Now that we've answered Question 1, let's learn how to update your Trivia Game to the next question (and any question after that).
By default, Crowdpurr assumes that you, the host, want to fully control how often the questions switch and what views are shown to your crowd, and when. This mode is called Host Controlled Mode, which gives you full control of how your Trivia Game runs. There are other Experience Playback Modes such as Fully Automatic and Crowd Controlled which serve different purposes.
This tutorial assumes you are using the Host Controlled Mode, which provides the most flexibility.
Updating the Active Question
What is the Active Question? The Active Question is the current question shown to your crowd on all Participant Views, on the Presentation View, and the Experience Dashboard. This is the question the crowd currently sees and is actively playing.
Whenever you update the Active Question, the entire Trivia Game will instantly update across every mobile device in the crowd and the Presentation View in real-time... Pretty cool, right? Your Trivia Game always syncs to the Active Question. Before starting your game, you'll want to ensure your Trivia Game's Active Question is set to your first question or Q1.
There are several ways to update the Active Question.
Use the Active Question Controller
To update the Active Question, simply click on the left or right arrows under the Active Question section at the top of the Experience Dashboard. You can also click and manually type in the question number where the Active Question number is displayed. This is a good way to jump to a certain question instantly versus clicking through each one sequentially.
Updating the Active Question via the Experience Dashboard
Click on a Question Tab
Clicking on a question's tab under the blue Questions tab on the Experience Dashboard also updates the Active Question. You'll notice the Active Question number updates under the Active Question header when you click on a question tab. This is a handy method of "jumping around" to different questions when you have numerous questions in your game.
Question labels on the Questions tab
Click on the Presentation View's Arrows
On the Presentation View, you can click the left and right arrows on each side of the window to set the Active Question to the previous or next question, as illustrated below.
Manually clicking the left and right arrows on the Presentation View
Use the Arrow Keys On Your Keyboard
The left and right arrow keys on your computer's keyboard will also update the Active Question. This is a quick and easy shortcut to update the Active Question without having to use the mouse or click any buttons.
What if I mess up the question order or start with the wrong question? No worries! You can update the Active Question at any time and everyone's devices will update accordingly. If you start your Trivia Game with the wrong question, just update the Active Question to the first question.
Additionally, if you accidentally skip a question or advance too far, just go back to the question you skipped after you finish the current question. Crowdpurr will not let your audience answer a trivia question more than once, so you don't have to worry about your crowd answering more than once or ensuring an exact question order.
Use keyboard shortcuts! There are lots of keyboard shortcuts peppered into the Crowdpurr platform to help you run your experiences easier. Check out this article for a quick reference to all the keyboard shortcuts in Crowdpurr.
Update our Trivia Game to the Second Question
If you haven't already, go ahead and update the Active Question to the second question of our test Trivia Game. This will instantly and automatically do the following:
Turn off all Views including Show Live Answer Results (A), Show Correct Answer (C), Show Question Notes (N), and Show Live Rankings (R). Crowdpurr Trivia does this automatically because we assume you wouldn't want to show your audience the live answer results, correct answer, rankings, or Question Notes for the next question right away. You will want to wait for the question's Question Timer to expire first before displaying any Viewer Displays.
Update the Presentation View and all crowd Participant Views to the next question.
Start the next question's Question Timer and allow players to answer the question.
Can I go backward in a Trivia Game? What happens if I revisit a question? You may go backward, forward, or jump to any question as many times as you'd like in a Trivia Game. The question will always restart its Question Timer and allow anyone who hasn't answered the question to answer unless they have already answered the question or time ran out and the player failed to answer in time. New players who joined who haven't answered a question will also be able to answer a previous question if it is revisited.
Repeating the Previous Steps To Complete our Trivia Game
Using what we've learned in the last few steps of this tutorial, you can see that running your game is as simple as the following:
Updating the Active Question
Wait for the Question Timer to expire as your crowd answers the current trivia question
Enabling Show Live Answer Results (A)
Enabling Show Correct Answer (C)
Enabling Show Question Notes (N)
Enabling the Live Rankings (R)
Proceeding to the next question
You will repeat this process until you're on the final question of your Trivia Game.
Displaying the Final Trivia Game Winner
After the final trivia question, your Trivia Game will automatically display the game's winner once you enable Show Live Rankings (R). The Presentation View and all Participant Views will update with a message that says Winning Player Rankings that displays the final player rankings.
Final Rankings Leaderboard displays on the Participant View