diff --git a/apps/playground/src/App.tsx b/apps/playground/src/App.tsx
index ac36b618..0ba00ce0 100644
--- a/apps/playground/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/playground/src/App.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function App() {
           });
         })}
       </aside>
-      <section className="flex-1">
+      <section className="flex-1 h-full overflow-hidden">
         <Outlet />
       </section>
     </main>
diff --git a/apps/playground/src/pages/superviz-room.tsx b/apps/playground/src/pages/superviz-room.tsx
index e998512c..081b9396 100644
--- a/apps/playground/src/pages/superviz-room.tsx
+++ b/apps/playground/src/pages/superviz-room.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createRoom, type Room, ParticipantEvent, RoomEvent } from '@superviz/room'
+import { createRoom, type Room, ParticipantEvent, RoomEvent, Participant } from '@superviz/room'
 import { v4 as generateId } from "uuid";
 
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ export function SuperVizRoom() {
   const room = useRef<Room | null>(null);
   const loaded = useRef<boolean>(false);
   const [subscribed, setSubscribed] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [participants, setParticipants] = useState<Participant[]>([]);
+  const [roomState, setRoomState] = useState<string>("Not connected");
+  const [observerState, setObserverState] = useState<string>("Not subscribed");
+  const [events, setEvents] = useState<any[]>([]);
 
   const initializeSuperViz = useCallback(async () => {
     const uuid = generateId();
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@ export function SuperVizRoom() {
     });
 
     room.current = newRoom;
+    setRoomState("Connected");
     subscribeToEvents();
   }, []);
 
@@ -49,16 +54,19 @@ export function SuperVizRoom() {
     Object.values(ParticipantEvent).forEach(event => { 
       room.current?.subscribe(event, (data) => { 
         console.log('New event from room, eventName:', event, 'data:', data);
+        setEvents(prevEvents => [...prevEvents, { eventName: event, data }]);
       })
     });
 
     Object.values(RoomEvent).forEach(event => { 
       room.current?.subscribe(event, (data) => { 
         console.log('New event from room, eventName:', event, 'data:', data);
+        setEvents(prevEvents => [...prevEvents, { eventName: event, data }]);
       })
     });
 
     setSubscribed(true);
+    setObserverState("Subscribed to events");
   }
 
   const unsubscribeFromEvents = () => {
@@ -73,17 +81,62 @@ export function SuperVizRoom() {
     });
 
     setSubscribed(false);
+    setObserverState("Unsubscribed from events");
   }
 
   const leaveRoom = () => {
     room.current?.leave();
+    setRoomState("Left the room");
+    setObserverState("Not subscribed");
+  }
+
+  const getParticipants = () => {
+    room.current?.getParticipants().then((participants) => {
+      setParticipants(participants);
+      console.log('Participants:', participants);
+    });
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className='w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center gap-2'>
-      <button onClick={leaveRoom}> Leave </button>
-      <button onClick={subscribeToEvents} disabled={subscribed}> Subscribe to Events </button>
-      <button onClick={unsubscribeFromEvents} disabled={!subscribed}> Unsubscribe from Events </button>
+    <div className='w-full h-full flex justify-between gap-2 p-10 overflow-hidden'>
+      <div className='flex gap-2 flex-col'>
+        <div>
+          <h2>Room State: {roomState}</h2>
+          <h2>Observer State: {observerState}</h2>
+        </div>
+        <button 
+          onClick={leaveRoom} 
+          className='px-4 py-2 bg-red-500 text-white rounded hover:bg-red-700'
+        > 
+          Leave 
+        </button>
+        <button 
+          onClick={subscribeToEvents} 
+          disabled={subscribed} 
+          className={`px-4 py-2 rounded ${subscribed ? 'bg-gray-500' : 'bg-green-500'} text-white hover:bg-green-700`}
+        > 
+          Subscribe to Events 
+        </button>
+        <button 
+          onClick={unsubscribeFromEvents} 
+          disabled={!subscribed} 
+          className={`px-4 py-2 rounded ${!subscribed ? 'bg-gray-500' : 'bg-yellow-500'} text-white hover:bg-yellow-700`}
+        > 
+          Unsubscribe from Events 
+        </button>
+        <button 
+          onClick={getParticipants} 
+          className='px-4 py-2 bg-blue-500 text-white rounded hover:bg-blue-700'
+        > 
+          Get Participants 
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      <div className='p-4 border rounded shadow-md h-full overflow-auto flex-1'>
+        <h3>Participants:</h3>
+        <pre>{JSON.stringify(participants, null, 2)}</pre>
+        <h3>Events:</h3>
+        <pre>{JSON.stringify(events, null, 2)}</pre>
+      </div>
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/room/src/core/index.test.ts b/packages/room/src/core/index.test.ts
index c23df061..b6ed355c 100644
--- a/packages/room/src/core/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/room/src/core/index.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { PresenceEvent } from '@superviz/socket-client';
 import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { Logger } from '../common/utils/logger';
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ jest.mock('../services/io', () => ({
     createRoom: jest.fn(() => ({
       disconnect: jest.fn(),
       presence: {
+        get: jest.fn(),
         off: jest.fn(),
         on: jest.fn(),
         update: jest.fn(),
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ describe('Room', () => {
     room.leave();
 
