Testing with player profiles

Introduction

To import and use player profile data you must use a session.

A session is a time-boxed booking that contains player profile information. Sessions are usually divided into 30-60 minute blocks, depending on if games are packaged together into a single booking.

Test sessions - A test session is different from a normal session and does NOT provide enough information to accurately represent a production booking. Test sessions should only be used to play a game quickly, and should not be used to validate any profile related dependencies. We recommend using normal sessions whenever possible, as test sessions as an exception to check game design.

---

On this page:

  How do I get player profile information loaded into a game?

  How to create a new session (booking) in the Portal

  How to view and edit your sessions (bookings)

  How to load in the session

---

How do I get player profile information loaded into a game?

There are 3 steps to getting player profile information loaded into a game.

Step 1 - Create a session (booking)

• When you create a booking, you are deciding on how many players might be joining the game to play, and a suitable date and time.
• Once a booking has been made, the booking becomes a session, and is available in the Portal.
• At this stage, the session only contains a table with one empty row dedicated to each of the players booked. Each row has fields for player profile information.

Step 2 - Add player profile information to the session

• When you view a session in the Portal, you can then add player profile information to each row (each player) in the session.
• The information entered includes: Email address, Display Name, First Name, Last Name, Left or Right-handed (not compulsory) and if they have signed the waiver (not compulsory).
• Once each row for a player has been filled, the data can be saved and is ready to be loaded into a game from the Launcher.

Step 3 - Assign a profile to each player's backpack

• From the Launcher, a list of sessions can be shown from the settings menu.
• Once a session is selected from the list, player profile information will be loaded into the Launcher, and players can select their profiles from inside the game or the Game Master can manually assign the profiles using the Launcher.

  Back to top

How to create a new session (booking) in the Portal

1) Open a browser, and visit the Portal https://portal.zerolatencyvr.com/

• If you are not logged in, enter your login details (Example: [e-mail] ).
• If you don’t see a login screen, move to the next step

2) On the left side menu, select the "+" next to "Bookings".

• You can also use this link to create a new booking: https://portal.zerolatencyvr.com/booking/new

3) Enter your email address under "Purchaser Email".

• Example: [e-mail] .

4) Under "Game", select "Far Cry VR"

• If "Far Cry VR" is already selected, move to the next step.

5) Under "Players", select the number of players you’d like in your session.

• You can select more players than you intend to actually use, this will provide more flexibility if you want to test with more players later in the game.
• Example: Selecting 8 players in the booking will still allow you to play with just 4 players if
  you only have 4 backpacks switched on during a session.

6) Tick "Bypass open time", then enter a custom date and time for the session, and input the desired time.

• "Bypass open time" provides flexibility to create a session for any time during the day.

7) Select the correct "Attraction" from the dropdown menu.

8) Under "Payment Method", select the "Free Session" option.

9) Press "Save" to create the finalise the booking.

  Back to top

How to view and edit your sessions (bookings)

1) Visit the Portal https://portal.zerolatencyvr.com/

2) On the left side menu, select the "Sessions".

• Here you will see a list of all bookings you have created
• Can also be viewed using the link: https://portal.zerolatencyvr.com/sessions

3) In the table, find a session you want to edit (e.g. 2:00PM) and select "View" (on the very right side
of the row).

• This will show you the details of the players in the session.
• You can edit this session at any time.
• You can press "Sessions" to go back to the sessions list if you selected the wrong
  session time or want to choose a session from another date.

4) In the session details menu, enter the "Email", "Display Name", "First Name" and "Last Name" for each player in the session.

• If the email used is already assigned to a profile in the database, the details of the player
  will be displayed automatically.
• If the email is for a new player, you will need to enter the details in manually.
• Any emails attached to the player profile will receive game results.
• Example Data: [e-mail] | Alex The Great | Alex | Grona .
• If you are testing with chairs, you can enter your email address again, but with a plus and
  a number before the @ndreams.com to create extra profiles that will still send emails to
  your original account. Examples: [e-mail] |
  [e-mail]. Both of these examples will give you an extra slot in the
  database for player data, but will send still emails to [e-mail]

5. To save the details of the session; press the "Save" button.

  Back to top

How to load in the session

1) Open the Launcher on the Game Master machine.

• Ensure that backpacks/streaming servers are appearing on the Game Master and that "Far Cry VR" is the game loaded.

2. Hover the mouse over "Settings" in the top right corner of the Launcher.

• The drop-down menu will appear

3) From the drop-down menu, select "Session".

• You will see the list of all sessions created from the Portal here.

4) Select the session with the correct date and time.

• If you have many sessions, selecting the correct time will make sure that the profiles and
  emails assigned to that session will appear for the Launcher.
• When you have selected your session, you will now unlock the ability to assign profiles to
  players.
• Players can select their profiles in the load-out from this point on wards.

5) To assign a profile to a player, click on the backpack (in the Portal) that someone is wearing,
then press "Select Profile"

• A list of all profiles associated with this session will appear

6) Select the correct profile for the player (or chair), to assign the profile for the game.

• If a player loses a profile at any stage of the game, repeat steps 5 and 6 to re-assign the
  profile.
  
  

Info

A single session can be used multiple times. New sessions can be created if you’d like to change the profile information, otherwise, the same session can be loaded for an entire day. Sessions main purpose is to hold player profile information.

  Back to top

Article Keywords/Phrases: 

Testing with player profiles
Load in player profiles