Line #53 Platform/GoAnimate


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/goavyondlogo.png]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:The logos of the website as [=GoAnimate=] (top) and as Vyond (bottom)]]
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4	->[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere “I'm going to describe this website and list tropes relating to it and its videos here while no one is looking. Hahahahahaha.” points]]
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6	[=GoAnimate=], now known as "Vyond" as of its rebrand in May 2018 and formerly styled as ''[=Go!Animate=]'', is a website that allows people to make their own [[AnimatedSeries animated videos]], originally using UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash but now currently using the [=HTML5=] standard.
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8	The original goal of the service was to make animation free for anyone and this was incentivized by the community features on the site that were phased out between 2013 and 2016. Before 2015, users could either use the "Quick Video Maker", which offered several ready-made "animated shorts" (some of which are based on licensed properties) with the settings and actions already selected, a small cast of characters to choose from, and the ability for you to write dialogue, or the "Full Featured Video Maker", where you can start from scratch and select almost everything by yourself. During this period, it was used by some noted animation personalities such as Creator/PaulDini, who used it to produce his web series ''Super Rica and Rashy''.
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10	[=GoAnimate=]/Vyond is best known for its "X Gets Grounded" videos, also simply known as "grounded videos". Primarily made by kids, these videos detail the misadventures of various characters as they cause or get themselves into trouble in all manner of ways, followed by them getting busted and [[YouAreGrounded grounded]] ([[OverlyLongGag grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded]]) by their parents for [[GroundedForever absurd lengths of time]]. These videos are especially known for the troublemakers usually being characters from [[PeripheryHatedom TV shows aimed at preschoolers]], such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'', or simply individuals that the users hold contempt towards.
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12	In late 2015, the company announced their shift from Adobe Flash to the new [=HTML5=] standard in January 2016 and removed any video-making feature not centered around business. The other themes were immediately incompatible with [=HTML5=], with the business theme rebuilt in the format for its business customers. The removal of these themes resulted in a backlash from users unfamiliar with the [=HTML5=] standard, though the major decline of Adobe Flash and the growing importance of mobile devices that work with [=HTML5=] meant [=GoAnimate=] had to do something to [[TechnologyMarchesOn keep up with current trends]]. On May 6, 2018, the website was rebranded to Vyond, with a new focus on providing easy-to-use animations for businesses and other professional uses.
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14	As of 2020, a group of coders in the fandom managed to successfully create a port of the old Legacy Video Maker named "Wrapper Offline", which doesn't require the internet to run and is a mostly-complete copy of the older assets. And in 2023, there has been the release of [=FlashThemes=], which is a complete restoration of how the site looked and worked in 2010-2012, while keeping some of the newer features. It does not include any themes that Vyond still uses and doesn't retain any name references to [=GoAnimate=] for trademark reasons.
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16	You can find it [[http://vyond.com here]].
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19	%% Examples pertaining to specific Grounded videos (and other [=GoAnimate=]/Vyond videos) now go into their own folder. Keep this in mind when adding examples to this page.
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22	!!Now I am going to list all the tropes featured in [=GoAnimate=] and Vyond videos. ''(points again)'':
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24	!!!'''General examples:'''
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26	[[AC:Across most videos]]
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28	[[index]]
29	* [[GoAnimate/TropesGeneralAToB Tropes A to B]]
30	* [[GoAnimate/TropesGeneralCToD Tropes C to D]]
31	* [[GoAnimate/TropesGeneralEToG Tropes E to G]]
32	* [[GoAnimate/TropesGeneralHToL Tropes H to L]]
33	* [[GoAnimate/TropesGeneralMToR Tropes M to R]]
34	* [[GoAnimate/TropesGeneralSToZ Tropes S to Z]]
35	[[/index]]
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37	[[AC:In specific videos]]
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39	[[index]]
40	* [[GoAnimate/TropesSpecificAToF Tropes A to F]]
41	* [[GoAnimate/TropesSpecificGToZ Tropes G to Z]]
42	[[/index]]
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44	!!!'''Tropes with their own pages:'''
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46	[[index]]
47	* [[ArtisticLicenseBiology/GoAnimate Artistic License — Biology]]
48	* [[DependingOnTheWriter/GoAnimate Depending on the Writer]]
49	* [[DisproportionateRetribution/GoAnimate Disproportionate Retribution]]
50	[[/index]]
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53	!!And now the last decoration: some unrelated to "grounded universe" of [=GoCity=] web animation series in Vyond! ''(points third time)'':
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55	[[index]]
56	* ''WebAnimation/TheBlackCatsLair''
57	* ''WebAnimation/RefreshingStories''
58	* ''[[WebAnimation/AttackOnMika Sukatto! GekiMika]]''
59	* ''WebAnimation/GossipCity''
60	* ''WebAnimation/MoniRobo''
61	* ''WebAnimation/PanicCollection''
62	* ''WebAnimation/RevengeFilms''
63	* ''WebAnimation/SparkTales''
64	* ''WebAnimation/TroubleBusters''
65	[[/index]]
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68	-->'''[[TheStinger OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH.]] [[WhoDares TROPER, HOW DARE YOU EDIT THIS PAGE.]] THAT'S IT. [[YouAreGrounded YOU ARE GROUNDED ]] GROUNDED [[OverlyLongGag GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED FOR 14713240821340321564657898700006665436878782386213709 YEARS.]] That means no Website/TVTropes, no TV, no video games, no Creator/ChuckECheese's, no ice cream, no pizza, no life and more. [[GoToYourRoom GO TO YOUR ROOM ]] RIGHT NOW. Also, tomorrow is [[HumiliationConga Punishment Day]].'''
69	-->[[InelegantBlubbering Wa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-ah!]]

Context Platform / GoAnimate