Microsoft has added a new app called Games for Work to the Teams platform that allows users to play casual multiplayer games together, and according to the report, up to 250 players can play Microsoft Solitaire, Microsoft Minesweeper, Microsoft IceBreakers, and Microsoft Wordament. else.
Microsoft says the idea behind developing the game is to help co-workers “pause and restart” in a virtual office environment, according to the report. With Solitaire, players will compete against each other to finish in first place, while with Minesweeper, players will work together to clear the board and each will have their own board. Player several lives.
However, Wordament is a play on words. There will be a leaderboard where players can see their performance against their co-workers, and the report stated that players on IceBreakers answer questions about certain topics and may learn more about their co-workers in the process.
Team members worked with Microsoft Casual Games, a division of Xbox Game Studios, to develop Games for Work, and the company cites data indicating that teams that play 45-minute games together are 20 percent more productive than those that do other types of team building. .
“Research shows that games enhance cognitive benefits, help foster empathy, and promote inclusion, team building, and learning,” the study said.