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4. Games That Factor Into Multitasking

The ability to multitask has always been a desirable human trait, but these days it almost feels like a requirement. Not only do many modern careers require employees to be able to monitor several tasks at once, but we have also taken to multitasking in our personal lives. You are rarely just reading a website, listening to a podcast or playing a game. Most of the time, you are trying to do them all at once.

It's why more and more games are being designed with multitasking in mind. Titles like Hearthstone or Civilization V can easily be thrown in a windowed mode on the corner of your screen while their turn-based gameplay allows for moments of downtime, ensuring the player does not need to provide their undivided attention in order to receive 'the full experience'.

While this effect is not always necessarily intentionally planned, it is nonetheless an increasingly valuable quality.