Games at work may be good for you: Playing simple computer games at the office could improve productivity and job satisfaction, research suggests.
Scientists from the University of Utrecht have studied the effects of game playing on 60 employees in a Dutch insurance firm.
The team measured changes in work and job attitudes and found that game players felt better about their job.
Many big companies ban games which come as standard on many computers, saying they are just a waste of workers' time.
But, says research leader Professor Jeffrey Goldstein, there has been little research to show how playing games might positively change employee productivity, job satisfaction or reduce absenteeism.
