Author Note: The following story is a work of fiction. If you are a senior director of G / O Media reading this, remember that there is no truth to where this is based. Tercius never played a video game during work hours. (Editor: Confirming.)
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Look – I've accumulated a lot of digital debt to build my island infrastructure. (Bridges it is expensive.) So I can't spend precious hours on this horror.
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Of course, you can play with a Nintendo Switch handheld like Rambo. But if you are not careful you can take a long time to reply to an email and your Microsoft controller may start to suspect something. Therefore, I recommend using a capture card like this <a class = "sc-145m8ut-0 kAors js_link sc-1out364-0 fwjlmD" data-ga = "((" Commerce "," theinventory – Use a Capture Card to Stealthily Play) Animal Crossing: New Horizons During Work Hours "," B014MQIVPS "))" href = "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014MQIVPS?ascsubtag=ad3c59c7265d56573da7b4ffca4ef41449ade976&tag=theinventory-20" target = "_14" amazontag = "theinventory-20" data-amazonsubtag = "(t | link (p | 1842613947 (a | B014MQIVPS (au | 5876237249238355545 (b | theinventory (lt | text"> one from Elgato).
If you go this route, you can quickly turn your attention between responding to Slack messages and digging fossils. Since both your game and your work are on the same screen, you can produce it incorrectly without being smart.
Here's how it works: You plug in your PC, attach a PCIE free port capture card, and connect Switch to your PC. Once that is taken care of, you can use live streaming software, such as OBS Studio, to start games. (For more details on setup, I refer you to the "Hardware recording" section of this directory from Gizmodo.)
Having a desktop actually has its benefits here, the most notable being the large screen real estate of monitor. I, for one, have the best-note the setup with OBS Studio, Slack, iTunes, and Chrome browser open at the same time. (It's quite possible with a laptop but it will be a bit slow.)
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There is no denying it … We live in very difficult times. It is not reasonable to expect that level of production from you while WFH. Here is my advice: Froom to swallow and take proper breaks. And of course, to decorate the outfit from your second bedroom.
You deserve it.
