Welcome to Co-play—a feature designed to enhance your virtual therapy sessions by tackling common challenges in remote therapy. We know that engaging clients and maintaining a connection can be tough when you're not in the same room.
Co-play addresses these issues by enabling real-time interaction, so you and your client can both participate in games and activities simultaneously. This seamless synchronization helps keep clients engaged and allows you to manage sessions more effectively, just as you would in person. In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to get started with Co-play and make the most of its benefits.
Mobile Compatibility Coming Soon: Co-play is currently supported only on laptop and desktop devices. Please ensure that both you and your clients are accessing it from these devices. We’re excited to announce that mobile compatibility is on the way. Our team is already working on optimizing Hopscotch Play for mobile devices, so you’ll soon be able to enjoy seamless Co-play sessions on smartphones and tablets as well.
Today, let's work with Cody. During your session, log into Hopscotch Play and head over to Cody's profile. Once available, you’ll find Co-play at the top right of each client's profile.
Once you're in Cody's profile, you have two options to start Co-play:
1. You can either initiate Co-play from the main menu, which lets both of you collaborate on choosing an activity.
2. You can dive directly into a game or activity and invite him to join you in there.
In both cases, all you need to do is click on the START COPLAY icon at the top right.
Once you do, you’ll be prompted to copy a unique invite link.
This is a link that you can share with Cody during your virtual session. You can drop it in the chat or send it via email to a caregiver. This link is one-time-use and will expire when the co-play session ends.
When Cody receives the co-play link from you in the chat, he clicks on it and is taken directly to meet you on the menu or in a game or activity. Once he's joined, you’ll receive a notification, When you are in an active co-play session, your client’s avatar will be enabled and you will see the word “Connected” in the toolbar.
Both you and Cody will see the same screen in real time and will be able to interact with it simultaneously. If Cody scrolls up, you will see it reflected on your screen. If you enter into an activity, he will be taken there as well.
NOTE: Starting on the menu is ideal for client-led sessions where you want the client to choose the activity they’d like to engage in that day. You can also use the filters to narrow down the options, focusing on topics you'd like to explore during the session.
Session continues as usual! Let's say Cody wants to learn more about different feeling words and you choose to play Treasure Hunt during session. Either of you can click to enter the game. During gameplay, you can provide guidance and even interact with the content yourself if it's helpful for the session.
Every action taken by either you or Cody will be mirrored in real time for both of you. This includes the current stage of the game, any progress made, and even transitions back to the main menu.
If at any point you decide to move from one activity to another or exit back to the menu, Cody will follow suit. This ensures that you remain fully synchronized throughout the session. For example, during a session, you could seamlessly transition from playing a game to completing a supplemental worksheet or engaging with audio content together.
Certain features are only visible on your screen. This includes the filters on the main menu, the game and activity descriptions below, and some options in the toolbar (game-dependent).
When you’re ready to end the session, simply exit the client profile or revisit the client icon in the co-play tool bar and select 'End Co-Play'. The session will automatically close, and your client’s access will end, keeping everything secure.