Show HN: Play Games in Slack

#1

Post by sanketn » Wed, Feb 03, 2021, 3:31 PM UTC

Show HN: Play Games in Slack
bored.social

Re: Show HN: Play Games in Slack

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Post by sanketn » Wed, Feb 03, 2021, 3:33 PM UTC

I was building a social gaming destination which tanked.

The idea was to have a bunch of games (casual + social/party) and a bunch of friends in one single place. And also have all the banter that happens around these games, especially the social/party games, in the same place. So even if you are not in the mood to actively play, you can just participate in the banter which is also great fun. Better than commenting on photos, at least.

While the gaming destination as a whole did not work out, people enjoyed playing the social/party games we built and they led to a lot of banter.

So when we were trying to figure what next, we thought why not bring that banter to the workplace? While remote work is great, a lot of the team bonding/camaraderie that happens through random chitchat is really missing. And we thought social games are a great way for teams to socialize and build camaraderie.

So here we are. Bored brings social games to right where you work - Slack.

Would love to know what you folks think of it.

Re: Show HN: Play Games in Slack

#3

Post by xtracto » Wed, Feb 03, 2021, 4:41 PM UTC

sanketn wrote: post #2

I was building a social gaming destination which tanked. The idea was to have a bunch of games (casual + social/party) and a bunch of friends in one single place. And also have all the banter that happens around these games, especially the social/party games, in the same place. So even if you are not in the mood to actively play, you can just participate in the banter which is also great fun. Better than commenting o…

Looks promising... I'll try it with my team later today.

Re: Show HN: Play Games in Slack

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Post by sanketn » Wed, Feb 03, 2021, 4:45 PM UTC

xtracto wrote: post #3

sanketn wrote: post #2

I was building a social gaming destination which tanked. The idea was to have a bunch of games (casual + social/party) and a bunch of friends in one single place. And also have all the banter that happens around these games, especially the social/party games, in the same place. So even if you are not in the mood to actively play, you can just participate in the banter which is also great fun. Better than commenting o…

Looks promising... I'll try it with my team later today.

Thanks. Send any feedback you have my way :)

Re: Show HN: Play Games in Slack

#5

Post by WORMS_EAT_WORMS » Wed, Feb 03, 2021, 4:51 PM UTC

Congrats! Looks really cool. I think your landing page needs a little bit of a visual demo to help convert people to this.

Beyond that, I really do see "games" becoming a big thing in the digital workplace for socializing and interacting in the next years (beyond even Slack games).

Hopefully this can get traction and grow bigger.

Re: Show HN: Play Games in Slack

#6

Post by sanketn » Wed, Feb 03, 2021, 4:53 PM UTC

WORMS_EAT_WORMS wrote: post #5

Congrats! Looks really cool. I think your landing page needs a little bit of a visual demo to help convert people to this. Beyond that, I really do see "games" becoming a big thing in the digital workplace for socializing and interacting in the next years (beyond even Slack games). Hopefully this can get traction and grow bigger.

Thanks for the feedback.

When you say a visual demo, does a Loom video work or a more professionally done one?

Re: Show HN: Play Games in Slack

#7

Post by zaokret » Wed, Feb 03, 2021, 5:00 PM UTC

"View Guide" link in Spot the Faker game description is dead.

Re: Show HN: Play Games in Slack

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Post by WORMS_EAT_WORMS » Wed, Feb 03, 2021, 5:02 PM UTC

sanketn wrote: post #6

WORMS_EAT_WORMS wrote: post #5

Congrats! Looks really cool. I think your landing page needs a little bit of a visual demo to help convert people to this. Beyond that, I really do see "games" becoming a big thing in the digital workplace for socializing and interacting in the next years (beyond even Slack games). Hopefully this can get traction and grow bigger.

Thanks for the feedback. When you say a visual demo, does a Loom video work or a more professionally done one?

Just any sort of demo I'd argue. I don't think you need to go crazy at all! Just my feedback.

Re: Show HN: Play Games in Slack

#9

Post by sanketn » Wed, Feb 03, 2021, 5:04 PM UTC

zaokret wrote: post #7

"View Guide" link in Spot the Faker game description is dead.

Oh no. Will get it fixed!

Spot the faker is a lot of fun though - my favorite game :)

Re: Show HN: Play Games in Slack

#10

Post by spurgu » Wed, Feb 03, 2021, 5:43 PM UTC

sanketn wrote: post #6

WORMS_EAT_WORMS wrote: post #5

Congrats! Looks really cool. I think your landing page needs a little bit of a visual demo to help convert people to this. Beyond that, I really do see "games" becoming a big thing in the digital workplace for socializing and interacting in the next years (beyond even Slack games). Hopefully this can get traction and grow bigger.

Thanks for the feedback. When you say a visual demo, does a Loom video work or a more professionally done one?

Simple screenshots of games in action would do it for me.