The Game Awards is partnering with Discord to facilitate voting and communal viewing through the 'Watch Together' feature for the upcoming event on December 9th.
Abstract
The Game Awards, an annual celebration of the video game industry, has announced a collaboration with Discord for this year's event. Scheduled for December 9th, the partnership aims to streamline the voting process by allowing fans to cast their votes directly via The Game Awards Discord server. Additionally, the collaboration introduces the 'Watch Together' feature on Discord, enabling fans to enjoy the live event simultaneously in a shared viewing experience. The event will showcase various stage events and special guests, and viewers can join The Game Awards Discord server through a provided link to participate in these interactive activities. The author of the article also shares their personal achievements, such as completing a writing challenge, and invites readers to follow their work across different platforms, including Medium and Vocal Media.
Opinions
The author believes that the integration of The Game Awards with Discord will make the voting and viewing process more convenient and easier for fans, especially since many gamers are already accustomed to Discord's interface.
The 'Watch Together' feature is highlighted as a significant enhancement for the event, offering a collaborative way for the community to engage with the content and each other.
The author expresses enthusiasm about their own content creation, encouraging readers to follow them on Medium and Vocal Media, and to engage with their articles and updates.
There is a sense of pride in the author's work, as they mention their accomplishments and their enjoyment of repurposing content on different platforms.
The author values community interaction, as seen in their request for followers to share their Vocal profiles and in their invitation for new readers to join Medium using their referral link.
Established in 2014, The Game Awards is an annual event that celebrates various achievements in the video game industry. This year's event will be on the 9th of December.
Interestingly this year, The Game Awards is collaborating with Discord to make voting and viewing a lot more convenient and easier. They announced this collaboration in the following tweet.
According to this tweet, fans will be able to vote for nominated categories via The Game Awards Discord server. This makes the process a lot easier since most gamers are already very familiar with the Discord user interface.
Although the best part is that fans can watch The Game Awards together utilizing Discords ‘Watch Together’ feature. Here’s a brief explanation of Watch Together, highlighted on the Discord FAQs.
“Watch Together is a collaborative way to watch YouTube videos with others. In Watch Together, everyone can participate in building a playlist of videos. Watch Together will handle the video syncing for you — no counting down to pressing play!”
The event will feature various stage events as well as a few special guests. You can join The Game Awards Discord server via this link.
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