How to add a game or buttons over your video
Turn a plain clip into something people play. Put an interactive layer — buttons, reactions, polls, even a game — on top of a looping video. Here is how.
By The Liveloop Team
A video on its own is something people watch and scroll past. But put an interactive layer on top of it — buttons, emoji reactions, a poll, even a small game — and the same clip becomes something people do. The tappable loop above hints at the idea: the things you touch sit on top, and they respond.
The concept: video as a backdrop
On Liveloop, a video loop has two parts:
- The video, looping quietly in the background.
- An interactive layer on top of it — your buttons, reactions, or a tiny app — that the viewer actually taps.
The video sets the mood; the layer is where the interaction happens. Together they turn a clip you would scroll past into a post that holds attention.
What you can put on top
The layer is just a small mini-app, so it can be almost anything:
- Buttons that reveal a message, a link, or the next step.
- Emoji reactions that pop when tapped.
- A poll or vote laid over the footage.
- A mini-game that plays while the video loops behind it.
- Hotspots — tap a spot on the video to trigger something.
Because the layer is interactive, the video stops being a one-way broadcast and becomes a little experience.
How to build one
- Open the creator and start a video loop.
- Add your clip as the background.
- Build the layer on top — drop in buttons, reactions, or a mini-app from a template.
- Preview it: the video loops, your layer sits on top, and the platform adds pause and sound controls automatically.
- Publish to the feed.
The video plays ambient and muted-friendly by design, and the interactive layer stays steady on top — so people can tap your buttons without the video shifting around under their thumb.
Why this beats a plain video
A plain video competes for a few seconds of passive attention. A video with an interactive layer asks for a tap — and once someone taps, they are engaged, not just watching. It is the same difference as the one between a poster and a mini-app: one you look at, the other you use.
Try it → open the creator, add a clip, and build a layer on top.