Channels
Learn about voice channels in Vivox Core.
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In Vivox, communication happens within channels. Channels are a resource that is used to provide audio or text to one or more participants. An individual channel is identified in the Vivox system by using a URI. Channels support the following functionality:
- Voice (optionally rendered with 3D effects)
- Text
- Muting a user for all users in the channel
- Muting a user for oneself
- Forced removal of a user from a channel ("kick")
- A channel is identified by a URI.
- A channel URI is assigned by the game.
- Channels are platform-agnostic, so game clients running on different platforms can interoperate with each other.
- Channels are created at the moment of the first join request.
- Inactive channels consume no Vivox resources.
- The Vivox platform automatically load balances channels. Developers do not need to locate channels on a particular server.