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What are the best online activities to do with friends remotely?
Like the title says, my friends live pretty far so we don't often meet up given work and family schedules. What are some ways you kept in touch with your friends?
- hauxir 2y agokosmi.io is a great tool for this, you can watch movies together as well as playing games.
- baochicabowwow 2y agoOoh I’m going to try this
- aqueueaqueue 2y agoJackbox.tv games?
- baochicabowwow 2y agoYep! We’ll do a video chat while we play
- purple-leafy 2y agoI prefer the jackoff games, but that’s mostly solo Add friends for some spice
- aqueueaqueue 2y agoI see [flagged] in your comments future
- threesevenths 2y agoRun a discord server. Hang out and chat, even if you’re playing different games or watching shows and movies. Sometimes knowing you’ll be heard even if no one is actively speaking is a good activity.
- baochicabowwow 2y agoI don’t know why but discord isn’t prevalent in my circle, maybe we’re just a bit older?
- dieselgate 2y agoIn my experience Discord is mostly popular among the gamers. Not for me personally, I find Discord bloated and overwhelming. Slack for work is barely tolerable
- SonuSitebot 2y agoDiscord is not for me either, I guess. young kids seem to be having all the fun there.
- kentich 2y agoUse https://MeetingGlass.com https://MeetingGlass.com to get easy long video meetings through virtual frosted glass. Me and my friends, each of us got that app launching at Windows startup. Every time we turn on our computers at the same time, we see each other frosted through the virtual glass. Then we talk or remain frosted in the background.
- codingdave 2y agoYou've primarily been on HN to self-promote your app, which doesn't really fit the HN guidelines. Anyhoo, to answer OPs question -- we live 10 minutes outside our town, and my kids play video games together with their friends. Sometimes via in-game chat, but just as often by playing a game on the same server and calling each other on the phone. Personally, I'm still old-school. I call my friends and family on the phone and talk to them.
- kentich 2y agoThere's nothing wrong letting people know about a useful tool that they can take advantage of. It is not a promotion. It is distribution.
- jaden 2y agoFrom the guidelines > Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity.
- xu3u32 2y agoAt least be clear about the self-promotion.
- tailspin2019 2y agoYes, to me this is the only thing objectionable about the GP’s comment. Just be transparent. If anything it might provoke further interest and discussion too.
- vlark 2y agoPlay an RPG via your video conferencing platform of choice. You don't need to use a Virtual Table Top like Roll20, either. Use the built-in whiteboard function of your video conference platform or use a site like excalidraw.com.
- mettamage 2y agohttps://en.boardgamearena.com/ https://en.boardgamearena.com/
- seydor 2y agoopensimulator.org
- RedCardRef 2y agoAmong Us! people can join on mobile devices as well!
- pillefitz 2y agoBigscreen Beta if you have a VR headset. Let's you e.g. sit in front of a fireplace with a friend and watch or listen to YouTube
- nython 2y agoCoop portal2