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Re: Show HN: Play Games in Slack

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Post by victormustar »

This looks very nice and fun, will definitely try it with my team! I also built a simple social game a while ago (before COVID) as a side project (https://live.jubiwee.com/).

It did not exactly work out, but I think the pandemic is a call to create new online experiences that are different from your typical zoom call and are an excuse to have fun and socialize with your team/friends during lockdowns. It brings an opportunity to create original and creative experiences.

Also if the situation continues maybe gaming will enter the enterprise world - like playing Minecraft with co-workers make sense to do team-building and is cheap compared to other options. https://gather.town/ is a good example of something different too.

Re: Show HN: Play Games in Slack

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Post by sanketn »

victormustar wrote: post #21

This looks very nice and fun, will definitely try it with my team! I also built a simple social game a while ago (before COVID) as a side project ( https://live.jubiwee.com/ ). It did not exactly work out, but I think the pandemic is a call to create new online experiences that are different from your typical zoom call and are an excuse to have fun and socialize with your team/friends during lockdowns. It brings an o…

Jubiwee looks very neat.

+100 on creating new online experiences that are not a typical Zoom call.

Re: Show HN: Play Games in Slack

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Post by sanketn »

varlogix wrote: post #18

we keep looking for ways to recreate the fun atmosphere of an office hangout or party. this looks interesting. and i agree with another comment - you should add more context to the website about how the games will look/play like in slack.

Thanks.

Yes we definitely need to work on our website and bring out the games better.

Re: Show HN: Play Games in Slack

#27

Post by kaushikt »

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?

A carousel of screenshot is good to begin with

Re: Show HN: Play Games in Slack

#28

Post by kaushikt »

This is dope! I played Spot the fake game on our slack and honestly it was more fun than I expected.

We are a small team working remotely for thr past year. Most of us have never met and this game was a great ice-breaker.

I'm not sure how to start the game at a specific time. Seems like anyone can start at any time right now. Is this by design?

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