socalfunplaces Chapter 131 It's reasonable to use a learning tool at work, right?
Chapter 131 It's reasonable to use a learning tool at work, right?
Chapter 131 It's reasonable to use a learning tool at work, right?
"Everyone," Robert walked out of the office, clapping his hands to get everyone's attention, "starting today, I hope everyone can take a little time each day to try this — uh — learning tool Minesweeper."
He was met with a series of reluctant responses.
Faced with this unexpected increase in workload, they had no other thoughts except that it was becoming increasingly difficult for them to get by.
Even Robert himself never imagined that the change would happen so quickly.
It happened so fast that he was completely unaware.
That afternoon, Robert finished his work and went to the staff break room.
Robert rolled up the filter paper as usual and poured in the coffee grounds.
When he was about to get a water bottle from the bar, he noticed something was amiss.
At this time of year, Sean, a young man from the customer service department, would usually be here reading magazines or doing crossword puzzles to pass the time.
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This has almost become a symbol in the company; as long as Sean hasn't asked for leave, he will definitely appear here on time during his break.
Robert looked around in confusion.
"Where's that kid?"
He said he wanted to use his break time to learn more about PC operation.
The person who answered was a seasoned veteran of the company, who had long since found his place and didn't care at all about Sean's involutionary behavior.
"Huh? Why is he so enthusiastic?"
This situation made Robert feel a little uncomfortable.
He even spends his rest time researching new technologies. What a great employee!
Look at their enthusiasm!
If everyone in the company were like Sean, why wouldn't they be able to transform their business?
Robert made up his mind on the spot.
Go see Sean, at least give him a verbal compliment.
We need to highlight this positive example to encourage others to follow suit and learn from it.
He picked up the freshly brewed drip coffee and walked toward Sean's workstation, which he remembered.
Before he even got close, he had already spotted the young man who was completely absorbed in the screen.
only----
The screen didn't appear to be a form or document, but rather a game called Minesweeper.
It was an interface that was evenly divided into countless small squares.
Some of them display different numbers, while a large portion has turned gray.
Upon closer inspection, you can also see several small flag-like icons distributed across a few squares.
Robert slowed his pace, silently approached Sean from behind, and stood there quietly, listening to Sean's mutterings to himself.
"There are 4 mines around this square — there is one here, so there must be a mine where the two meet."
To Robert's astonishment, Sean skillfully dragged the mouse, precisely moving the white arrow to the grid.
As he pressed the button on the right side of the mouse, a flag appeared out of thin air on the grid.
"Phew, that basically covers this part. Now we just need to sort out—"
"What does this flagpole mean?"
Bang!"
Hearing the ghostly voice behind him, Sean suddenly sprang up, so violently that his hand slammed onto the table with a loud bang.
He frantically pressed keys on the keyboard, switching the screen to a document full of text before turning back.
When Jim saw that the person who came in was his boss, his face turned red instantly.
"I'm researching customer data, and PCs are indeed very convenient to use."
Robert glanced at him, understanding the situation, but said nothing more, his gaze remaining fixed on the screen.
"Hmm, how's your learning going?"
"It's alright."
Sean skillfully dragged the mouse to open a document on the graphical interface. "I've already finished organizing today's materials."
Robert's eyes flickered as he looked at the neatly entered document.
The customer service department has a lot of work to do today.
"Was that Minesweeper?"
Sean smiled awkwardly and nodded silently.
The whole thing was seen, so there was no way to hide it anymore.
"Play it again and let me see."
"So—" Robert watched Sean line up the grenades one by one, "this really is a game—"
Even so, Mr. Dale was right about one thing.
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Minesweeper is absolutely a huge help in learning to use a mouse.
Sean can now move the cursor to any location he points to on the screen instantly.
Clicking the left and right mouse buttons was effortless, as if the mouse were an integral part of Sean's body.
"That's interesting."
This game reminded him of a famous logic puzzle from the 60s called Cube.
It is essentially a mathematical logic puzzle, only it has been designed very cleverly.
It's like a creation made specifically for mice.
"Sean, I'll be holding a small meeting later, and I hope you can teach the others how to play this game."
"what?"
Robert never dreamed that the solution to his long-standing problem would be a game.
play.
When Dell first told him about this, he thought it was just a sales pitch to promote that useless mouse.
But it turns out the other party was right.
In just a few days, Minesweeper spread like a subtle underground culture throughout the office.
No matter when, you can always see people sitting in front of their computers, busy at work.
Robert stood in his office, his expression complex.
It was both frustrating and funny.
Just by looking at Sean's focused expression and the fact that he hadn't touched the keyboard for a long time, he knew that Sean was definitely not doing anything productive.
Robert looked at the report that had been handed in on time.
The machine-printed data is exceptionally neat, and all the data is calculated by PC, making it frighteningly accurate.
This absurd and contradictory scene left Robert at a loss for what to do.
That's a situation where you can't control it, and you can't ignore it either.
"Never mind, at least the work was done normally."
With a sigh, Robert sat back down at the table.
He awkwardly dragged the mouse across the grid, trying to find the location of the lightning bolt by following its rules.
This situation is not an isolated case.
As SGI and Dell's shipments increase, more and more people are coming into contact with Minesweeper, which is packaged as a "learning tool".
And of course, there was that peculiar mouse that I had never seen before.
Early in the morning, a muscle car came to a stop in front of the GAMENOVA headquarters, leaving a long trail of smoke on the road.
"President Lin! Open the door, President Lin! It's me!"
Steve, the founder of Electronic Games, arrived at the door with a bunch of miscellaneous equipment.
After GAMENOVA relocated, it was much closer to other Silicon Valley companies, but for Steve, it was a real disaster.
Their magazine isn't even based in Northern California!
What's even more infuriating is that, who would have thought that Lin Lixin would secretly pull off another big stunt this time?
I secretly sent them the game without telling them!
Minesweeper! What an awesome game!
Not only was there no promotion or marketing, but it wasn't even sold to the public. It was a mysterious game that could only be played by purchasing a custom PC from a merchant partnered with GAMENOVA.
Even the mouse that generated so much discussion in the tech world had "Designed by" engraved on its bottom.
GAMENOVA (designed by New Star Games)