     expect(room['subscriptions'].size).toBe(0);
+    expect(room['observers'].size).toBe(0);
   });
 
   it('should subscribe to an event', () => {
@@ -95,7 +98,13 @@ describe('Room', () => {
 
     room['onParticipantJoinedRoom'](data);
 
-    expect(emitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ParticipantEvent.PARTICIPANT_JOINED, expected);
+    expect(emitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ParticipantEvent.PARTICIPANT_JOINED, {
+      ...expected,
+      slot: {
+        ...expected.slot,
+        timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+      },
+    });
   });
 
   it('should handle local participant joined room event', () => {
@@ -103,12 +112,24 @@ describe('Room', () => {
     const emitSpy = jest.spyOn(room as any, 'emit');
     const updateSpy = jest.spyOn(room['room'].presence, 'update');
     const emitExpected = room['transfromSocketMesssageToParticipant'](data);
-    const updateExpcted = room['createParticipant'](params.participant);
+    const updateExpected = room['createParticipant'](params.participant);
 
     room['onLocalParticipantJoinedRoom'](data);
 
-    expect(updateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(updateExpcted);
-    expect(emitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ParticipantEvent.MY_PARTICIPANT_JOINED, emitExpected);
+    expect(updateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      ...updateExpected,
+      slot: {
+        ...updateExpected.slot,
+        timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+      },
+    });
+    expect(emitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ParticipantEvent.MY_PARTICIPANT_JOINED, {
+      ...emitExpected,
+      slot: {
+        ...emitExpected.slot,
+        timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+      },
+    });
   });
 
   it('should handle participant leaves room event', () => {
@@ -118,7 +139,13 @@ describe('Room', () => {
 
     room['onParticipantLeavesRoom'](data);
 
-    expect(emitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ParticipantEvent.PARTICIPANT_LEFT, expected);
+    expect(emitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ParticipantEvent.PARTICIPANT_LEFT, {
+      ...expected,
+      slot: {
+        ...expected.slot,
+        timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+      },
+    });
   });
 
   it('should handle participant updates event', () => {
@@ -179,6 +206,48 @@ describe('Room', () => {
 
     room['onConnectionStateChange'](state);
 
+    expect(room['state']).toBe(state);
     expect(emitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('room.update', { status: state });
   });
+
+  it('should get participants when room is connected', async () => {
+    room['state'] = IOCState.CONNECTED;
+
+    const date = Date.now();
+
+    const mockParticipants: PresenceEvent[] = [
+      {
+        id: '1',
+        name: 'Participant 1',
+        data: [],
+        connectionId: 'conn-1',
+        timestamp: date,
+      },
+    ];
+    room['room'].presence.get = jest.fn((callback) => callback(mockParticipants));
+
+    const participants = await room.getParticipants();
+
+    expect(participants).toEqual([{
+      id: '1',
+      name: 'Participant 1',
+      slot: {
+        index: null,
+        color: '#878291',
+        textColor: '#fff',
+        colorName: 'gray',
+        timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+      },
+      activeComponents: [],
+    }]);
+    expect(room['participants'].size).toBe(mockParticipants.length);
+  });
+
+  it('should return empty array when room is not connected', async () => {
+    room['state'] = IOCState.DISCONNECTED;
+
+    const participants = await room.getParticipants();
+
+    expect(participants).toEqual([]);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/room/src/core/index.ts b/packages/room/src/core/index.ts
index b5c8949e..8c0a30f2 100644
--- a/packages/room/src/core/index.ts
+++ b/packages/room/src/core/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export class Room {
   private io: IOC;
   private room: SocketRoomType;
 
