{"id":972,"date":"2023-03-24T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=972"},"modified":"2023-03-24T01:34:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T01:34:45","slug":"discord-what-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/blog\/discord-what-is-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Discord: What is it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Written by Urvashi Verma and translated by Iwan Thomas <\/strong><\/p>\n

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As students, we are using the Microsoft Teams app,\nextensively. Its use was magnified during the pandemic. For almost 1.5 years\nall communication, lectures even assessed presentations were conducted on\nTeams. Though Microsoft teams is very popular amongst students across all\ndisciplines, there are other apps as well which are used by the students at\nAberystwyth University. One such lesser-known app\/platform is Discord. Used\nmainly by the Computer Science department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Discord is an instant messaging and VoIP platform used for\nacademic purposes. It can be used for private as well as community chats using\nservers. In terms of discord, a server is a collection of chat rooms and\nsometimes voice channels. Each server can only be joined by an invite link,\nmaking the chats secure and for a specific audience. It is platform independent\nso can run it easily on all operating systems \u2013 making it user-friendly. Also,\nits availability in 30 languages makes it accessible to all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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My first experience with Discord was during online\norientation. As I commenced my studies during the pandemic in 2021, it was not\npossible to have in-person orientations. I had 2 online orientations \u2013 general\nPGT and Computer Science. The latter was conducted on Discord. I had never\nheard of Discord before, and was apprehensive about its utility. It was not\neasily downloadable from Google Play (for android systems), and there are a few\nquestions required for setting up a profile. Once a profile is created, one can\njoin conversations by using invite links. My department had already sent me a\nlink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Another good thing about discord is that you can view\nprevious conversation as well. So, you cannot miss anything. There is a\nprovision to join different servers simultaneously and participate in all of\nthem at the same time. Most of the professors in the Computer Science\ndepartment have servers in Discord. It is helpful for creating groups for a\nparticular module. These groups are helpful for discussions amongst students,\nconducting online lectures, giving out module information. They are also\nbeneficial in keeping track of data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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I understand that all these features are available in Teams,\nso why use Discord? Discord has specific channels for text and voice calls.\nMore people can join the voice calls. There is also a provision for using voice\nand video calls simultaneously with many people. The number of members allowed\nin a group server is huge when compared to Teams. Also, discord\u2019s free plan is\nfully functional and paid plans are not often needed (even in a departmental\ngroup setting).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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To conclude, I would like to say that both apps are useful\nin their own place, and each has its own unique functionality. But in a group\nsetting, discord works more easily. The reason only computer science department\nuses it (as of now), is because of need of programming data sharing \u2013 which is\neasier if you can discuss as well as show your data. I am hoping it will be\nused by more departments in the future.<\/p>

Thanks!<\/p>

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Cymraeg<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Fel myfyrwyr,\nrydym yn defnyddio ap Microsoft Teams yn helaeth. Cynyddodd ei ddefnydd yn fawr\nyn ystod y pandemig. Am bron i 1.5 mlynedd roedd yr holl gyfathrebu,\ndarlithoedd, hyd yn oed cyflwyniadau wedi digwydd ar Teams. Er bod Microsoft\nTeams yn boblogaidd iawn ymhlith myfyrwyr ar draws pob disgyblaeth, mae yna\nhefyd apiau eraill sy’n cael eu defnyddio gan fyfyrwyr Prifysgol Aberystwyth.\nUn ap\/platfform llai adnabyddus yw Discord. Defnyddir yn bennaf gan yr Adran\nCyfrifiadureg.<\/span><\/p><\/p>

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Mae Discord yn\nblatfform negeseuon gwib a VoIP a ddefnyddir at ddibenion academaidd. Gellir ei\nddefnyddio ar gyfer sgyrsiau preifat yn ogystal \u00e2 chymunedol gan ddefnyddio\ngweinyddwyr. Ar Discord, mae gweinydd yn gasgliad o ystafelloedd sgwrsio ac\nweithiau sianeli llais.<\/span> <\/span>Dim ond dolen wahoddiad sy’n caniat\u00e1u ichi ymuno \u00e2\nphob gweinydd, gan wneud y sgyrsiau yn ddiogel ac ar gyfer cynulleidfa benodol.\nMae’n annibynnol ar blatfformau felly gall redeg yn hawdd ar bob system\nweithredu – gan ei gwneud yn hawdd i’w defnyddio. Hefyd, mae\u2019r ffaith ei fod ar\ngael mewn 30 o ieithoedd yn ei gwneud yn hygyrch i lawer.<\/span><\/p>

