With the new omicron variant of the coronavirus on the rise, ordinary office gatherings may not be coming back any time soon.
That’s why a New York startup called Luna Park—named for the famed Coney Island amusement park—is creating a massive library of human-hosted online games that companies can play together to allow employees to bond outside of regularly scheduled meetings and awkward Zoom and Slack small talk.
“What we’re trying to do is bring games to the workplace in an effort to help foster these connections between colleagues,” says Luna Park CEO and cofounder Ben Anderson. “What better way to connect with someone than to collaborate on some sort of shared challenge together?”
Luna Park, which launched earlier this year, offers pop culture trivia challenges to more visual games designed to appeal to international audiences (who sometimes assume the company is named after one of the other Luna Park amusement parks around the…
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Source : fastcompany.com
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