I'd like to be able to write "Pre-Hangout apps"

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I'd like the ability to create a Hangout app/extension that serves as a 
customized Hangouts On Air pre-roll to entertain an audience and display some 
sort of data while people wait for the pending broadcast to begin. 

It's awesome that we can play a live feed and be told it'll start soon then 
have it automatically play - but I'd like to do something more interstitially 
rich, seeing as how not all shows always start on the dot and delays can last 
several minutes run the risk of losing eyeballs. This builds on the age-old 
concept of NBC showing a full-screen peacock graphic during "We're experiencing 
technical difficulties" incidents, but leverages interactivity to take it an 
entire step forward and actually create something positive out of it.

It would certainly be neat to provide waiting viewers with short attention 
span, low-impact "stuff" like mini-games or a stream of information. Not ads 
per se, but just something clever to look at or interact with until the live 
feed starts. 

Thanks for listening! :)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by jasonsal...@gmail.com on 11 May 2012 at 4:16

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Original comment by baconate...@gmail.com on 15 May 2012 at 9:42

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This is a great idea.

Original comment by craig.gl...@gmail.com on 24 Jun 2012 at 8:49