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Why It’s Important to Be Able to Play at Work [Infographic]

by Eric Limer | 11:52 am, July 25th, 2011

So, there’s an infographic explaining the importance of being able to play at work, and that means I’ll finally get 3 hours daily to play Commander Keen, right? That’s not quite what this Socialcast infographic is talking about, but it’s still a step in that direction for employees that don’t consider “change the value of cell D159 in BoringFinancialReport2011Q3.xls” to be a game.

The infographic, designed in a playful, nostalgic 8-bit style, highlights the extent to which gaming has permeated today’s culture, the fact that a lot of today’s modern employers are gamers, and the similarities between work and an RPG. Now, some people might consider this incentive for employers to gamify work to be subversive, but if you ask me, clearly defined short-term goals, with or without nominal rewards, help me get excited about coming to work on Monday so I can finally be a level 3 intern.

(via Bit Rebels)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Francisco-Aviles/514048596 Francisco Aviles

     This is Really Interesting. As a Gamer and an Industrial Engineering Student i find this very intriguing indeed.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Francisco-Aviles/514048596 Francisco Aviles

     This is Really Interesting. As a Gamer and an Industrial Engineering Student i find this very intriguing indeed.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Z4CJFSWSF6NJQ2QO56FEBHKHJM K

    I find the women area wording odd.  ”Women now account for 40% of the gaming community”?  Why not put a line like that for everyone?  ”Old people now account for 26% of the gaming community!  WOW!”  Dude, women make up half the world’s population.  Stop being surprised when you run into them all over the place.

    Also, interesting that women make up 40% of the gaming community but only 10-18% of the info graphic (depending on whether you count the string of people at top).

    ASIDE from that, this was probably the best infographic I’ve seen in a long time.  I will learn from it!


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