September 24, 2001

12:11 PM

Tiny windows gamesare diversions designed specifically to meet the needs of today's bored office worker. Check out the actual-size screenshots to see how easy it would be to conceal these on the desktop (try saying "it's a server monitor" if you get caught). [via fark]
posted by mathowie (20 comments total)

I am absolutely in love with tetris :)

But, wait - I usually play intense/ multiplayer games online while I was at work over the summer ;-)

I'm so subtle at work.
posted by a11an at 12:22 PM on September 24, 2001

Nice! Now all you need to do is download your very own Tiny Elvis, and you're good to go! Woah! Check out that icon...Man, that thang is huuuge!
posted by Hankins at 12:26 PM on September 24, 2001

It's a shame that the manic punching of keys that occurs whenever I play a game of Space Invaders will ultimately blow my cover.
posted by TractorInc at 12:40 PM on September 24, 2001

I think I am going blind now.
posted by mkn at 12:43 PM on September 24, 2001

ach.. all we need now is mini-porn...

and yes, i'm expecting one of the many mefi'ers to post a link to such an absurd idea.
posted by lotsofno at 1:13 PM on September 24, 2001

isn't that what the5k was for?
posted by moz at 1:18 PM on September 24, 2001

being an editor, the manic punching of keys simply fools one's employer into thinking that the individual is hard at work. "wow, listen to him! he can type at 90 words per minute!" little do they know.....
posted by mich9139 at 1:24 PM on September 24, 2001

Always trying to cheat your company... its the American way!
posted by geoff. at 1:27 PM on September 24, 2001

geoff, i'm not cheating my company at all, and i'm offended by that statement! i'm simply increasing my typing dexterity in order to improve my productivity and eye-hand coordination.
posted by mich9139 at 1:33 PM on September 24, 2001

woo hoo! tiny breakout! I think i need glasses if I am going to make a habit out of this. . .
posted by Uncle Joe's Brother at 1:34 PM on September 24, 2001

I haven't had this much fun since my math teacher deleted breakout from my TI-85!
posted by Uncle Joe's Brother at 1:39 PM on September 24, 2001

One could concievably come up with a way of controlling the game via 'quadrants' of the keyboard. That way totally repetitive motion wouldn't give you away. (and you could maybe even sucessfully play AND work at the same time for that extra challenge).
posted by QrysDonnell at 1:43 PM on September 24, 2001

hmm, that sounds like multi-tasking.. ahh, this makes it so much easier to increase my glasses prescription..
posted by Mossy at 2:24 PM on September 24, 2001

I'm not cheating my company... I'm monitoring the servers!
posted by waxpancake at 2:37 PM on September 24, 2001

Now, the *real* trick would be to *really* make them server-monitors. E.g., the color and shape of each new piece in tetris codes for the current status of a particular server.
posted by whatnotever at 4:34 PM on September 24, 2001

Hours down the drain looking at moving postage stamps. I am glad to somebody at MeFi is up to finding cool stuff.
posted by vanderwal at 5:03 PM on September 24, 2001

Hours down the drain looking at moving postage stamps. I am glad to somebody at MeFi is up to finding cool stuff.
posted by vanderwal at 5:03 PM on September 24, 2001

When I can play the Nintendo GameCube on the head of a pin, I'll be impressed.

For now, though, I shall go blind playing Tetris.
posted by Down10 at 7:37 PM on September 24, 2001

man...i need an extra inch for my glasses now.
posted by arrowhead at 7:45 PM on September 24, 2001

Perhaps some sort of Fresnel Lens that works in a similar manner to those "window stickers" is in order.
posted by j.edwards at 10:38 PM on September 24, 2001