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Reaction Pads

A pad the room can press, or walk onto, to throw a burst over the canvas.

A Reaction pad throws a burst over itself when somebody presses it, or walks an Avatar-mode character onto it, which is the same act.

Adding one

The React group of the Collaborate category opens into five pads, one per reaction, so you pick the one you want and it drops ready, already captioned with what pressing it means: "Celebrate", "Nice one", "Show some love", "Thanks" or "It shipped". Type over the caption to say something else.

To switch an existing pad to another reaction, right-click it and pick one from Reaction.

CelebrateNice oneShow some loveThanksIt shippedPress a pad, or walk a character onto it in Avatar mode.
The five pads, and the burst one of them has just thrown over the canvas.

The five reactions

  • Confetti for a result worth celebrating.
  • Sparkles for a good idea nicely done.
  • Hearts for warmth towards a person rather than a result.
  • Applause to thank somebody for the talk or the demo.
  • Fireworks for when it shipped.

Nothing is saved

Everyone in the room sees the burst, and nothing is saved: a reaction is a moment, not a mark on the canvas, so there is nothing to undo and nothing for a latecomer to find.

Pressing a pad again while it is still bursting starts the burst over rather than piling another on top. Standing on a pad in Avatar mode throws one burst; step off and back on for another.

On a view-only link the pad shows but does not fire. With reduced motion on, the pad stops bobbing, but the burst still plays so the room sees the moment.

Drop one at the end of a retro column or under a demo and let the room use it.

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