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This page provides information about the Chaos Arena Operator.


## **Overview**

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<span style="color: #000000">The Chaos Arena Operator</span><span style="color: #000000">** **</span><span style="color: #000000">instances run a modified version of </span><span style="color: #000000">[Chaos Vantage](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LAV)</span><span style="color: #000000">. They can change the scene and control the animation playback in real time.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">To learn more about navigating the scene through the Operator node, visit the </span><span style="color: #000000">[Navigation](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ARENA/pages/124655197)</span><span style="color: #000000"> page.</span>

> ℹ️ Multiple operator instances can be run on separate machines simultaneously.


<span style="color: #000000">All changes are sent back to the server and propagated to all connected instances.</span>

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**Live Editing Capabilities**

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<span style="color: #000000">Currently, the supported live editing capabilities are:</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">Moving/rotating/scaling objects</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Hiding/unhiding objects</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Adjusting lights</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Adjusting environment options like sun, sky, clouds, fog, environment map, and background image</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Switching scene states</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Changing post-processing and rendering options</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Changing denoiser options</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Changing HDR output options</span>