You've been bestowed with the power of the emoji ⭐️ – your passport to connection and camaraderie. Your mission? Seek out fellow adventurers, armed with their own unique emojis, and embark on an unforgettable journey of discovery!

The Emoji Swap is a fun networking game where guests each are given a specific emoji that they can share, then must find others who have the emoji that are missing from their set. 

+10 Points are earned for acquiring in a missing emoji, and to keep the game going an additional +1 point is awarded for swapping with a new person even though you may already have that emoji. Score your way up to the top of the leaderboard!

1. To swap emoji with someone you've met, click the person's avatar and choose "Swap Emoji". 

We recommend introducing yourself before swapping, you can turn your camera on or unmute your microphone and speak to other guests nearby. 

2. They will be sent a request to swap emoji and earn points. 

3. Once the swap is accepted, it will show you've collected the emoji!

Click the "Emoji Swap" button in the bottom User Bar to see your collected emoji, the missing emoji from the overall collection, and the Emoji Swap leaderboard.

Here you can see "My Emoji" which you've been assigned, your points total, and the collection of emojis that are being used in the game. 

Admins can assign a specific collection of emoji for this game. 

Setting up the Emoji Swap Game in your Space

First, find and install the Emoji Swap Game from the Plugins Menu or Marketplace. 

Once the plugin is installed, open the game settings from the Plugin > Settings menu.

Settings and Configuration

Emojis

Customize the emojis used for the Emoji Swap game by typing the emoji into the "Emojis" field. By default a selection of ~80 face emoji are used. In the example below, only the defined emoji will be used for the game. 

🦖🌴🔥🗿🏴‍☠️📜⚓️

When users enter the space for the first time they are randomly given one of the available emoji to start their game and trade with others.

To weight the distribution of a certain emoji, copy that emoji several times in the Emojis setting. In the example below, the tree will be delivered 4x more often than the other emoji.

🦖🌴🌴🌴🌴🔥🗿🏴‍☠️📜⚓️

Emoji Integration

The Emoji Integration checkbox allows the Emoji Swap Game to control the emoji available to throw or emote in the standard Emoji plugin panel. 

By default all emoji can be emoted through the standard emoji plugin. With Emoji Integration enabled, any emoji used in the game will be hidden from the Emoji panel until they are earned through the game. 

Game Scoring & Leaderboard

Scoring and leaderboard management is handled through points and a Vatom Studio campaign. A live campaign is required, however it can be an empty campaign.

Campaign ID

ID of a Live Vatom Studio Campaign that can be used to track points.

Channel ID

Unique Points ID to manage and store the Emoji Swap game. This can be any identifier you prefer, and changing this Channel ID will reset the game and leaderboard.

Reset the Emoji Swap Game

To reset the game, change the Channel ID to a new value or variable. For example, if Channel ID = emojiGameJanuary the game will reset once changed to emojiGameFebruary. 

If you later return the Channel ID to emojiGameJanuary the points and leaderboard are saved and will be restored to the last time this Channel ID was used.