Video Mafia

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#21

Probably far shorter - this isnt going to be liars club

#22

the question of what software to use is still a ??? though.

I donā€™t want to bite the bullet and pay for zoom unless thereā€™s a demonstrable regular interest.

#23

I feel like I can figure something out via twitch / streamlabs /Skype

#24

Actually disord has video calls

#25

iirc the issue with discord is that it has a low maximum
and is fairly buggy

#26

I was thinking small games like compromise etc so it may work

#27

Iā€™d be down to play small setup video games on discord when time allows until we figure out a more sustainable solution.

#28

Yeah could be fun

#29

/in

#30

/in

#31

Been waiting for 451 video mafia awhile. IN LIKE THE FLYNN AND OR THE LECTURES ON MERPEOPLE

#32

@tn5421 ideas for best conference video call software we should use? Feel like it might be up your alley.

#33

Iā€™m actually the wrong person to ask, as Iā€™ve only used skype and zoom.

#34

you probably know the right people to ask if there is some obscure solution though :stuck_out_tongue:

#35

Google says that most solutions are paid after a certain point, and that cutoff point is usually too low for a good sized gameā€¦unless you like 9 player setups

#36

sure best option if weā€™re happy with 9

#37

9 player setups are good

#38

Tbh Iā€™m of the opinion that smaller setups are good in video mafia, unless you want to play 7 hour games.

#39

I did some looking, and hereā€™s the open source options:

Apache OpenMeetings
BigBlueButton
Jitsi
MConf - built on top of BigBlueButton
VMukti
WebHuddle (search for link)
Riot.im ā€“ a pain in the ass user-side to, well, use

you can read other ppls reviews from the following sources:
https://blog.capterra.com/4-open-source-video-conferencing-tools-for-small-businesses/
https://elearningindustry.com/top-6-open-source-web-conferencing-software-tools-elearning-professionals
https://opensource.com/alternatives/skype

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#40

Iā€™m currently partial to Jitsi because itā€™s made easy: they run a server and you can try it on theirs. The interface appears relatively simple from the few minutes i spent with it.

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