Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Does Gaming Reduce Productivity?

Posted by simoniker on from the mandated-metal-slug-break dept.

Scott Taulbee writes "Bob Mandel of AVault has given us his interesting views on why playing games does not reduce productivity, but rather is a stimulating alternative to 'snoozing, daydreaming, overconsuming food and beverages, or sitting like a mindless slug waiting for time to pass.' He suggest that '..compared to other forms of recreational activity that could be enjoyed during work breaks, computer gaming has the greatest chance to hone skills useful for productivity in the workplace.' Should we all take this article to our bosses with requests for installing a GameCube on every desk?"

9 of 321 comments (clear)

  1. Well, by Steveftoth · · Score: 5, Funny

    my employer won't even let me read the article because it's a potential waste of time to go to 'those' websites. So I would say that the time would be much better used on work! I don't but my co-workers do spent a good amount of time playing minesweeper though.

  2. or.. by gspira · · Score: 5, Funny
    but rather is a stimulating alternative to 'snoozing, daydreaming, overconsuming food and beverages, or sitting like a mindless slug waiting for time to pass.'

    Or perhaps, say, actually working?

  3. Where I stopped reading by gughunter · · Score: 5, Funny

    "True, some offerings are more draining than others, as, for example, some intense action titles leave me limp."

  4. Very true... by artemis67 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where I work, we spend most of the day running down ramps, jumping off springboards and collecting gold rings. I guess that's why I never got into Sonic the Hedgehog... it always felt to me like I was back at work. Ah well...

  5. Does gaming reduce productivity? by Moonshadow · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll let you know right after I beat this level.

  6. No gamecubes.... by moosesocks · · Score: 5, Funny

    Instead of installing a gamecube on your desk, your boss will probably install a small rectangular pink piece of paper on your desk instead.

    --
    -- If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done? - Uli's moose
  7. Games at work... by actor_au · · Score: 5, Funny

    I asked my boss and he said that putting quake 3 on the cash registers didn't sound like a good idea to him.
    Luddite.

    --
    Read Errant Story.
  8. Give Me More by jetkust · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm still waiting for the "Sleeping Does Not Reduce Poductivity" and the "Avoiding Work At All Costs Does Not Reduce Productivity" articles to surface. Then we all will be free.

  9. Read while at work? by SeanAhern · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's something rather amusing about reading a Slashdot article about gaming increasing productivity while sitting at my desk at work, avoiding writing some annoying error-checking code...