> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.altoura.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Experience Modes

> In an Experience there are three mutually exclusive modes.

## Practice Mode

Practice mode is the standard mode for an Experience-- it reads all of the nodes created in the portal and all of its fields as is. By default, a user is in Practice mode if the Assessment option is not [enabled on the Experience in the portal](/docs/features/experience-system/modes#enable-the-assessment-option-on-an-experience) or [chosen in the app](/docs/features/experience-system/modes#choosing-assessment-mode-in-the-altoura-app), or if the user has not [chosen to go into Edit mode in the app](/docs/features/experience-system/modes#finding-edit-mode-in-the-altoura-app).

## Assessment Mode

This mode will generate an Assessment based on the nodes in an Experience. Assessment mode will omit displaying the corresponding information from these [fields in the node](/docs/features/experience-system/node-definitions):

* the **Title** text on the step panel (this will be replaced by the step number)
* the **Display Text** on the step panel
* the dotted attention director based on the **Target Object**
* any uploaded **Audio**
* any uploaded **Images** or **Videos**
* the **Instruction Animation**
* the back or next arrows

Without these directions, the user will have to know what to do on each step from memory. In addition, every other **Training Object** from other nodes will be considered wrong based on its node's **Event Type**. Below you can see the user experience for when they choose a wrong object in Assessment Mode:

<video controls src="https://studio216.blob.core.windows.net/video/assessmentModeWrongObjectFinal.mp4" />

You can see the results of how many objects a user got wrong during an Assessment in the [Experience Reports](/docs/features/experience-system/reports).

### Enable the Assessment Option on an Experience

To enable the Assessment Mode option on any of your Experiences, go to the Experiences tab in the portal. Here you will see a pencil icon to edit the Experience.

<Frame caption="edit Experience button">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/altoura-785c3552/FoIV9SzgFfYMUXXv/images/docs/22625bc-applePieTutorialSettings.PNG?fit=max&auto=format&n=FoIV9SzgFfYMUXXv&q=85&s=609fcfe632ce55b4e9f0f395c15ba4ff" width="796" height="112" data-path="images/docs/22625bc-applePieTutorialSettings.PNG" />
</Frame>

This should bring up a panel to edit some settings of your Experience. Setting the **Assessment** flag to True will allow for users to choose [Practice Mode](/docs/features/experience-system/modes#practice-mode) or Assessment Mode when they start the Experience in the app.

<Frame caption="Assessment toggle in the portal">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/altoura-785c3552/rSHiWKFaLfV4dcN7/images/docs/5cba121-editExperienceAssessment.PNG?fit=max&auto=format&n=rSHiWKFaLfV4dcN7&q=85&s=66bc7d4928687c1e4a9362302f79c13b" width="598" height="453" data-path="images/docs/5cba121-editExperienceAssessment.PNG" />
</Frame>

### Choosing Assessment Mode in the Altoura App

Once you've opened the app and chosen the Project or Space with the Experience that you've enabled Assessment Mode in, you will see a pop up when the Experience starts.

<Frame caption="Experience mode option in the PC app.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/altoura-785c3552/niZvlZtOVSBbiV3u/images/docs/846eb60-experienceMode.PNG?fit=max&auto=format&n=niZvlZtOVSBbiV3u&q=85&s=b69cef6105a820c38597a09d29e09909" width="918" height="511" data-path="images/docs/846eb60-experienceMode.PNG" />
</Frame>

This allows the user to choose Practice Mode or Assessment Mode.

## Edit Mode

Edit mode allows a user to make changes to the nodes in an Experience within the Altoura app.

### Finding Edit Mode in the Altoura App

To find Edit Mode in the Altoura app and to learn about each feature in depth, follow the guides for [PC](/docs/app-user/hololens/experience-edit) and [HMD](/docs/app-user/hololens/experience-edit).