# Which Pop up is right for me?

The flowchart below provides a quick overview of what makes each notification channel distinctive.

The table the flowchart below compares and contrasts the notification and media pop-up channel because they have the greatest similarities.

<img src="/files/l7rgVlgwZPBuNGxDqpjx" alt="Quick guide to selecting a notification channel" class="gitbook-drawing">

## Notification vs Media Pop-up

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Occupies whole screen?" %}

<table><thead><tr><th width="368">Channel</th><th>Occupies whole screen</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Notification</td><td>No.  The notification appears as an overlay at a size to fit the text or attached media</td></tr><tr><td>Media Pop-up <strong>(</strong>⭐<strong>best for intrusiveness)</strong></td><td>Yes. The media pop-up covers the whole screen</td></tr></tbody></table>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Video auto-plays" %}

| Channel                                | Video auto-plays                                                                                   |
| -------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Notification                           | No.  While a video can be attached, it wouldn't be a common use-case                               |
| Media Pop-up **(**⭐**best for video)** | Yes. An attached video will fill the screen and play immediately. Ideal for "breaking news" clips. |
| {% endtab %}                           |                                                                                                    |

{% tab title="Timed Display Can be Skipped?" %}
{% hint style="info" %}
Timer can't be used with questions
{% endhint %}

| Channel                                        | Timed Display Can be Skipped?                                                                      |
| ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Notification                                   | The notification appears for duration of the timer and **cannot be skipped** or closed             |
| Media Pop-up **(**⭐**best for player agency)** | The media pop-up appears on screen for the duration of the timer but **can be skipped** or closed. |
| {% endtab %}                                   |                                                                                                    |

{% tab title="Persona is displayed" %}

| Channel                                                        | Persona is displayed                                                                                                                                                       |
| -------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Notification **(**⭐**best for SMS and other in-world alerts)** | Yes.  Displaying the persona image can help to make the notification appear as an SMS message or from a crisis management platform or as an alert from anti-virus software |
| Media Pop-up                                                   | No.                                                                                                                                                                        |
| {% endtab %}                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                            |

{% tab title="Questions can be added?" %}
{% hint style="info" %}
Questions can't be used with a timer.
{% endhint %}

<table><thead><tr><th width="368">Channel</th><th>Questions can be added</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Notification <strong>(</strong>⭐<strong>best for requesting a decision)</strong></td><td>Yes - questions can be added and can't be skipped. Player must make a choice.</td></tr><tr><td>Media Pop-up </td><td>No. Questions cannot be added to a media pop-up</td></tr></tbody></table>
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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