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Does Gaming Make You More Productive?

10:40AM Stuart Houghton | PC World Business Centre has an interesting article up about gaming in the workplace that looks at the way some companies are using games as team building tools, rewards and incentives. More »

A 3D Games Engine Built In Excel? Watch Out, Unreal Engine

1:40PM Michael McWhertor | Peter Rokas new feature on Gamasutra is proof that Microsoft Office spreadsheet app Excel has some solid calculation chops, enough to generate rudimentary 3D objects that could make gaming applications. Sure, you may know about Excel’s hidden flight sim, but Rokas shows that the Office staple could be a respectable engine for user created games. The above clip shows off the Excel-native Cell Graphics capabilities, with a second clip in his feature looking a bit more impressive. Very cool stuff and worth the read. Microsoft Excel: Revolutionary 3D Game Engine? [Gamasutra] More »