ahh, you want to get all smart on me and read the actual article:) I only read the snipped on slash's server - my original post only went off of the snippet - I'm new to slash here, and didn't realize you could go to the full article - thanks for giving this newbie a kick.
By your response I can see that you didn't even get my main point - I'm saying that it doesn't effect someones emotions about their job - they are merely happy with being able to play a game.
The time of the experiment has nothing to do with my original point - the commenters were giving positive feedback on the game, not the company for letting them play it. Your creating a whole different argument with that one.
A longer test period would be needed to show if game playing had adverse effects on productivity - NOT whether a person feels better about their job because they can play games. A survey is not even needed for that.
no they definately would not. However that isn't what I was trying to imply. Games are inherently fun (usually) - and if someone asks you about your "work" after playing one - and the responses are better in those situations over the course of an entire survey, wouldn't that imply that the people are praising the game just played, not work (or a variation on work + games)?
Don't rule out the noisy keyboards just yet...see the Outback commercial where the guy puts bread crumbs on his keyboard so the pigeons will come and make it sound like he's typing when the boss walks by?:)
"how [workers] felt about the work they do and their job", finding people gave more positive responses after they played simple games such as Minesweeper."
Sounds more like the person being surveyed is commenting on the game itself rather than their job, if I'm reading this context correctly.
Of course the person is going to say that they are happy with their job "currently" after having spanked away 5 minutes playing minesweeper.
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ahh, you want to get all smart on me and read the actual article :) I only read the snipped on slash's server - my original post only went off of the snippet - I'm new to slash here, and didn't realize you could go to the full article - thanks for giving this newbie a kick.
By your response I can see that you didn't even get my main point - I'm saying that it doesn't effect someones emotions about their job - they are merely happy with being able to play a game. The time of the experiment has nothing to do with my original point - the commenters were giving positive feedback on the game, not the company for letting them play it. Your creating a whole different argument with that one. A longer test period would be needed to show if game playing had adverse effects on productivity - NOT whether a person feels better about their job because they can play games. A survey is not even needed for that.
no they definately would not. However that isn't what I was trying to imply. Games are inherently fun (usually) - and if someone asks you about your "work" after playing one - and the responses are better in those situations over the course of an entire survey, wouldn't that imply that the people are praising the game just played, not work (or a variation on work + games)?
Apparently you've never worked in insurance...i have. Minesweeper would look like halo to those guys.
Don't rule out the noisy keyboards just yet...see the Outback commercial where the guy puts bread crumbs on his keyboard so the pigeons will come and make it sound like he's typing when the boss walks by? :)
"how [workers] felt about the work they do and their job", finding people gave more positive responses after they played simple games such as Minesweeper."
Sounds more like the person being surveyed is commenting on the game itself rather than their job, if I'm reading this context correctly.
Of course the person is going to say that they are happy with their job "currently" after having spanked away 5 minutes playing minesweeper.
Be careful what permanent marker you use. Some say that depending on the kind of "oil" used in the ink it can "eat" through the disk eventually.
Brand makers are even labeling some as CD safe nowadays - I'd make sure that you look for one marked as such just to be safe on any important CD's.
Here's one article I found to elaborate a little more. Mac Lab Report