Let Your BOSS Know: Playing MMOs at Work Increases Productivity
Date: 11-10-2011 Views:
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Have you ever seen a 3000 words self-criticism for playing at work? Did you lose the game and blamed by your partners 'cause your boss is coming? Helpless? Angry? Heart-broken? Congratulations, a study published at the National Center for Biotechnology Information website may save you!
According to the study, playing MMO's at work can increases productivity. Unbelievable, right? Let's see how it work.
The data indicate that playing computer games in the workplace elicits substantial levels of recovery experience. Recovery experience associated with gameplay was the strongest predictor for the use of games in the workplace.
Furthermore, individuals with higher levels of work-related fatigue reported stronger recovery experience during gameplay and showed a higher tendency to play games during working hours than did persons with lower levels of work strain.
Additionally, the social situation at work was found to have a significant influence on the use of games. Persons receiving less social support from colleagues and supervisors played games at work more frequently than did individuals with higher levels of social support.
Furthermore, job control was positively related to the use of games at work. In sum, the results of the present study illustrate that computer games have a significant recovery potential.
So what are you waiting for? Let your boss know you are gathering energy for work!
