Msngr Plus

Msngr Plus is a collaboration channel similar to WhatsApp. It allows for live conversations between players as well as pre-planned content from the scenario editor.

Benefit

• Collaborative messaging allows players to work in the exercise as they do in real life

Feature

For players to use Msgnr Plus they must either:

• Have a matching persona that's been added to a Msngr Plus group or

• Have been assigned a position that's been assigned a chat group

Running

Players can participate in group discussions and collaboration in much the same way as they can with Slack and WhatsApp.

Adding media

Attach media to your chats by clicking the paperclip icon next to the chat box:

You then have the option to attach a URL, a file saved locally or use your camera.

Creating groups

All players will automatically be added to a General group which includes everyone in the exercise. You can also create specific groups by following the instructions below.

1. Locate the blue icon

Locate the group icon and click here to create a new group. It can be found at the top of the chats.

2. Name and image

Give your group a name and image and then click the blue tick.

3. Add members

Decide who you want to add to this group by clicking the circles next to their names, after click the next button.

4. View group

You have now created a group!

Managing pre-defined groups

During the exercise:

• Players assigned as Admin of groups can add and remove players

• Admins can also edit the group logo/image and title

• If the permission is configured in the Editor, then players can leave groups

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Designing

Configuration (How to)

Group membership is persona-driven. Hence, even though you'll want players in the group in addition to personas, you'll need to add players by having them match a persona (i.e. use the same email address) or assign the player a position.

Groups act as their own entities regardless of Teams and Positions e.g. if you have two players in different Teams and/or Positions they can still be added into the same group

🔀Configuration choices

The choice of matching persona vs position is most probably determined by the intricacies of the groups that players need to be belong to and how many there are.

Using Position

In the example below, when the player Sally Fields logs into the exercise she will be in the message groups General and #cyber because the position g_cyber has been assigned to her.

Using Matching persona

In this example, the player who logs in with the email address [email protected] will assume the identity of the persona John Cullen and will be in the message groups General and #cyber.

Admins

Admins function just as they would in popular messaging apps like WhatsApp. Assigning personas or positions as Admin permits them to add and remove group members live in the exercise.

As shown in the example above, personas or positions assigned as Admin are marked in blue.