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Roedd fy mhrofiad\ncyntaf gyda Discord yn ystod cyfeiriadedd ar-lein. Wrth i mi ddechrau fy\nastudiaethau yn ystod y pandemig yn 2021, nid oedd yn bosibl cael cyfeiriadedd\npersonol. Roedd gen i 2 gyfeiriadedd ar-lein \u2013 PGT cyffredinol a\nChyfrifiadureg. Cynhaliwyd yr olaf ar Discord. Nid oeddwn erioed wedi clywed am\nDiscord o’r blaen, ac roeddwn yn bryderus ynghylch ei ddefnyddioldeb.<\/span> <\/span>Nid oedd yn hawdd ei\nlawrlwytho o Google Play (ar gyfer systemau Android), ac mae angen ychydig o\ngwestiynau ar gyfer sefydlu proffil. Unwaith y bydd proffil wedi’i greu, gall\nun ymuno \u00e2 sgyrsiau trwy ddefnyddio dolenni gwahoddiad. Roedd fy adran eisoes\nwedi anfon dolen ataf.<\/span><\/p>

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Peth da arall am\nDiscord yw y gallwch chi weld sgwrs flaenorol hefyd. Felly, ni allwch golli\nunrhyw beth. Mae darpariaeth i ymuno \u00e2 gwahanol weinyddion ar yr un pryd a\nchymryd rhan ym mhob un ohonynt ar yr un pryd. Mae gan y rhan fwyaf o’r\nathrawon yn yr adran Gyfrifiadureg weinyddion Discord.<\/span> <\/span>Mae’n ddefnyddiol ar gyfer creu grwpiau ar\ngyfer modiwl penodol. Mae’r grwpiau hyn yn ddefnyddiol ar gyfer trafodaethau\nymhlith myfyrwyr, cynnal darlithoedd ar-lein, dosbarthu gwybodaeth am fodiwlau.\nMaent hefyd yn fuddiol wrth olrhain data.<\/span><\/p>

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Rwy’n deall bod\nyr holl nodweddion hyn ar gael mewn Teams, felly pam defnyddio Discord? Mae gan\nDiscord sianeli pwrpasol ar gyfer galwadau testun a llais. Gall mwy o bobl\nymuno \u00e2’r galwadau llais. Mae darpariaeth hefyd ar gyfer defnyddio galwadau\nllais a fideo ar yr un pryd \u00e2 llawer o bobl.<\/span> <\/span>Mae nifer yr aelodau a ganiateir mewn\ngweinydd gr\u0175p yn enfawr o gymharu \u00e2 Teams. Hefyd, mae cynllun Discord, sy\u2019n\nrhad ac am ddim, yn gwbl weithredol ac yn aml nid oes angen cynlluniau taledig\n(hyd yn oed mewn lleoliad gr\u0175p adrannol).<\/span><\/p>

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I gloi, hoffwn\nddweud bod y ddau ap yn ddefnyddiol ynddynt eu hunain, ac mae gan bob un ei\nswyddogaeth unigryw ei hun. Ond mewn lleoliad gr\u0175p, mae Discord yn gweithio’n\nhaws. Y rheswm mai dim ond yr Adran Gyfrifiadureg sy’n ei ddefnyddio (ar hyn o\nbryd) yw oherwydd yr angen i rannu data rhaglennu – sy’n haws os gallwch chi\ndrafod yn ogystal ag arddangos eich data. Rwy’n gobeithio y bydd yn cael ei\nddefnyddio gan fwy o adrannau yn y dyfodol.<\/span><\/p>

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Diolch!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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