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Swipe Poll
Learn how to create a Swipe Poll mini-game with Fastory to collect your audience's opinions through a fun left-or-right card swipe, with setup steps, customization options, best practices and use cases.
The Swipe Poll is a mini-game that invites your audience to share their opinion by swiping cards left or right. Simple and intuitive, it helps you gather information about your participants while keeping them entertained.
What is it for?
The Swipe Poll lets you easily collect your audience's opinion in a fun way. Since it is a poll, there are no right or wrong answers: players simply swipe left or right to express their opinion. It is an ideal format to get to know your participants better and enrich your Fastory experience.
Create a Swipe Poll
Before you start, make sure the Swipe Poll Add-on is enabled. Once the Add-on is enabled, follow these steps:
- Choose the microsite format.
- Add a new screen in the timeline.
- Select Swipe Poll.
How the Swipe Poll unfolds
The Swipe Poll is made up of three steps:
- Intro: the welcome screen of the poll. This is where you explain what it is about.
- Game: the Swipe Poll itself, where players swipe the cards.
- End: the final screen. This is where you can thank participants and redirect them to your experience.
Customizing the style and settings
You can customize:
- the card images and their descriptions;
- the right-swipe and left-swipe images;
- the background image;
- the colors (background, header, fonts);
- the game duration.
Best practices
- Take care with the intro screen to clearly explain how the poll works before players start.
- Use explicit swipe images so the left or right gesture is immediately clear.
- Write short, easy-to-read card descriptions to keep the game flowing.
- Use the end screen to thank participants and redirect them to the rest of your experience.
- Adjust the game duration to keep the experience dynamic and engaging.
Concrete use cases
If you want to gather your audience's opinion
Create a Swipe Poll where each card presents a proposal, an image or an idea. Your participants share their opinion with a single swipe, effortlessly and without fear of getting it wrong.
If you want to liven up your experience
Add the Swipe Poll as an interactive screen within your microsite to pace the journey and actively involve your players.
If you want to guide participants to the next step
Use the end screen to thank players and redirect them to the rest of your Fastory experience once they have shared their opinion.
FAQ
Does the Swipe Poll have right or wrong answers?
No. It is a poll: players simply swipe left or right to share their opinion, with no correct or incorrect answers.
How do I add a Swipe Poll to my Fastory experience?
Once the Add-on is enabled, choose the microsite format, add a new screen in the timeline, then select Swipe Poll.
Can I customize the look of the Swipe Poll?
Yes. You can customize the card images and their descriptions, the right and left swipe images, the background image, the colors (background, header, fonts) and the game duration.
How many steps does the Swipe Poll have?
The Swipe Poll unfolds in three steps: the intro, the game and the end.
What happens at the end of the Swipe Poll?
The end screen lets you thank participants and redirect them to your Fastory experience.
Can I limit the duration of the Swipe Poll?
Yes. The game duration is one of the customizable settings of the Swipe Poll.