# 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 | Feature | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Collaborative messaging allows players to work in an exercise as they do in real life | | {% hint style="warning" %} 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 {% endhint %} ## 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
*** ## 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. {% hint style="success" %} 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 {% endhint %} #### 🔀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 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.