Sociana Play · Stage moment + LED wall
Award Night
The awards part of the night, run from one console: nominees in 3D, the room predicts on phones, a drumroll, and the winner is revealed.
Free 2-hour trial, no sign-up: you host on this device, friends play on their phones, the big screen runs in any browser. Simulated AI in the trial; real AI at your event.
The moment it is built for: Every phone predicts the winner, the room taps a drumroll, and the big screen opens the envelope on the winner while each phone learns whether it called it.
At a glance
- Best for
- offsites, conferences, campus fests, exhibitions, festivals and weddings
- Group size
- 20+ recommended, up to 5,000+ phones
- How the room plays
- Everyone plays on their own phone at the same time
- Time
- About 10–30 minutes per game
- Energy
- Lively
- You need
- Guests’ phones in the browser (QR, no app), a big screen in any browser and a host console on a phone or laptop
- When it fits
- An annual awards night at an offsite, conference awards, a fest awards night or family awards at a sangeet.
- Try it
- Free self-serve trial (2 hours, simulated AI)
How Award Night plays
On their phones
Every phone predicts the winner (or votes, for People’s Choice), the room taps a drumroll, and each phone learns if it called it.
On the host console
Runs every award from one console: individual, team and long-service awards.
On the big screen
Each award’s nominees with photos, then a reveal through an envelope, a golden haveli door, a trophy or a searchlight, held in a spotlight with confetti.
How it ends: A winners wall closes the night. This is the awards section of an event, not a game with its own score.
The full description from the games team
The awards part of the night, run from one console. Each award shows its nominees with photos on the big screen; every phone predicts the winner (or votes, for People’s Choice), the room taps a drumroll, and the winner is revealed through an envelope, a golden haveli door, a trophy or a searchlight, then held in a spotlight with confetti while each phone learns if it called it. Individual, team and long-service awards; a winners wall closes the night.
Ready-made versions by occasion
Each version comes with its own story, wording and look. Pick one to start a free trial with it already set up.
- Offsite
Annual awards at the offsite — rookie, team, long service
Four awards from one console: the team predicts every winner, drums the envelope open, and closes on a winners wall.
On the phones: “Predict the winner of each award, tap the drumroll and see who called it.”
- Conference
Conference awards — best talk and the audience favourite
The searchlight hunts across the speakers on their podiums; the audience favourite is decided live by the room.
On the phones: “Predict the best session, tap the drumroll and watch the envelope open.”
- Campus fest
Fest awards night — performer, crew and teacher of the year
The auditorium calls each winner on their phones; a searchlight finds the performer of the fest, and the dean gets a standing drumroll.
On the phones: “Predict the winners, make some noise and see the searchlight land.”
- Exhibition
Expo awards — best stall, most innovative product, visitors’ choice
The stalls’ logos orbit a gold trophy; the jury’s winner lights it up, and the visitors vote their own award on the spot.
On the phones: “Predict the best stall, tap the drumroll and see the envelope open.”
- Festival
Festival prizes — best pandal, best costume, best dhunuchi dancer
The para’s prizes behind carved golden doors: families predict, drum, and one door swings open in a shower of marigolds.
On the phones: “Predict the winners of the mela awards and tap the drumroll together.”
- Wedding
Family awards at the sangeet — best dancer, most emotional uncle
Both families predict the winners; the golden door opens on the best dancer, the most emotional uncle and the longest marriage in the room.
On the phones: “Predict the winners of the family awards and tap the dhol together.”
The story in the demo
The Horizon Tech offsite awards in Goa. Bauji holds the envelope; Kuljeet is sure he has won; Raj predicts himself every time.
Raj, Simran, Bauji and the rest are an illustrated sample cast, not real people. At your event the same game carries your own names and photos.
How to run Award Night at your event
- Pick the version. Choose the offsite version or another occasion’s, then add your names, photos, questions and colours.
- Put up the big screen. Open the big-screen link in any browser on the laptop connected to the LED wall, projector or TV.
- Guests join. Guests scan the QR code on the screen or on table cards and play in the phone browser. No app, no sign-up.
- Run it from the console. Runs every award from one console: individual, team and long-service awards.
- The finish. A winners wall closes the night. This is the awards section of an event, not a game with its own score.
Trying it now? Join from two phones, press Open predictions on the host console, predict from both phones, then press Reveal: the drumroll builds and the winner appears.
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Questions people ask
Is Award Night a game?
No. It is a stage format: the prediction is a small game for the room, but the awards themselves are real.
Can the audience decide an award?
Yes. For People’s Choice, every phone votes and the room decides.
How long does Award Night take?
About 10–30 minutes per game. An annual awards night at an offsite, conference awards, a fest awards night or family awards at a sangeet.
How many people can play Award Night?
20+ recommended, up to 5,000+ phones. Everyone plays on their own phone at the same time.
Do guests need to download an app?
No. Guests scan a QR code and play in the phone browser. The big screen is a web page on any laptop connected to the LED wall, projector or TV, and the host runs it from a console on a phone or laptop.
Can Award Night carry our names, photos and branding?
Yes. At a wedding it carries the couple’s names, photos, monogram and hashtag (never sponsors); at a company event your logo, colours, values and team names; at a booth your product and brand. We set it up with your content before the day.
Is the AI real in the free trial?
The trial runs on simulated AI so it is free and instant, and every trial screen says so. At your event the game runs on real AI with your own content. Trials last 2 hours, up to 12 an hour from one network.
How is Award Night priced for an event?
Per occasion, by the games chosen, the number of screens and the days on site. Send the date, city and rough guest count with the form on this page, and we reply with an itemised quote within one working day.
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A person on our team will reply within one working day with setup notes and an itemised quote.
Meanwhile, start a free trial of any game and play it with friends.