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title: Exploring heatmaps and sentiment
description: As participants comment on smartboards, they are able to leave sentiment tags which help researchers build heatmaps of consensus and opinion.
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# Exploring heatmaps and sentiment

## As participants comment on smartboards, they are able to leave sentiment tags which help researchers build heatmaps of consensus and opinion.

Analysing both the visual heatmaps and individual discussions is vital to success. In this short walkthrough video, Laura Calvert explains the steps researchers need to take to generate heatmaps and download data from the SmartboardMR tool.

<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/509815466?app_id=122963" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen title="Exploring Heatmaps and Sentiment" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: none;"></iframe>

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