The Flash of Newgrounds

Newgrounds as a website is very easy to use. The websites' main sections are the "Portals," where users upload their creations, which other users can enjoy. There are separate portals for games, movies, audio, and art. The biggest portals are for games and animations, but the art portal has grown a lot recently. The games and movies portal are similar in layout. They both have sections showcasing the latest creations, which are not necessarily high quality or liked, the best monthly and weekly creations, and an area showcasing much-loved classics. The audio portal includes sections music, podcasts hosted by Newgrounds users, voice work, and a radio. The art portal allows users to find featured art.

 

The website also allows users to have their own accounts, which allows them to leave comments on creations, follow their favorite creators and their work, and, importantly, vote on submissions to the website. Account pages allow users to introduce themselves, showcase their creations and favorite submissions by other users. It also allows users to post status updates for themselves and their followers.

 

Newgrounds also has its own forum, which calls itself a BBS, a throwback to the early form of online communication. Here users can discuss the hot topic on the website, the various amounts of content, and miscellaneous topics. It is also the place where Newgrounds administrators and Tom Fulp put out important announcements about the website.

 

Newgrounds also hosts "jams" or competitions for users to partake in. These jams involve users submitting games or animations about various themes like Halloween or have to fit certain design choices like puzzle games. Winners of these competitions usually win monetary prizes and bragging rights.

 

The way how this website is set up is meant to increase user participation on Newgrounds and to fit the image that this is a website ran by the people.