If you love tech and want to have a great night with your mates, then just check out the fantastic and fun suggestions for things to do you’ll find below.
Streaming movies night
One of the simplest and most effective ways to use tech to have fun with your friends is to organise a movie night. You have two choices here: you can get together in one place and stream a movie, or you can do it over the internet. One option for the latter is to use watch part software, which allows you to watch the same movie at the same time.
Another option is to use a voice and video service like Discord or Skype to watch together. Then you can chat about the movie as it happens. Although you will need to make sure that you all start the movie at the same time!
You can even make your streaming movie night more special by using tools like this Magic Hour face swap to make the invites. The idea is that you get a clip of the movie, then use the tool to paste in your friends’ faces on the main characters, personalising and creating a hilarious invite at the same time.
Online video games
Online gaming is perhaps the most popular of all techy options for having fun with friends. The good news is that you don’t even have to be that tech-savvy to play, and plug-and-play consoles like Xbox and PS5 make it super easy to get set up and play your favorite games. Many are even available to play on your phone now, too, such as Champion of the Fields, which means you can also play on the go!
Virtual quiz night
Pub quiz nights can be super fun, but so can quiz nights with a techy edge. One option is to host a remote quiz night where you all talk or text over a messaging service like WhatsApp. Although those organising it need to be careful that people don’t just end up Googling their answers!
Another option is to use software to play an interactive quiz in a group. There are plenty of options for this out there, including ones that you can play on popular games systems like PS5, quiz apps for smartphones, and even some TV streaming services offer them now.
Organise a LAN party
Last of all, a great techy way of having fun with friends is to host a LAN party. LAN stands for local area network, which means attendees’ computers are connected locally. What this means is that people have to bring their laptops to a central location to play, something that provides an excellent excuse to play video games while getting together and having a big party at the same time.
Indeed, if you do a little searching online, you will likely find plenty of organised LAN parties which you and your friends can attend. Often in large venues like sports centers and with additional facilities such as food trucks outside, so you can play on into the night while all your needs are catered for.
