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Microsoft Teams now has four games that bring joy to remote work


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Microsoft has followed through on plans to bring its stable of Casual Games to Teams as part of its efforts to make the app more social.

news of Upcoming Casual Game for Teams Leaked in June with speculation, it could be its junction with Microsoft metadata. Microsoft now says that bringing classic Windows games or brain games like Solitaire to Teams can improve productivity for people who work remotely and in collaboration.

Nicole Herskowitz, vice president of Microsoft Teams writes: “Along with morning caffeine, sometimes we need a brain teaser or a friendly contest to maintain a relationship, instilling fun into the workday. our work and building a sense of community”. in a blog post.

Games available in Applications Games for Worka packageDeveloped by Microsoft Casual Games, as part of Xbox Games Studio. Games include Microsoft IceBreakers, Wordament, Minesweeper, and Solitaire.

They’re ad-free, work-safe, and available for desktop and mobile, but the app is only available to Microsoft Teams Enterprise and Education customers. Also, Microsoft is treating it as a test app.

“Games for Work is an experimental app, and its performance and user feedback will affect the regular game roadmap in Microsoft Teams; the current Microsoft Teams gaming policy is unchanged until when we finish testing,” Microsoft notes.

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Herskowitz said each game emphasizes a different element of team building.

Game apps include IceBreakers, Minesweeper, Wordament and Solitaire Collection.

Microsoft promises the app will blend into the workday workflow, allowing colleagues to play together in Teams meetings, on both desktop and mobile.

Microsoft has also added a gamified working tool for voting called Vote in groups and challenge game Kahoot!

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