Limited due to the need for two devices
To run a remote event, the attendee has to have a desktop AND a mobile.
Obviously this product was intended for remote work teams and those people would be expected to have a laptop/desktop in addition to their phone, but that restricts the usefullness of this product.
It integrates with several meeting platforms, but the attendee can't see the quesitons and answer them at the same time in presenter mode. This makes it impossible to participate.
In personal mode, it does show the question and answers on the same screen, but two more problems arise. First, when in personal mode, the host is entered in as an antendee for some strange reason. Secondly, the users are still unable to interact in chat.
If this product provided a text chat and at least audio from the host, it would provide an awesome all-in-one platform that would be very useful for a wide array of situations.
In short, people need to be able to play with mobile only, and currently that's not possible.
Justin_CrowdParty
May 9, 2024Hi CalAxe,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! However, I'm slightly confused by your review. Folks all around have been having fun with CrowdParty on their mobile devices via Personal Mode. We've seen this work wonders with families and friends.
With Personal Mode, you do NOT need to have a Desktop. Imagine a group of friends at a party looking for something fun to do. With just your phones, you can have a ton of joy with CrowdParty.
In Personal Mode, the Host is ALSO a player (because we think Hosts should be able to have fun as well)! A common way to enjoy personal mode on desktop is to have it side-by-side you videoconferencing tool of choice. Ideally, if you're on a Desktop, you should use Presenter mode to present the game contents over a call and then everyone uses their phones as their controllers.
We knew from the start that we wanted CrowdParty to be flexible enough to be used anywhere. For events, over videoconferencing, in the boardroom, or at home. Hence, we decided not to implement chat/audio ability (I mean, we're not trying to build the next Google Meet 😅)
If you'd like to chat more, shoot me an email and I'll be more than glad to clear up any confusion: justin@crowdparty.app