> ## Documentation Index
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# Interactions

> The ways your audience can take part during a live visual

Audience-enabled visuals invite the crowd to take part from their phones. The exact interaction depends on the visual you're running, but most of them fall into a few common types. They all share the same way in — the audience [scans a QR code to join](/launcher/audience/qr-join).

## Types of interaction

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  <Card title="Reactions" icon="thumbs-up">
    The audience reacts to whatever is on screen — like, love, fire, star, and similar. Reactions are counted live and can trigger effects on stage.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Votes" icon="check-to-slot">
    The audience picks a favorite among several options. The most-voted entry rises to the top and can be highlighted on stage.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Polls" icon="square-poll-vertical">
    The audience answers a question or chooses an option, and the results update live on the game window.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Collaborative actions" icon="hand-pointer">
    Everyone contributes toward a shared goal at the same time — for example, tapping to light up the stage together.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Submissions" icon="cloud-arrow-up">
    The audience sends in their own content — a prompt, a message, or an image — which then appears on stage.
  </Card>
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<Note>
  You don't enable these one by one. The interactions a visual offers are built into the visual itself — starting the experience makes them available to the audience automatically.
</Note>

## What it looks like

A couple of real examples from audience-enabled visuals, seen on an audience member's phone:

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  <Frame caption="Reactions — the audience reacts to the content currently on stage">
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/xrlive/c92UL1cTPaUXaE5J/images/launcher/audience/mobile-reactions.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=c92UL1cTPaUXaE5J&q=85&s=90f2b60acaeca82879f628850e433f5f" alt="Audience phone showing the current image with like, love, fire and star reaction buttons" width="384" height="500" data-path="images/launcher/audience/mobile-reactions.png" />
  </Frame>

  <Frame caption="Collaborative action — a single tap lights up the audience member's space on stage">
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/xrlive/c92UL1cTPaUXaE5J/images/launcher/audience/mobile-tap.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=c92UL1cTPaUXaE5J&q=85&s=63b670bd26ec1cfa8610d6452178b7e9" alt="Audience phone showing a large Tap to light up button" width="384" height="688" data-path="images/launcher/audience/mobile-tap.png" />
  </Frame>
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## Where to go next

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  <Card title="QR code & joining" icon="qrcode" href="/launcher/audience/qr-join">
    How the audience gets in — the QR code and the join flow.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Game shows" icon="trophy" href="/launcher/audience/game-shows">
    Full competitive experiences with rounds, scoring, and a winner.
  </Card>
</Columns>
