Innerstar U. You can update your style, see your medals, see your scores and your friends, and check the Innerstar Guide's profiles. You can also decorate a personal poster to print out for your room.

Room
This is the fun part! Your room contains lots of cool things, like your bookshelf, where you read parts of American Girl books, your bed (you don't do anything in the bed), your closet (dress up fancy and play a cool game, Packing Pals!), and your mirror (accessorize!). Decorate it at Dream Dècor, too.

Rising Star Stables
Saddle up your horse in Rising Star Stables. Jump for Gold is just the way to do that. In this game, girls can lead their doll around on a horse. Jump on the hurdles at the right speed on four loyal horses! Horse Sense is a game where you can care for the horses by grooming them. Make sure all your horses have health, groom and fun. The guide here is Amber, a virtual version of JLY 40. She loves animals, especially horses. Her projects are all about animals! See more about her in your yearbook. Her games help you to care!

Blue Sky Nature Center
Get your nature girl on here in the campus' greenhouse. Get surrounded by nature's beauty with the two games, Hike and Seek, a scavenger hunt game where you find nature, and Shadow Play, a shadow puppet game. Paige, a virtual version of JLY 24, is the guide. She really loves nature and caring for animals. Her projects are all about nature! See more about her in your yearbook. Her games help you stand strong and reach your dreams!

Star Student Center
The central plaza for school, Star Student Center encourages girls' spirit. The U-Rah-Rah store is where girls can purchase virtual Innerstar U-themed outfits and accessories. There are three games, Cupcake Crazy, where girls can create virtual cupcakes according to recipes, Pajama Pile, where girls must turn pictures of avatars so that they will fit into a prescribed grid, which appears in many different shapes, and Bake Sale, a logic puzzle game.

Sparkle Studios
Sparkle Studios helps girls be creative and let out what's on their mind on the page with paints, crayons or just a pencil. Meet girls who are creative like you! The Pretty Patterns game is playable at Sparkle Studios. You can decorate pictures.

Brightstar House
Brightstar House is the Innerstar dorm where all students start and end here. Enter your room to play Pet Play and Packing Pals. Play with a furry friend such as Honey and Coconut in Pet Play, teaching her tricks and earning tips about you and your furry friend. Packing Pals sharpens up your memory with putting the right stuff for that sleepover.The guide there is Shelby, a virtual version of JLY 44. She is a friendly character. She helps you reach your dreams. Her projects are to help you get around and do things you like. She helps you to make new friends and meet other guides. See more about her in your yearbook.

Starlight Library
Starlight Library is a nice, calm and BUSTLING library that's very close to Brightstar House. Check out books in Borrow a Book and play a stressful game, Help Desk Hubbub. Answer student's questions with help from other guides. The guide responsible for this area is Logan, a virtual version of JLY 19. She loves books and knowledge. She loves knowing things, after all - "Knowing is a lot more fun than NOT knowing!" Find out more in your yearbook.

Starfire Boathouse
Enjoy the campus' lake's beauty here in the boathouse. Go to the upper deck to find other girls who lvoe the water as much as you do! There is one game in this area, Starfire Regatta. You can play this with your friends or by yourself. Race with a virtual version of another girl. Who can go to the finish line first? Emmy, a virtual version of JLY 47, is the guide of the area. She lvoes the water, and she encourages you to be brave. Find out more in your yearbook.

U-Shine Hall
Show your talent here, in U-Shine Hall! Play fun games where you can dance and play instruments.? Dance Spectacular is a single or multiplayer game where girls tap the right keys so their avatar will dance the correct moves. Melody Maker is a game where students choose an instrument and a song, and then tap the right keys so the song will be played correctly. The guide, Neely, is a virtual version of JLY 23. She loves getting creative - ESPECIALLY with music. She helps you to enjoy your practice and music experience. Check it out! Find more in your yearbook.

Five-Points Plaza
Remind yourself that you ROCK here at the central plaza. Girls who want to make a friend come right over here, the central friendship startion. Girls love enjoying the cute star shaped fountain to cool out. The weather can change from perfect to rough? Special Delivery, though. Help the campus guides deliver parcels all around campus!

Real Spirit Center
Real Spirit Center is a location that focuses on relieving stress and calming down. This area is set up to look like a peaceful Oriental garden with a pond and a thatched hut for yoga. Body Balance is a game where dolls become avatars doing yoga and practicing moves. Girls learn tips on learning how to become calm. Although not stationed here, Riley, a virtual version of JLY 27, is the guide.

Good Sports Center
The Good Sports Center is a place where avatars can come and play sports-based games. The game Dive In!, is where the avatar can dive and earn points for good dives. Pom-Pom Power is a game where your doll becomes head-cheerleader and cheers. Girls learn fun cheers and confidence tips. The last game is Game On!, where dolls play a series of sports-themed mini games. The guide here is Riley, a virtual version of JLY 27.

Shopping Square
Shopping Square is a location where girls can buy virtual items for their avatars. The guide here is Isabel, a virtual version of JLY 33. The stores in this area are: Real Beauty Salon, Casual Closet, Girl Gear, Pajama Jam, Twinkly Toes, Pet Palooza, Dream Decor, Bravo Boutique, and Glittering Gown.

Morningstar Meadow and The Market
The Market is an area where students can come and chat or play Bright Kites, a game where girls are in charge of handling their own kites and dragging them across clouds in patterns. There is also a donation game, where girls can donate clothes or stars, called Care & Share. Although not stationed in the area, Paige, a virtual version of JLY 24, is the guide.

Books
Currently there are twelve Innerstar University gamebooks (italicized listings are unreleased books).


 * Braving the Lake
 * Fork in the Trail
 * A Girl's Best Friend
 * Taking the Reins
 * Into the Spotlight
 * A Winning Goal
 * Dive Right In
 * A Surprise Find
 * Behind the Scenes
 * The New Girl
 * Bound for Snow
 * Quick Change
 * Project Friendship
 * Second Chances

There is also a series of Innerstar University activity books:


 * Math + Fashion = Fun
 * I [heart] Art
 * Greatest Mistakes
 * Find Your Way!
 * It's a Girl's Word!
 * Animal Answers

System Requirements
American Girl recommends the following minimum system requirements to access Innerstar U:

PC Requirements

 * 2.0 GHz or higher
 * Windows XP Service Pack 3/Vista Service Pack 1/Windows 7
 * RAM: 512MB recommended
 * Browsers: Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8; Firefox 2.0+
 * Monitor Resolution: Optimized for 1024 x 768 or larger
 * Flash version 10 and high-speed Internet required

Mac Requirements

 * 2.0 GHz or higher
 * Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger"
 * RAM: 512MB recommended
 * Browsers: Safari 4.0+, Firefox 2.0+, Google Chrome
 * Monitor Resolution: Optimized for 1024 x 768 or larger
 * Flash version 10 and high-speed Internet required

Despite not being officially supported by American Girl, the game can also run on most Linux distributions like Ubuntu and Debian, as the latter does support Adobe Flash which is required to run the game.

Links

 * Official site for Innerstar University