Re:Show HN: Gamejoy – hosted Zoom games for remote teams
by withinrafael on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @02:27PM
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This doesn't work well in practice, in my experience, due to all the low-latency audio and video streaming requirements (most Jackbox games utilize a timer), locked down corporate machine deployments, and streaming platform delays. Huge mess.
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Re:Show HN: Gamejoy – hosted Zoom games for remote teams
by clintonb on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @03:14PM
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I've played Jackbox games monthly with my family via Zoom. I have a gigabit fiber connection, and they have slower cable connections. The Jackbox timer can be configured to a longer amount, but we've never had an issue with this. Most timer issues have been due to someone being distracted by something else, not the game itself.
Generally, if a group can use any form of videoconferencing, they can use Jackbox. It's no different from one person sharing a presentation. I've only encountered one game that required realtime interaction, and we know to avoid it.
It's pretty easy to get around corporate machine lockdown by using a personal machine to host. Participants are just using the web browser.