Before we run your Bingo Game, let's open up the Participant View to see what your crowd will see on their mobile devices as well as play along while we test our Bingo Game. You can open up the Participant View on an actual mobile device (e.g. your mobile phone, your tablet, etc.). Alternatively, you can open up the mobile client on a web browser tab on your desktop computer, laptop, or iMac. All devices are supported.
What is the Participant View? The Participant View refers to the version of your Bingo Game that your crowd will see on their mobile devices. This is what your crowd uses to sign in and play your Bingo Game. You can see and experiment with this ahead of your actual event in order to ensure everything is working to your expectations.
To open the Participant View, do one of the following:
From the Experience Dashboard
This is the easiest way to test your Bingo Game while still working in the Experience Dashboard as you edit your game. Simply click on the large blue Participant View button in the Crowd Views area of your Experience Dashboard. This button will open a test Participant View browser window on your desktop or laptop computer and simulate how the Bingo Game will look on smaller mobile devices. Additionally, you can have it open alongside your Experience Dashboard for testing.
The Experience Dashboard and a Participant View window
During your actual event, your crowd will access your Bingo Game using the following Mobile Device instructions.
On Your Mobile Device
Open up your mobile browser (e.g. Safari, Chrome, etc.) on your mobile device (e.g. smartphone, tablet, etc.), and type in crowd.live in the address bar. You will then be asked to Enter A Code. Simply enter the five-digit code for your Bingo Game displayed under the Bingo Game Code box on the Experience Dashboard.
The Bingo Game Code on the Experience Dashboard
In this example, our code is ZQCCP as shown above; however, your Experience Code will differ, so please refer to your Experience Dashboard.
What is a Bingo Game Code? The Bingo Game Code (also known as Experience Code) is a random five-digit code that automatically gets generated for every new Experience you create. This is your Bingo Game's unique ID that allows your audience to enter your Bingo Game.
If you're a Seminar Plan subscriber or higher, you can customize these codes to be any word or identifier you'd like. (e.g. BINGOGAME5, COMPANYBINGO, BINGONIGHT2, etc.)
Signing Into Your Trivia Game from the Participant View
Once you have opened the Participant View, it will ask you to enter a Nickname. By default, a nickname is needed as a minimum for each player to join your Bingo Game. This is so each player can be displayed on the live Rankings Leaderboard.
What other lead capture data can I capture? Additionally, aside from collecting a Nickname from your participants, you can also collect additional Crowd Lead Capture fields like Email Address and Phone Number, which are available to all users for free!
Can I collect custom lead capture information? Yes, one of the features available on our Seminar Plan and higher is collecting and exporting Custom Lead Capture Data from your players such as Name of College, Employee ID, or any other custom information you'd like them to fill out.
When the Participant View is opened, enter a Nickname into the first field. Then click the Go! button. The Participant View will update to say Bingo Game Will Begin Shortly. Each player's Participant View will be in a holding state until you start your Bingo Game.
Participant View - Sign-in Page | Participant View - Waiting Message |
Ready To Follow Along and Play
You're ready to follow along and play your Bingo Game using the Participant View. As you run your Bingo Game, the Participant View you have opened will update with the called square, allow you to mark off squares on your Bingo card, and show various Views that you set on the Experience Dashboard.