Playing Jackbox as an Online Audience Member
For this week’s blog assignment, we were supposed to play a Jackbox party game together in class. Unfortunately, I couldn’t be there in person because I’m currently living outside the U.S. So instead, I joined the game remotely as part of the audience. I still wanted to be part of it and share my experience.
The game we played was called Dodo Re Mi, and it’s one of the rhythm-based games in the Jackbox Party Pack. Each player controls a bird that plays a certain instrument, and everyone works together to perform songs. The game shows music notes falling down each player’s line, and we have to hit the right keys (like D, F, G, H, J) at the right time to play our part. If we hit them too early or too late, the sound gets off and the song starts to sound kind of messy. But when we’re all in sync, it sounds really cool.
ven though I was playing from a different country, the real-time coordination made it feel like we were all sitting in the same room. We talked and laughed together through Discord. Sometimes we messed up and the music turned into chaos, but that just made everyone laugh harder. A few of us got super competitive trying to hit perfect notes, while others just had fun making noise.
What stood out to me was how much teamwork the game actually needed. It wasn’t about individual score ... it was about how well we could sync up as a group. That made the experience feel more collaborative and fun. It wasn’t just a game; it was like we were jamming out as a band.
Playing Jackbox with others, even online, really showed how the audience and group energy shape the whole vibe. I’m glad I still got to join and be part of the moment.