# How do I log in as a participant in the Facilitator Dashboard?

While observing or facilitating an exercise in the Facilitator Dashboard, you have the ability to simultaneously log in as a participant. You can use this to:

* Test run your exercise
* Observe the injects coming through while running
* Participate as a player
* Roleplay as personas

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### Navigate to Player view

On the left-hand side of your Facilitator Dashboard is a window called `Player view`. 

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### Log in

Here, you have two options:

1. If the designer has preregistered participants beforehand, input those credentials here
2. If not, simply click the `PLAY` button to enter the exercise as an anonymous participant

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### Explore the Virtual Desktop!

You're now logged in to the player view/Virtual Desktop from the Facilitator Dashboard.
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