In DYM Games 1.6 we’ve introduced a brand new feature that you’ve been asking for — the ability to add in your own title graphics. Now “Boxes” doesn’t have to be “Boxes”, but can be the “Random Picker of Students”. “Wheel of Destiny” can be “Spin that Wheel of Disgusting Drink Concoctions”. “Pixelate” can be “Kim Kardashian or Kim Jung Un”. “Trivia” can be “Four-Corners Sudden Death addition”. You decide!
To change a title graphic first you have to find or create a title graphic. You can use anything: Photoshop, Keynote, PowerPoint, images pulled from the internet, use your phone to take a picture, whatever! The important thing is that you need an image. Once you have that image, click on the “+” button next to the Title Graphic button inside any game. Add your image, Move it and scale it if you need to and you’re good to go. Now when you click on the Title Graphic button it will no longer show the name of the game (“Pixelate”), but show the graphic you put in there!
Watch this to see it in action!
There you go! Create a game of your own! And, maybe even submit it to the store!
What is DYM Games
DYM Games is your new creative programming sidekick—allowing you to build and present engaging, reusable and customizable games that are ready in minutes and good for groups of all sizes (from 5 to 5,000!). All easily-operated from your computer. We believe DYM Games is one of the best youth ministry tools around–If it’s not already.
Start Your FREE Trial Today
Don’t take our word for it. Try it for yourself! Download the DYM Games app today and you’ll have full access to try Trivia and other great games (including Emoji Hunt, Poser, Survey Says, Pixelate and more!) Build and customize your own incredible and engaging games in just a few clicks.
It’s that time again! We’ve worked hard to push out another HUUUGE UPDATE to DYM Games. In this version (1.6.0) we’re introducing Trivia!
Trivia
Trivia is nothing new. You can make a trivia based game in PowerPoint and ProPresenter. But, those aren’t made to do trivia. With DYM Games’ Trivia, you can create a game in seconds. You can edit that game super fast. And there are a few other bells and whistles that aren’t available in those other apps.
Games can have as many questions as you want. Each question can have 2-5 possible answers, one being correct.
Everything is designed and formatted for you. Choose a theme that works best for that game! Things just work!
Choose a background from our selection. Or add your own background!
Display the answer chosen by the contestant. Let the computer show if it’s right or wrong.
Check out this video to see Trivia in action!
Other features and improvements
Title Graphics are now customizable! You can now make every game your own! Find out more here.
New updating engine. Now you’ll know when a new version is ready for you within the app.
Revamped login. Now the app is more stable when starting it up for the first time.
Tons of speed improvements.
How do I get the update
To update, all you need to do it start up DYM Games with an internet connection. You’ll get a notification that says an update has been downloaded. Simply restart the app and you’ll have the new version!
What is DYM Games
DYM Games is your new creative programming sidekick—allowing you to build and present engaging, reusable and customizable games that are ready in minutes and good for groups of all sizes (from 5 to 5,000!). All easily-operated from your computer. We believe DYM Games is one of the best youth ministry tools around–If it’s not already.
Start Your FREE Trial Today
Don’t take our word for it. Try it for yourself! Download the DYM Games app today and you’ll have full access to try Trivia and other great games (including Emoji Hunt, Poser, Survey Says, Pixelate and more!) Build and customize your own incredible and engaging games in just a few clicks.
Have we told you lately that we love you? We really do… really! Everything we do—the resources we create, the resources we curate, the events we attend, the events we plan *cough* DYM100Round2comingsoon *cough*—ALL for you!
As if you needed more proof that we’re constantly dreaming up ways to make your ministry life easier… just look at the AMAZING new game AND features in DYM Games we’ve designed from your suggestions. You asked and we listened! Not only that, but you have 9 more incredible resources and tools waiting on your Member page… check them out! (after you’ve logged-in of course)
Here are your Member Perks for February:
For GOLDMEMBERS:
We released a BRAND NEW GAME in DYM Games today! We mentioned in the midmonth email that it was coming soon—and here it is: PIXELATE! You no longer need fancy tools like Photoshop or MS Paint to create your own “guess the image” game! With PIXELATE you can add your own images, choose from modes like blur, zoom, whiteout, and, of course, Pixelate, gradually decrease the intensity of each mode to slowly reveal the correct answer, and display the correct answer on the screen as you reveal the photo.
Pixelate in action:
BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE! This new version of DYM Games also has a new display feature that will make you jump up and down chanting “DYM! DYM!” (If you do this, please send us a video…we’d like to see this!) Watch Steve and Doug walk you through the details of these amazing new features.
(If you and your students haven’t played DYM Games yet… today is the day! You’re gonna love it! Click here and try it for FREE!)
For those of you DYM BRONZE, SILVER, AND GOLD MEMBERS, there are 9 more resources and tools waiting for you!Login to your account and see for yourself:
ONE: Video Training. Helping Students Discover and Embrace Who God Created Them to Be. Students spend their days trying to fit in to their group, class, culture or school… and in doing so try to push down or stifle the uniqueness God has put in them. Imagine if we, as shepherds, we’re able to know and call out that uniqueness in each teenager. Heather Flies gives 4 easy-to-remember steps to help each of us identify and call out a student’s individual gifting so we might better help each student discover and embrace who God created them to be. If you haven’t been using these 10-minute training videos, they are an excellent resource for your adult leaders to continue to grow and learn.
