With the demand for watching games at home at the Tokyo Olympics, some companies are promoting a new style of watching games in which employees gather in virtual workplaces on the Internet to enjoy the competition at the same time.
An IT company headquartered in Osaka has created a live viewing area where you can enjoy watching the Olympic Games in the "Virtual Office," a virtual workplace on the Internet that you normally use for work.
On the 2nd, Mitsuyoshi Kawabata, the representative of this company who came to Tokyo on a business trip, remotely connected with an employee working from home in Osaka and watched a table tennis men's team game.
When the game began to be broadcast on TV, Mr. Kawabata invited other employees to support those who could watch the game together, and four employees who responded gathered in the live viewing area.
Then, I displayed my face on the screen of the computer and cheered on it, cheered when the smash of the Japanese player was decided, and enjoyed watching the game while exchanging impressions saying "I'm glad I played now".
At this company, all employees have been doing remote work since February last year due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and we would like to make the Olympic Games an opportunity for employees to connect with each other.
During the tournament, employees can watch their favorite games while calling each other, and up to 8 hours are allowed as business hours.
The employee who watched the game said, "It feels like everyone is going out and watching the game together. I'm glad that I don't have to feel lonely and I can get to know the other person well."
Mr. Kawabata, the representative of the company, said, "Live viewing is activating communication across occupations and it is very exciting. It may lead to improvement in productivity in the long run." ..