Wednesday, 23 September 2020

Houseparty partners with Michelle Obama nonprofit to get out the vote

Popular video chatting app Houseparty is partnering with Michelle Obama’s nonprofit, When We All Vote, to launch a new in-app game to get out the vote ahead of the November election.

Houseparty’s new game, Pick Me!, is a superlative game that needs at least three people to play at a time. The game lets users decide which of their friends is the most likely to become an artist or win the lottery, among other questions, similar to yearbook superlatives. At the end of the game, Houseparty links out to When We All Vote’s website so users can check their registration status.

“Our goal and our mission is to increase participation in each election and change the culture rapidly,” Crystal Carson, When We All Vote’s vice president of...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/23/21452219/houseparty-michelle-obama-partnership-vote-registration-nonprofit-game

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