exp-lookit-webcam-display

Overview

A frame to display the user’s webcam stream, along with a small amount of optional text. Expected use is as a break during an experiment, e.g. to check positioning, but could also be used as a lightweight frame for data collection or during setup.

Not fullscreen by default, but can be displayed fullscreen as shown in example below. Can optionally record video.

What it looks like

Example screenshot from exp-lookit-webcam-display frame

More general functionality

Below is information specific to this particular frame. There may also be available parameters, events recorded, and data collected that come from the following more general sources:

the base frame (things all frames do)
video-record mixin

Example

"webcam-display-break": {
    "kind": "exp-lookit-webcam-display",
    "blocks": [
        {
            "title": "Let's take a quick break",
            "listblocks": [
                {
                    "text": "Please check that your child is still visible"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can make some silly faces!"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "nextButtonText": "Next",
    "showPreviousButton": false,
    "displayFullscreenOverride": true,
    "startRecordingAutomatically": false
}

Parameters

blocks [Array]: Array of blocks specifying text/images of instructions to display, rendered by exp-text-block.
startRecordingAutomatically [Boolean | false]: Whether to automatically begin recording upon frame load
nextButtonText: Text to display on the ‘next frame’ button
showPreviousButton: Whether to show a ‘previous’ button

Data collected

The fields added specifically for this frame type are:

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Events recorded

The events recorded specifically by this frame are:

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