+  private participants: Map<string, Participant> = new Map();
+  private state: IOCState = IOCState.DISCONNECTED;
   private logger: Logger;
 
   private subscriptions: Map<Callback<GeneralEvent>, Subscription> = new Map();
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ export class Room {
    * @description leave the room, destroy the socket connnection and all attached components
    */
   public leave() {
+    this.state = IOCState.DISCONNECTED;
     this.unsubscribeFromRoomEvents();
 
     this.emit(ParticipantEvent.PARTICIPANT_LEFT, this.participant);
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ export class Room {
 
     this.subscriptions.clear();
     this.observers.clear();
+    this.participants.clear();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -95,6 +99,35 @@ export class Room {
     this.subscriptions.delete(callback);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Retrieves the list of participants in the room.
+   *
+   * @returns {Promise<Participant[]>} A promise that resolves to an array of participants.
+   *
+   * @remarks
+   * - If the room is not connected or the state is not `IOCState.CONNECTED`,
+      an empty array is returned.
+   */
+  public async getParticipants(): Promise<Participant[]> {
+    if (!this.room || this.state !== IOCState.CONNECTED) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    const participants = await new Promise<Participant[]>((resolve) => {
+      this.room.presence.get((presences) => {
+        const mapped = presences.map((presence) => {
+          return this.transfromSocketMesssageToParticipant(presence);
+        });
+
+        this.participants = new Map(mapped.map((participant) => [participant.id, participant]));
+
+        resolve(mapped);
+      });
+    });
+
+    return participants;
+  }
+
   /**
    * @description Initializes the room features
    */
@@ -217,6 +250,9 @@ export class Room {
   private onParticipantJoinedRoom = (data: PresenceEvent<{}>) => {
     if (this.participant.id === data.id) {
       this.onLocalParticipantJoinedRoom(data);
+    } else {
+      this.participants.set(data.id, this.transfromSocketMesssageToParticipant(data));
+      this.logger.log('participant joined room @ update participants', this.participants);
     }
 
     this.emit(ParticipantEvent.PARTICIPANT_JOINED, this.transfromSocketMesssageToParticipant(data));
@@ -229,13 +265,16 @@ export class Room {
    * @fires ParticipantEvent.MY_PARTICIPANT_JOINED - Emitted when the local participant joins
    * the room.
    */
-  private onLocalParticipantJoinedRoom = (data: PresenceEvent<{}>) => {
+  private onLocalParticipantJoinedRoom = async (data: PresenceEvent<{}>) => {
     this.room.presence.update(this.participant);
 
     this.emit(
       ParticipantEvent.MY_PARTICIPANT_JOINED,
       this.transfromSocketMesssageToParticipant(data),
     );
+
+    await this.getParticipants();
+    this.logger.log('local participant joined room @ update participants', this.participants);
   };
 
   /**
@@ -245,7 +284,10 @@ export class Room {
    * @fires ParticipantEvent.PARTICIPANT_LEFT - Emitted when a participant leaves the room.
    */
   private onParticipantLeavesRoom = (data: PresenceEvent<Participant>) => {
+    this.participants.delete(data.id);
+
     this.emit(ParticipantEvent.PARTICIPANT_LEFT, this.transfromSocketMesssageToParticipant(data));
+    this.logger.log('participant leaves room @ update participants', this.participants);
   };
 
   /**
@@ -259,6 +301,9 @@ export class Room {
       this.onLocalParticipantUpdates(data);
     }
 
+    this.participants.set(data.data.id, data.data);
+    this.logger.log('participant updates @ update participants', this.participants);
+
     this.emit(ParticipantEvent.PARTICIPANT_UPDATED, data.data);
   };
 
@@ -319,6 +364,7 @@ export class Room {
 
     const common = () => {
       this.emit(RoomEvent.UPDATE, { status: state });
+      this.state = state;
     };
 
     const map = {
@@ -334,6 +380,6 @@ export class Room {
       [IOCState.SAME_ACCOUNT_ERROR]: () => this.onSameAccountError(),
     };
 
-    map[state]();
+    map[state]?.();
   };
 }