HACKER Q&A
📣 juliend2

Games that made you better at your work?


I recently found that playing a certain type of game can increase my productivity at work (web dev). I wonder if people here experienced similar phenomena. I remember a blog post of one of Heroku's founders who used to play a certain game and told that it helped him take better strategic decisions. But I can't seem to find the article.

Thoughts?

  👤 awb Accepted Answer ✓
Any strategic, cooperative multiplayer game will improve some important skills like teamwork, decision making, computer skills, etc.

Here’s an article that talks about some benefits: https://www.healthygamer.gg/video-games-make-you-smarter-bac...

👤 dejj
Surely you’re thinking of “Shenzhen I/O”[1] which is “Suspiciously close to having a job as a circuit designer in Shenzhen China.”[2]?

Or is it Factorio[3], which is “The Best Technical Interview We Have”[4]?

[1] https://www.zachtronics.com/shenzhen-io/

[2] https://www.gog.com/game/shenzhen_io

[3] https://www.factorio.com/

[4] https://erikmcclure.com/blog/factorio-is-best-interview-we-h...

👤 fsnowdin
For the love of God if you're trying to play games to get better at work then just go damn work. You should play games to have fun, man.
👤 d--b
Anything that’s not work increases productivity at work. Productivity decreases during the day, during the week and in-between holidays.

I work 4.5hrs/day and woof I am so much more productive, I probably do more than when I worked 9hrs...

👤 maynman
This game is a pretty fun way to improve your CSS Flexbox skills: https://mastery.games/flexboxzombies/
👤 snickersnee11
I think games that involve physical activity can benefit you hugely.
👤 iancmceachern
Posted on HN recently:

https://erikmcclure.com/blog/factorio-is-best-interview-we-h...

Factorio is the game

👤 slipwalker 

  [irony]
  any sick mind game... :>
  [/irony]
👤 ipaddr
Mavis typing tutor.
👤 kleer001
Really? What game is that helps you be a better web dev?