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Recess - Bringing the Fun Back to the Workplace

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During quarantine, many businesses went fully online and as things return back to normal, it still doesn't feel... well... normal. After being locked away for so long, readjusting back to an in-person work environment can be hard, especially in the social aspect as we have been isolated and may have forgotten how to engage with other people. Recess aims to solve this by providing motivation, icebreakers, and bringing the fun back to the workplace through weekly, monthly, or daily workspace-friendly activities while serving as a networking tool, especially for new employees that want to build connections and make the onboarding process smoother.

Project Lead - Ani Asanga

Branding and Visuals - Illisha Sharma

Ideation and Concept Development - Martin Botero

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UI Made Using Figma

2022

So... How Does Recess Even Work?

What are "The Games"

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And it's that easy, get ready to play when you come into work!

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Create a profile to share a little about yourself, become recognizable in the app, and learn about your co-workers.

Once your company has joined Recess, create an account using your company email to make sure you are synchronized with your co-workers.

More than just games, they are a series of team-building activities that motivate and encourage different levels of interaction within the workplace. These games are designed to be workspace friendly making sure that they do not disturb the workflow in any way and are appropriate for the context they are being played in. These games can last different periods of time depending on the game from just a day, a week, to even a month.

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Once you go into work, open the app and check for any ongoing games. If there is an ongoing game, once you've swiped, you will be presented with the following countdown, get ready to play!

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The ongoing game will show up along with a set of rules. You can choose to join and start playing.

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Now you can start playing, good luck! Follow the rules of each game and compete against your co-workers. You can see who else is playing in the "current players" tab as well as share pictures taken of the activity in the camera icon below.

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Once you decide to join, you will be presented with a timer showing how much time is left in the current game.

But Wait, There's More!

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Participating and winning in games earns puzzle pieces that will help you climb the leaderboards among your co-workers. Additionally, these puzzle pieces can be collected and used to cash in for prizes set by the company as extra motivation for participation, as if having fun wasn't enough!

Additionally, the app allows the users to reminisce on past games in the gallery to look back on old challenges, and laugh about the good times. The gallery compiles the images submitted by participants during the games and keeps them for future enjoyment.

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So What Are You Waiting For? Get to Playing and Let the Work Flow with the Workflow!

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Thank you for your interest in Recess. To find out more about the process click here.

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