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Amidst the impact of the Covid pandemic, most people have been working, studying, and attending meetings and seminars through the Zoom application. However, staring at computer and phone screens during Zoom sessions can sometimes be dull and monotonous. To address this issue, games such as Heads Up!, Team Games, Just Say The Word, and Live Game Night Poker have been integrated into Zoom to provide entertainment, relaxation, and foster connections after long hours of stressful work and study.
Below are the detailed steps on how to play games on Zoom, enabling you to learn and play on Zoom while interacting with others quickly and effortlessly. Let's explore!
How to Play Games on Zoom: Simple and Easy Steps
I. Detailed Guide on Playing Games on Zoom
The latest feature on Zoom allows you to organize games quickly for members in your meeting room. To get started, you need to go through a few setup steps on Zoom's interface and learn how to play games on Zoom as follows:
Step 1: The game-playing feature on Zoom is only available in the latest version. Therefore, to create and play games on Zoom, you need to check for updates and update your Zoom version accordingly. Refer to how to Update Zoom on different operating systems here.
How to Check Zoom Updates: In the Zoom interface, click on the avatar icon and then select 'Check for Updates'
+ If you are using the latest version of Zoom, you do not need to update Zoom
+ If you are using an older version of Zoom, a notification will appear prompting you to update Zoom, and it will automatically download the latest version for you.
Here, Mytour is using the latest version of Zoom, so the system does not require an update to the new version.
Step 2: Next, click on 'apps' in the Zoom menu bar
Step 3: Click on 'discover' to explore the latest features on Zoom. At this point, the screen will display all popular apps and games on Zoom. Simply read the descriptions and select your favorite game by left-clicking on its name. Then, click 'add' to share the game with everyone. Here, Mytour chooses the game Heads Up!
Step 4: Next, you will be redirected to Zoom on the web platform. Here, enter your name, password, tick the 'I'm not a robot' box, and then press login to sign in to Zoom web.
Step 5: The screen will display a notification requesting the installation of the app/game on Zoom and sharing it with other meeting/class participants. Click on 'authorize' to grant permission to the game app.
Step 6: Click 'start Zoom' and then select 'open Zoom meetings' from the notification screen to proceed with launching the selected game on Zoom.
Step 7: Next, click on 'Start meeting' to initiate the game room setup.
Step 8: The screen will display a notification 'invite people to Join meeting....', under Contacts, you can click on 'copy invite link' or 'copy Invitation' to share the game link with friends, participants in the meeting room. Additionally, you can switch to the 'email' section to compose an email and send the game invitation link via email.
Step 9: In the game interface at the bottom right of the screen, click on 'Play' to start playing or choose features like 'share', 'send', 'Expand' to share the screen with everyone, send the game to friends, or enlarge the game screen.
Next, the screen will display information about sharing audio, using computer audio. Choose the appropriate audio type for your game.
II. Things to Note When Playing Games on Zoom.
- You can only organize games on Zoom from a computer, PC, and you must be the host of the meeting.
- According to regulations, with each non-licensed Zoom account, you can only create game rooms and invite others to join for 40 minutes. Therefore, to have more time playing games on the Zoom app as a host, it's best to use a licensed Zoom account to create game rooms.
- If you don't want to use the games available on Zoom, you can also use the screen sharing feature in Zoom meetings to share your screen playing simple games like word puzzles or quick reaction games from your personal computer to engage everyone in answering.
Above, Mytour has shared with you how to play games on Zoom quickly and easily, helping you create rooms and invite friends to play classic games like Werewolf, Jigsaw Puzzle, Crossword, etc., on Zoom. Hopefully, the information in this article is helpful to you, helping you learn and play on Zoom simultaneously, playing Werewolf on Zoom, and interacting with friends, colleagues in meetings. Wish you success!
In addition to the feature of learning and playing games on Zoom, enabling virtual backgrounds, changing Zoom Backgrounds is also a simple way for you to hide unnecessary items to appear with a beautiful interface in front of everyone's camera in the meeting room and focus on studying and working. If you're not familiar with using this Zoom trick, you can refer to the content How to enable virtual backgrounds on Zoom PC in this article by Mytour.
