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Gather.Town

Make virtual spaces to bring people together and connect authentically. Gather combines video calling with fun features in a custom 2-D world, making it more spontaneous and enjoyable to get together for work, life, or play.
Gather.Town (or Gather for short) is completely spatial -- in the app, you have to be virtually “close” to someone to hear them, which allows for many conversations in one space and wonderful spontaneous interactions. Gather has blossomed into a product that is used for:
  • Happy hours and conferences, where large groups of people break off into smaller groups to interact  
  • Remote offices, to work alongside each other and have serendipidous "water cooler" conversations  
  • And much, much more. Gather has been used for weddings, artist EP launches, university campuses, or just hanging out with friends.
So how does Gather work?  Build your map, or choose a premade map! Gather has a wide selection of premade maps to choose from, ranging from a moon pond to a beach side castle. Once you select the environment you want to hang out in, you can place down some objects! In the space, you can place down interactable “objects” such as whiteboards to draw on, YouTube videos to watch together, or even games to play together. Invite your friends and colleagues! Simply send the link to your friends, and have them join you.  Gather is 100% free up to 25 users.  Paid options are listed below.
Gather Town screenshot featuring diagrams of aerial views of three rooms

ACCESS GATHER

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION

DEMO / TRAINING VIDEOS

GUIDES

WHERE TO GET HELP

CANVAS INTEGRATION

Gather does not have a Canvas integration.  You can link to Gather.Town meetings anywhere in Canvas, which would open up in a new browser tab.

COST

Free with paid options.  Paid options provide better support for more than 25 users.  Additional benefits and pricing details can be found on the Gather pricing page.

ACCOUNT NEEDED

Attendees do not need to create an account.  It is recommended that hosts create an account, especially if the premium/paid features are needed for scheduled events.  You can login or create an account when inside the map.