GAMENAZIUM
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Gamenazium is a social gaming site. While you don’t need to use the social features of the site to enjoy the games and earn badges, we think the chat and other social features are a big part of what makes the site fun.
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Who are these people in chat? Are they playing the same game that I am?
Gamanazium chat is divided up into two types of rooms.
Regular chat rooms have people who are playing all different kinds of games. All regular rooms have an expectation for what language(s) can be spoken in them; you will be automatically placed in a chat room based on the language setting of your internet browser.
Some multiplayer games also have game chat rooms so you can discuss strategies and team up with other players. These rooms are named after the game (for example, SuperOssimRPG Room #01). All game chat rooms are any-language; most people speak English, but players are welcome to communicate with each other in any language they like.
Everyone who is in a game chat room is also in a regular chat room; you can switch between the game chat and regular chat using the tabs at the top of the chat window. If you do not wish to see chat, you can select one of the other tabs above the chat window (for example, game information).
More chat features:
To go to a different chat room, look at the top of the chat window. Select "Chat actions" and choose "Change chat rooms." ("Chat actions" also includes other helpful tools such as information about the room and adding the room to your list of favorites.)
You can mouseover each person’s name in the chat list to see which game that person is currently playing. Clicking the game title will also link you directly to that game. You will also see links that allow you to view their profile, add them as a friend, mute them, and invite them to private chat if you are a Kong+ member. You can also click each user’s name to view that person’s mini-profile to learn more about them.
Friends? Fans? I’m confused!
A friend is someone you liked enough to add to your list of friends. Unlike some social sites, you can friend anyone you want—a developer whose game you like, a moderator who helped out in chat, or just someone you like as a person. You will be able to see what they have been doing (depending on their privacy settings) in your activity feed.
A fan is someone who likes you and added you to their list. They can see all of your Kongregate activity in their activity feed. If you want to change what they can see, go to your profile and select "Account Settings," then "Feed Preferences."
What do the little icons next to people’s names in chat mean?
When you enter a chat room, you’ll see a list of people in the room. Your name will be at the top, followed by any administrators or moderators in the room. After that, your friends’ names will appear, with a little person symbol next to them.
An orange moderator [M] icon is shown next to users who are capable of banning and silencing abusive users in the chatroom; the room owner [R] icon indicates a moderator who has added responsibility to care for the particular room where you are at that moment. The light-red [K] icon denotes Kongregate employees (also known as administrators or admins), and the dark red [K+] icon represents users who are Kong Plus subscribers. The blue developer [D] icon is shown next to someone who has uploaded a game. Forum moderators have an orange [F] next to their name in the forums where they are mods, but that icon is not shown in chat.