Activity types, explained
Every kind of activity you can add to a Roo — questions, polls, games and content — and when to reach for each.
A Roo is a mix of activities. Knowing what each one does helps you build sessions that stay lively. Add any of these with Add activity in the editor.
Ask a question
- Quiz — a question with answer options; scores players, usually rewarding quick correct answers. The backbone of most sessions.
- Poll — gather opinions with no right answer; results shown as bars, a donut, pie, or dots.
- Word cloud — players submit short text; common words grow larger. Great for warm-ups and brainstorms.
- Guess the number / slider — players estimate a value on a slider; reveal how close everyone got.
Play a game
Games add energy and a bit of competition:
- Wheel — a spin-to-decide wheel for prizes, prompts or picking a player.
- Rocket Race — a fast head-to-head race driven by answers.
- Bamboozle — a team quiz-show format.
- Color Clash — a quick reaction/colour game.
- Downpour — a fast-paced falling-answers round.
- Clue Scramble — unscramble clues against the clock.
- Word search — find hidden words on a grid.
- Scrawl — a draw-and-guess round.
- Echo — a memory-and-repeat challenge.
Not every game suits every room — dip into a couple and see what lands.
Set the scene with content
Content activities are non-interactive screens that frame what comes next — a title, an image, a video, or an embedded presentation. Under the hood these are one flexible engine; see Text, image, video & embed activities.
Choosing well
- Open with something low-stakes (poll or word cloud) so everyone answers once and warms up.
- Use quiz questions for the substance.
- Drop a game in the middle or end to lift the energy.
- Use content screens to introduce sections and give the room a breather.
Once your activities are in, tune how their results appear — see Results visuals & leaderboards.