TWO:Game. Name That Sound. A fun new video-based, screen game challenges students to listen closely to a strange sound and choose from three given 3 options what is making that sound. If they choose correctly—or should we say, guess correctly since the noisemakers are obscure—they win! It’s very clever—be sure to check it out.
THREE: Video. God Loves You. A high-quality, text-driven, scripture-based video that will help students understand the true meaning of the word ‘love’ and gain a deeper appreciation for the depth of God’s love for them. This video would work well as a stand-alone element in your program, or as a bumper before or during a message on relationships, God’s love, or identity.
FOUR:DYM Newsletter Builder. If you haven’t used the DYM Newsletter Builder yet, today is your day! You may be thinking, “I don’t even know where to begin!” Well, worry no more—our DYM Apps Wizard, Steve, made this video just for you! Watch this short, helpful tutorial video:
And then Click here to login to your DYM Member account and experience the wonder for yourself!
FIVE: Mentor Me.A Conversation with Jon McCallon. Jon McCallon, a 13-year Student Ministries veteran currently serving on the pastoral staff at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY, is passionate about building disciples as Jesus did. Not just delegating tasks to students and volunteers, but empowering the hearts of student and adult leaders to do the work of Jesus. In this Mentor Me, Jon shares the journey that led to this shift in mindset and how it has affected his ministry with leaders and to students.
SIX:Mystery Download. Doer D-Now. (A $55 Value!) This 3-session D-Now study from 228 Publishers, is designed to encourage students to become doers of God’s Word. Don’t miss the special DYM Members Only offer from the publishers included in the download!
SEVEN: Student Leadership: Leaders Give Away Power. When students step into leadership, it can be tempting for them to hold tightly to their newly-found influence. Sometimes this can turn into students who try and do everything themselves because they believe that this is good leadership. But time and time again, Scripture gives us examples of people giving away leadership and raising up new leaders. Paul did this with many of this partners, Barnabas, Timothy, and Silas. Even Jesus spent much of his time with the 12 Disciples. Use this lesson to help your students evaluate their leadership and see areas where they need to move from being a leader who does it all to being a leader that empowers others.
EIGHT:FREE Group Texting. You have the information that people in your ministry need. (And, based on the number of emails and texts you receive before an event, we’re guessing they need to be reminded of this information over and over and over.) Remind your students, leaders, and parents of amazing upcoming events, service schedules, and/or deadlines using DYM Text! Visit www.dymtext.com. The details are on your Members Only page, so be sure you’re signed in to access this. And, finally (NINE), for DYM SILVER AND GOLD MEMBERS, your $20 Store Credit!
Resources for Super Bowl weekend, Valentine’s Day games and sermons have just been released… and some killer Lent and Easter resources are headed your way! Check out the New Releases and grab what you need to make your programs smoother and your life easier! For more info on how Store Credit works, click here.
It’s not too late to get all this great stuff for yourself if you aren’t a member yet. Visit DYMMembership.com to learn more and sign up.
Switching between DYM Games and other presentation tools has never been easier!
Ask and ye shall receive! Our most popular feature update is now here.
Now you can easily switch between DYM Games and other presentation softwares (ProPresenter, Powerpoint, Keynote, etc.)! As always… it’s so easy, even Doug can do it.
Each app sits as a window layer on your presentation screen. All you have to do is turn off the layer(s) above the layer you want to see.
Watch this video and see how easy it is to switch between apps!
Start Your FREE Trial Today
We believe DYM Games is one of the best youth ministry tools around–If it’s not already, it will become your creative programming sidekick!
Don’t take our word for it. Try it for yourself!
Download the DYM Games app today and you’ll have full access to try Pixelate and other greatgames (including Emoji Hunt, Poser, Survey Says and more!)
Build and customize your own incredible and engaging games in just a few clicks.
Hey folks! Another gigantic UPDATE to DYM Games is here. In this version (1.4.0) we’re introducing Pixelate!
DYM Games is your new creative programming sidekick—allowing you to build and present engaging, reusable and customizable games that are ready in minutes and good for groups of all sizes (from 5 to 5,000!). All easily-operated from your computer.
No longer will you need fancy tools like Photoshop (or less-fancy tools like MS Paint) to create your own amazing “guess the image” game! With Pixelate you can:
– Add your own images!
– Choose from image modes like “Blur”, “Zoom”, “Whiteout”, and of course “Pixelate”.
– Step through the intensity–making the ‘blur’ or ‘pixelate’ gradually less–as you reveal the correct answer.
– Display the correct answer text when the intensity is all the way at zero!
Check out the video below to see it in action!
To update, all you need to do it start up DYM Games with an internet connection. You’ll get a notification that says an update has been downloaded. Simply restart the app and you’ll have the new version!
