40%的美國人在上班的時候玩游戲

Nearly 40% of American gamers play at work

40%的美國人在上班的時候玩游戲

A new survey, released last week, suggests a good chunk of gamers are spending time on their favorite hobby at work — meaning several of you reading this article are gaming when you shouldn’t be.

上周，一份調查顯示，有很多美國玩家會在工作時段內花時間鉆研自己最大的愛好——這就是說，在看文章的你們之中，有幾個也會在不該玩游戲的時間打開游戲。

The survey, compiled by Limelight Networks, was taken by over 3,000 gamers across six countries: the US, UK, France, Germany, South Korea, and Japan. The questions ranged from “How many hours do you spend playing video games per week?” to “Will you continue to play online games or make purchases from a gaming website that has previously experienced a security breach or been hacked?”

這份調查由 Limelight Networks 所做，調查了 6 個國家超過 3000 名玩家，他們分別來自：美國、英國、德國、法國、韓國和日本。問題范圍從“你每周玩游戲多少小時?”到“你會在經歷過安全泄漏的網絡游戲或游戲網站中繼續(xù)游玩或消費嗎?”

Perhaps one of the most subversive questions was “How often do you play video games during work?”

不過，其中最具顛覆性的問題還是“你在工作期間玩游戲的頻率大概是多少?”

According to the findings, almost 40 percent of American gamers play at work at least once a month. Among gamers in all of the survey’s countries, almost 35 percent of respondents ages 18-25 have gamed at work. 8.6 percent responded they play games at work daily. That’s a lot of potential productivity lost.

據調查結果顯示，將近 40% 的美國玩家在工作時段玩游戲的頻率是至少一月一次。在所有做調查的國家中，年齡在 18-25 歲的受訪者中，有近 35% 的人曾在工作期間玩過游戲。8.6% 的受訪者表示自己每天在工作時段玩游戲。這真是生產力的極大損失。

The survey leaves out one crucial bit of information: the games played while working. I’m sure we’ve all played the odd game of Solitaire or Candy Crush over a five-minute break without losing too much momentum, but several rounds of Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds is going to be a bit more disruptive.

這個調查揭示出了一個極其重要的信息：上班的時候玩游戲。我敢保證，我們都在感覺疲勞沒什么動力的時候玩過一些無聊的小游戲，像 《Solitaire 》或者 《Candy Crush》，五分鐘一局，不耽誤事。不過你要是玩幾把《絕地求生》，這就很影響工作了。

It’s hardly the first time researchers have suggested that games could be interfering with our work. Researchers who published last year with National Bureau of Economic Research suggested young men in particular could be working less than older ones because they’re spending so much time playing video games.

這幾乎是第一次，研究人員發(fā)現，游戲會直接影響到我們的工作。去年，另一則國家經濟調查辦公室的研究發(fā)現，年輕人干的活比老人更少，因為他們會花非常多的時間玩游戲。

There are a few other findings gamers will find relatable: Over 60 percent of gamers globally admit to losing sleep for games, and almost 40 have admitted to missing a meal. We’ve all been there. I also wonder if sleepy, hungry gamers are the ones gaming at work, which would probably mean even more time lost.

這里還有幾則調查結果，玩家們肯定會覺得感同身受：全球超過 60% 的玩家會因為玩游戲不睡覺，幾乎 40% 的玩家承認他們因為游戲少吃了一頓飯。我們都這樣。我還在想，是不是那些不吃飯不睡覺的玩家也是在工作期間玩游戲的人，這就意味著他們浪費的時間更多了。

Also, several respondents apparently said they’d quit their jobs if they thought they could make a living playing video games, but I would think that’d be a given. Anybody would love to make a living on their hobby, but it’s likely not as easy as it sounds.

當然，有幾個受訪者表示，如果他們能夠靠打游戲過活，他們會選擇把工作辭掉，不過我覺得這就是個假設。每個人都想靠愛好掙錢，不過這事也只是聽起來容易。