Historian Gordon Williamson wrote that "Germany's minesweepers alone formed a massive proportion of its total strength, and are very much the unsung heroes of the Kriegsmarine." Naval mines remained a threat even after the war ended, and minesweeping crews were still active after VJ Day. Both Allied and Axis countries made heavy use of minesweepers throughout the war. Combatant nations quickly adapted ships to the task of minesweeping, including Australia's 35 civilian ships that became auxiliary minesweepers. Minesweeping made significant advancements during World War II. By the end of the War, naval mine technology had grown beyond the ability of minesweepers to detect and remove mines. The dedicated, purpose-built minesweeper first appeared during World War I with the Flower-class minesweeping sloop. These reserve Trawler Section fishermen and their trawlers were activated, supplied with mine gear, rifles, uniforms and pay as the first minesweepers. A Trawler Section of the Royal Navy Reserve became the predecessor of the mine sweeping forces with specially designed ships and equipment to follow. The function of the fishing fleet's trawlers with their trawl gear was recognized as having a natural connection with mine clearance and, among other things, trawlers were used to keep the English Channel clear of mines.
Sir Arthur Wilson noted the real threat of the time was blockade aided by mines and not invasion. “Research shows that gaming promotes cognitive benefits, helps foster empathy and encourages inclusion, team building and learning," it said.In Britain, naval leaders recognized before the outbreak of World War I that the development of sea mines was a threat to the nation's shipping and began efforts to counter the threat. The company cites data that indicates teams that play 45-minute games together are 20 per cent more productive than those that do other types of team building. To develop Games for Work, Team Members worked with Microsoft Casual Games, an Xbox Game Studios division. In IceBreakers, players answer questions about particular topics and perhaps learn more about their colleagues in the process, said the report. There will be a leaderboard where players can see how they fare compared with their co-workers. With Solitaire, players will compete against each other to finish first, while with Minesweeper, players will work together to clear the board and each player will have a few lives. Microsoft says the idea behind developing the game is to help co-workers “pause and re-energise" in a virtual office setting, according to the report. Microsoft has added a new app called Games for Work to Teams, allowing users to play casual multi-player games together.Īccording to Engadget, up to 250 players can play Microsoft Solitaire, Microsoft Minesweeper, Microsoft IceBreakers, and Microsoft Wordament with each other.
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