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Casual Gaming On the Job
The survey comes from casual gaming powerhouse PopCap, so you have to consider the source. But if the numbers ring true, then about half of all office workers surveyed play casual games during the business day -- and not during break time. This GameDaily story reports on the numbers, to wit:- 53 percent said they play at work at least once a day
- 79 percent said they play at work several times a week
- 84 percent said they play casual games at work for between 15 and 60 minutes each day, on average.
- 11 percent said they played casual games at work for an hour or more each day.
There are plenty of good reasons to game at work. 84% of survey respondents said playing games helped them relax and feel "less stressed out" (apparently they're not as wigged out by the burning Bookworm tiles as I am). 52% felt more confident and focused ("I want a raise! Nobody in this department tops my Solitaire win ratio here, nobody!"). And 72% play to "improve their mental state," which works for me. ("My boss just reamed me out for slacking, but it's nothing that a quick game of Tower Defense won't cure.")
Here at GameSpy, part of my job is playing games. So I often argue that doing actual work would be like slacking off... but my boss never buys it.
-Fargo
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