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Moderated remote sessions with observer rooms and mobile screen recording.

Definition

A session platform for moderated research, with live observation, note-taking with timestamps and native mobile recording including the participant's face and screen.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

Good for

  • Moderated remote sessions
  • Mobile app testing
  • Stakeholder observation

Watch out for

Mobile setup requires participant installation, which adds friction to recruitment.

Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.

Applies when you are designing

Often used with

These usually appear in the same screen or the same decision.

Nearby in the Atlas

Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.