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With the launch of Playyoo beta, there’s definitely an excited energy at the office - coupled with the inevitable stress from long nights and one too many espressos. And all these frazzled nerves got me thinking about an older (well, 2003) study conducted by the Utrecht University on the effects of game play on the job. (you can read more about the study here).

Scientists followed a group of 60 employees at a Dutch insurance firm – half were allowed to play up to an hour of simple computer games like Solitaire a day, while the other group wasn’t so lucky. And sure enough, the employees that played felt better about their jobs and were more productive. So, a round of solitaire can help break up a long work day, give the brain a break from complex work, and help people be more effective (think recess back in elementary school).

So, go ahead. Take a time out from your hectic schedule and try out a game or two on our beta site. The experts say you should.

Hey Samir, we like this one, do you have another one in the making. With the next software update it’ll be online. Since we are getting ready for the launch it may take some time to be public - say around Mid-December.Anybody else is posting about crafting a casual game for the Playyoo contest?

My first Flash Lite game for Playyoo contest « SAMIR: “I have created a little game in Flash Lite 2 for Playyoo, which I will be uploading to Playyoo in a day or two. Its a simple game where the player need s to hit a ball to put it in the golf hole. Each time diiferent slope will make it difficult to get a successful hit (I my self never crossed a score beyond 3!).

Heya, a second game.

each day. I promise I will. And one day I create my own games (with our Games Creator) with different images.

I spent yesterday’s evening with one of the preview games. Before doing that I installed Operamini on my N95.I was surprised to get that screen (see below). But our tech division helped me understand it. It’s an Opera issue, the browser doesn’t know about the capabilities of the device. Anyway if you continue with the Playyoo button everything works fine. I recommend clicking that Link-Button anyway - even if you are unsure about having a Flash Lite enabled handset.

In terms of playing I wasn’t that successful form the start. But improved over time. Still got this bye bye screen. I’m not so much into that kind of imagery but still find it funny. Will try it tonight again.

Did I mention that all games on Playyoo will be free as in beer.