Start Your FREE Trial Today
We believe DYM Games is one of the best youth ministry tools around–If it’s not already, it will become your creative programming sidekick!
Don’t take our word for it. Try it for yourself!
Download the DYM Games app today and you’ll have full access to try Pixelate and other greatgames (including Emoji Hunt, Poser, Survey Says and more!)
Build and customize your own incredible and engaging games in just a few clicks.
We want to do everything we can to save you time to focus on what’s most important in your ministry: the people!
We do that by giving our DYM Members turn-key resources that can be adapted to their unique ministry context quickly and easily.
But we realize that it’s tough to “download” everything you need to do ministry. In fact, you use tools to help you do ministry everyday: presentation tools like ProPresenter to run your programs, word processing and design tools to put together effective promotional materials, communication tools to send those materials out…the list goes on.
What if we told you that DYM has created some tools specifically for youth workers to help you accomplish the very same things even more effectively? Imagine…
A ProPresenter sidekick with youth ministry games, countdowns and other programming elements INCLUDED…
A tool built for youth workers to create beautiful email newsletters in minutes to share with anyone. With dozens of helpful articles for parents and volunteers INCLUDED…
Usually when something sounds too good to be true, it is.
But this is one of those rare “good AND true” moments.
Enter: DYM GamesTM
Your new creative programming sidekick—allowing you to build and present engaging, reusable and customizable games that are ready in minutes and good for groups of all sizes (from 5 to 5,000). You will have access to a growing digital library of games to customize. And, this is all easily-operated from your computer!
Get the right information to the right people in the midst of constantly changing details. Create a simple yet beautiful newsletter in seconds to share with anyone. The newsletter lives online and is completely editable, accessible and shareable until you decide to remove it.
Don’t forget your DYM Gold Membership also includes:
$20 store credit—EVERY MONTH you get your money back to use on anything you want in the DYM Store…no joke…that’s worth the price of membership right there!
SIX NEW downloadable resources: a game, a video, a 10-minute video volunteer training, a 20-minute audio mentoring file, curriculum to develop Student Leaders, AND a bonus mystery item.
Become a DYM Gold Yearly Member anytime in the month of January and, in addition to all of the amazing things listed above, you’ll be entered to win one of three INCREDIBLE prizes in our Gold Rush 2017 contest:
1st Prize – A FREE Registration to DYM100. You’ll be the first to be officially registered for this exclusive event. No need to panic about getting one of only 100 spots available—yours will be guaranteed! What is DYM100? Learn more. It’s definitely one youth ministry event you won’t want to miss!
2nd Prize – $250 in DYM Store Credit. Who doesn’t love free money?
3rd Prize – Stolen from Doug’s office. T-Shirts, coffee mugs, framed family photos…we’ll steal you something good.
Trivia Style Games
“Famous Last Words” will challenge students to figure out what movie the last sentence is from. In the Bible edition, you can wow your leadership team with your students knowledge of Scripture. In the multiple editions of “What Doesn’t your Youth Leader Know?” You turn the tables and see if You know the Bible trivia. Students will guess weather or not you need a raise for all your Bible expertise. There are more trivia style games to keep your students guessing.
Celebrity Games
Check out the funny images of “Big Head Celebs” or “Whose Mouth is That?” And show your students how hip you are to their culture (pro tip: saying hip totally negates your hipness). There’s also the previously unreleased game “Best Dressed” to use during the upcoming awards season.
Unique Participation Games
Do you like the games where everyone plays? “Disney Charades” will have your students acting out scenes from their favorite movies. “Dude What’s that Smell” may take some prep to get supplies but having students smell items while blindfolded just screams Youth Ministry! You can also turn the hit Tonight Show game Box of Lies into a participation game called “Screen of Lies”. See who your dishonest students are!
This or That Games
No pack would be complete with some this or that style games! “Which is Worse” will give you two terrible options to choose from. Start the arguments now! “Push or Pull” takes a spin at recreating a Price is Right style game for students. See if they know how expensive stuff is on Amazon.
Hey folks! Huge UPDATE to DYM Games just hit. In this version (1.3.0) we’re introducing Countdown Maker!
DYM Games is your new creative programming sidekick—allowing you to build and present engaging, reusable and customizable games that are ready in minutes and good for groups of all sizes (from 5 to 5,000!). All easily-operated from your computer.
Countdown Maker
A ridiculously easy, all-purpose Countdown Maker. With the new game you can:
– Add as many “timers” as you’d like.
– Timers can have custom background images!
– You can change the timer’s font, color, position, and more.
– Each timer can have a “Ready, Set, Go!” before it begins.
– Timers can end in three ways: Stop at zero, show “Times Up!”, or start counting back up in the negatives!
DYM Games also includes tons of performance enhancements and bug fixes! Thank you all for your helpful feedback – keep it coming!
To update, all you need to do it start up DYM Games with an internet connection. You’ll get a notification that says an update has been downloaded. Simply restart the app and you’ll have the new version!
If you haven’t already, check out DYM Games for yourself today with the free trial!
