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JohnnFour

Game Master
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Adamantium WoA
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Wizard of Combat
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This was sent to me by @ExileInParadise. Seems like a potentially good online gaming tool.

https://gather.town/

Might be an interesting alternative to Zoom / Zoom chats. We've been trying it out at work, and its very interesting in how it plays with "spaces" as a way to manage large group chats.

There is an "auditorium" theme which is much like a current zoom, but any of the spaces has a "spotlight mode" where the person spotlighted is broadcast to everyone in the server whether then are in other areas or not. It also has a heck of an RPG feel... so would be a nice immersion tie in.
 

ExileInParadise

RPG Therapist
Staff member
Adamantium WoA
Wizard of Story
This was sent to me by @ExileInParadise. Seems like a potentially good online gaming tool.

https://gather.town/

Might be an interesting alternative to Zoom / Zoom chats. We've been trying it out at work, and its very interesting in how it plays with "spaces" as a way to manage large group chats.

There is an "auditorium" theme which is much like a current zoom, but any of the spaces has a "spotlight mode" where the person spotlighted is broadcast to everyone in the server whether then are in other areas or not. It also has a heck of an RPG feel... so would be a nice immersion tie in.

This tool was extremely easy to get started with and has a number of interesting features - such as a shared whiteboard and a streaming "TV" as well.

The free option is surprisingly useful as well for small gaming sized group chats, but I don't know how well it works side by side with VTTs.

Definitely worth experimenting with - I've also found it a fun way to engage the family for chats in a "virtual living room" since it meets the teens where they live - they can't hear me when I talk to them in the real world, but if I stream at them on an app, they are very reachable? Okay then...
 
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