What's the Idea Behind Discord?

Discord: A Communication Service for Video Games

Key takeaways:

• Discord was created as a way to communicate while playing video games, and then to communicate round video games;
• Discord was created as a way to have a private cafe or dorm room that is just for you and your friends, on your computer, and then very quickly, it was created to be in your pocket on your phone.

Old summary: The idea of discord initially was a way to communicate while you're playing video games. It's just a chance to hang out with friends, and so this tool would just facilitate that. And fundamentally, what discord was about was creating a place that you and your group of friends could come together to talk and hang out. So it really created almost like a the feelinglike having your own private cafe or dorm room or living room that's r just for you and your friends on your computer. Then very quickly, we ought to in your pocket on your phone. Here's how they did it.