Hi folks. Here are answers to some of the questions above. I think there may be a couple more to address, but hopefully this covers most inquiries.
This would be an acceptable Extension. While it is not directly related to the content of the stream as defined in 4.10.1, it is interactive and therefore would be acceptable according to 4.10.2. Only one of these policy statements needs to be true.
We cannot comment on the status of individual Extensions.
Yes, the Extension would not pass review if an overlay slot was enabled and the overlay version did not meet either of the 4.10 policies. Those would need to be addressed or the Extension could be submitted as a component and/or panel.
This sentiment is understandable and one that has been shared with relevant teams for awareness. Policy efforts are separate from the engineering efforts. We are working on a potential way to be more transparent about the latest Extensions engineering efforts.
CVS-Gaming’s assumption is correct; the policy is only required for global overlay Extensions. There is a further suggestion in the best practices that component Extensions should be relevant to the streaming content or interactive, though it is not required.
Interactivity can be viewed as any of the following:
- Viewer interaction with the Extension (your example)
- Changes/enhances the outcome of what is happening on the screen or stream
- Enhances the content on the stream
- Requires full video space based on the Extension or users’ interaction