COVID-19: productivity during working from home for global game developers 2021

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Jessica Clement,
Dec 10, 2024
During an early 2021 survey, 32 percent of responding game developers reported that while working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, their productivity and/or creativity levels had stayed about the same. Additionally, 24 percent reported that their productivity and creativity levels had somewhat decreased.

Creativity and productivity of game developers worldwide working from home during COVID-19 in 2021

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Greatly increased 15%
Somewhat increased 20%
About the same 32%
Somewhat decreased 24%
Greatly decreased 8%
N/A - Not working from home 2%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents15%15%20%20%32%32%24%24%8%8%2%2%Greatly increasedSomewhat increasedAbout the sameSomewhat decreasedGreatly decreasedN/A - Not working from home
0%10%20%30%2.5%5%7.5%12.5%15%17.5%22.5%25%27.5%32.5%35%37.5%

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Release date

April 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2021

Number of respondents

4,000 respondents

Special properties

Game Developers Conference attendees

Supplementary notes

Original question: "How do you feel working from home has affected your creativity and/or productivity?"
The source did not provide information on the exact survey date.

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