We built an internal game at Shopify to make virtual hangouts more fun. It’s called Shopify Party, and I’d love to tell you all about it 👇🏻 [1/6]
There are many tools for virtual hangouts, but most focus on using video chat to recreate the office experience. We wanted to give people a break from video-fatigue, and make a space designed for social play and being silly. [2/6]
@pushmatrix Did you consider tools like @gather_town or @Remote_social?
@pushmatrix I love games and I've seen games used to create deep relationships and to connect with people. One challenge that always comes back: How do you apply this solution to people with little to no gaming experience? You don't want them to be stuck on technicalities such as controls.
@pushmatrix Is the waving guy with the Shopify tshirt at the end you? :D