Who's Game? Those bleeps and bloops on the laptop next to you aren't work being done.
By Christopher Elliott •
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Look closely at fellow travelers' laptop computers. Moreoften than not, you won't see spreadsheets or e-mailprograms-but rather, video games. Although there aren't anyformal statistics on how many corporate gamers there are, salesfigures and other anecdotal evidence suggest a recent surge ingaming activity.
"Computer games aren't just for kids anymore,"says Jim Charne, president and executive director of the Academy ofInteractive Arts and Sciences, an organization for game developersin Los Angeles. "I see business travelers playing moreamusement games."
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