Table of References

Introduction

Discord is a communication tool created in 2015 to accomplish one task. Improve communication between people who play video games. The platform has been tweaked many, many times since its creation to improve the efficacy and simplicity of this communication. It boasts a robust and low-latency text chat, high-fidelity audio communication, and crystal clear video transmission. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Discord has seemingly shifted its priority from gamers to everyone, particularly including academics. This shift saw the introduction of scheduled events, community stages, and forum channels. All in all, the platform is much more versatile and welcoming than it used to be, and I encourage those who have small businesses, academic groups, clubs, and startups to use this platform for consistently reliable communication.

Community Servers

Student Hubs

Server Organization Tips

Add a bit on how to use forums for small topics, efficient use of categories, and how not to make too many channels! Time to get used to my new ErgoDox EZ Now, that was strange!!!

My Experience

I have created a number of Discord servers ifor various projects. The first large-scale project I was made a part of was the UBCO Club’s Official server. Since the club functioned in a massive variety of ways, organization was a difficult task.

Samples in the Wild

A very good example of Discord being used in the wild as a professional communication tool is the Astro Discord server. It is a place of pure creativity combined with the productivity of a team who builds a web framework for other professionals areound the world. It utilizes efficient separations of concerns by appealing to the public in two forms. A forum for discussion of the project, support, and sharing; and a hub for productive conversations about building Astro’s core utilities.