As many of us are working remotely now, perhaps it would be good to organise something fun to do via Zoom group chat.
Any ideas?
Ask HN: Any ideas for fun / bonding things to do via Zoom?
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#2We just celebrated one of my wife's friend's birthdays over groupchat.
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#3Watch funny YouTube videos is my most obvious suggestion.
I ve also done a 'show me around your house' one. But it only works if your team is somewhat extroverted!
I've also seen my S.O. team doing "bring a pet/favorite non human thing to zoom day" lots of people have favorite plants surprisingly!
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#4Been working 10-ish years from home. When the job is finished, last thing I wanna do is stare at the screen even more..."to have fun".
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#5- Invite team members to show off their house/workplace or pets
- Order coffee/breakfast/donuts for each other, or have a secret-santa-like event
- Try taking coffee/lunch breaks together. It will help the team to vent and keep in rhythm. Banning all COVID-related topics is recommended!
- Try playing a game! There's a lot of options for playing board games and card games remotely; I recommend something like drawsaurus [1] it's a lot of fun.
Finally, have some empathy and patience with each other. For many people it's not just WFH, but a hard situation, having to worry about elderly relatives, take care of small children, and deal with stressing news all around them; let's foster a relaxed environment of positivity where everyone can perform their best [2]
[1] https://www.drawasaurus.org/ [2] https://twitter.com/chrisalbon/status/1239927980450697218/ph...
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#6Been working 10-ish years from home. When the job is finished, last thing I wanna do is stare at the screen even more..."to have fun".
So do it during work hours. Many companies have team events like this.
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#7We just celebrated one of my wife's friend's birthdays over groupchat.
Details? Tips? How did it go?
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#8Been working 10-ish years from home. When the job is finished, last thing I wanna do is stare at the screen even more..."to have fun".
I think the intention is to lighten the mood a little, so to speak, for those who are being forced to work from home due the current pandemic.
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#9We have started a virtual friday bar through a slack group call. Drink beers and chat about whatever. Nobody is going anywhere anyway, so why not?
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#10We telecasted a company wide talent show via zoom.
If you are curious, the top video entry is here: https://youtu.be/8UFPR-O7B9I