Chatroulette, but for a private group

April 27, 2020 6:32 AM

In a dream world of mine, there is a video chat option where a group of people could join a private chat roulette and get randomly paired with people within the group. I've googled around and haven't found anything, but maybe you know - or know of a work around with in one of the major video chat options?
posted by vividvoltage to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

Best answer: Icebreaker is basically exactly this. My friend who works on it describes it as “chatroulette for private groups with conversation games/prompts”.
posted by daveliepmann at 6:40 AM on April 27, 2020 [4 favorites]

Best answer: Breakout rooms in zoom can randomly assign. Make them groups of 2.
posted by sandmanwv at 6:46 AM on April 27, 2020 [7 favorites]

Best answer: If you’re using Slack, Donut seems to be an app you can add to do this.
posted by a device for making your enemy change his mind at 6:54 AM on April 27, 2020

Not exactly what you're looking for, but close. Houseparty is a video social networking app that allows up to 8 people at once in a "room". You don't call someone to join but instead get a notification if someone in your group of friends is on the app. They also have games for people to play in the video rooms like Heads Up, Quick Draw, Trivia and Chips and Guac.
posted by caveatz at 1:44 PM on April 27, 2020