Chatroulette.com is the hottest video chat sensation sweeping the internet, placing users face-to-face, via their web cams, with one random stranger after the next, all at the click of a mouse.
Sound like fun? It is! Just another video chat site? Not quite. Just a game you say? Maybe, but if you think a place where anonymity is guaranteed and no consequences will ever ensue is kid's stuff, think again. Sounds more like Thunderdome to us.
Many first time users of this free video chat site report their experience as being everything from mildly amusing to outrageously hilarious as they stare down the barrel of the web cam waiting for the next stranger to arrive, while others describe a curiosity so great it borders on addiction, leaving them glued to their computers for hours on end.
All in all, Chatroulette.com may be the most interesting thing you can do on the web, and best of all it's completely free. See our list of user contributed tips to help maximize your experience below, or visit our User Experiences section to share what zany things you may have encountered.
1. Have fun!
It's all you can ask of any situation.
2. Don't believe anything you see!
Just don't, that's all.
3. Be prepared to be offended!
It's just the nature of the game, and part of the fun.
4. Be prepared to get your feelings hurt!
Yes it's true. Sometimes having the person on the other end clicking "next" can hurt.
5. Don't log on if your faint of heart!
Certainly there are better places for these types to go.
6. Update your virus software before you begin!
This should be the procedure for any port to port interaction of this type.
7. Run a full virus scan when you're done!
Even with virus protection enabled you should still run the scan after logging off.
8. Don't give out personal info!
Duh.
9. If you see something you deem as offensive or harmful, hit the report button and spare the next person the trauma!
This being said refer to tip #9.
10. Don't be a prude!
Some people may have the tendency to get a little trigger happy with the report button.
11. Don't be a jerk!
There are plenty of opportunities to do this in real life.
12. Be more original than the guy who just gives you the finger!
Give the finger with two hands, for instance, or hold up your foot and give the dreaded middle toe.
13. If you're a hot girl, give a dork a break and say hello!
Little things like this make the world turn round, baby.
14. If you're a dork, at least try not to look like a dork!
This one goes without saying unless, of course, you are trying to strike up some interaction with another dork.
15. If you're a psychopath go back to your human hair collection and leave everyone alone!
No comment on this one. You know who you are.
16. More tips to come. Check back soon!
We're not kidding. Really do this.
Play Chat Roulette!
