Playback

In this article:

1. Browsing for and playing Scenes in a Space
   1. Account and Shared Scenes
2. Triggering Events
3. View Scene information
4. Lock/unlock a Space

 

You can manage Scene playback in a Space from the Now Playing screen. You can navigate here by tapping a Space from the Spaces view.

 

 

The card on the bottom gives you controls to:

• Browse for and play Scenes by tapping Scenes.
• View and trigger Scene Events for the currently loaded Scene by tapping Events.
• View the Scene metadata for the currently loaded Scene by tapping Info. 

 

Browsing for and playing Scenes in a Space

Tap Scenes in the bottom card to show a list of Scenes that have already been added to Space. 

• Tap any Scene in the list to load and play it in the Space. 
• To only load a Scene and not initiate playback, for any given Scene tap ••• → Load
• To remove a Scene from a Space, for any given Scene tap ••• → Remove from [Space]

 

Account and Shared Scenes

Tap Browse Scene Library to browse for a full list of Scenes and add them to your Space. You can browse through two sections for a list of available Scenes:

1. Account — a list of Scenes that are available for your specific Spatial account.
2. Shared — a list of Spatial Shared Scenes that are available to everyone. 

 

To add a Scene to a Space: 

1. Tap the Scene tile
   
2. Tap Add Scene to Space
   
3. The Scene will be added to the Space. 

A Scene has already been added to the Space if there is a checkmark in the top right corner of a Scene tile.

Triggering Events

Tap Events in the bottom card to display any available Input Events for the currently loaded Scene. Tap the Event name to trigger a behavior within the Scene.

To learn more about Events, check out Spatial Studio > Input Events.

View Scene Information

Tap Info in the bottom card to display more information about the currently loaded Scene like the Scene name, description, and notes.

 

 

Lock/unlock a Space

To lock or unlock a Space, tap the ellipses in the top right corner of the Now Playing view.

 

If a Space is locked, the status of the Space is indicated with a lock icon on the Now Playing screen. Locking a Space disables playback control like playing/stopping a Scene, changing the volume, and changing the currently loaded Scene. Refer to User Roles and Permissions to see what types of users have the permissions to lock/unlock a Space.