Who said gaming couldn't be productive? For those of us who are gamers, you might be familiar with a platform called Parsec, a tool used to let two people online play multiplayer for games where that didn't used to be possible or to let someone play games installed on one computer from an entirely different one. As if these gaming features weren't enough, the utility for professional use became apparent rather quickly and Parsec began being adopted by companies for work tasks.
This shift has been well-received in the COVID era when being flexible with work from home options is the name of the game. Integrations with Microsoft Teams and new options such as encryption, group permissions, and collaborative file work has made this gaming platform better equipped to service company needs than many older remote work clients. Now with new investement, having to rely on stuttery, slow remote sessions and lack of access to high end computer equipment due to location will be a thing of the past. TechCrunch writes:
“From the beginning, we thought that if we could build something that is great for gaming, it will be great for everything,” Boxer said.
But it was a natural transition to other use cases, since some of the people using Parsec to play games in their free time also turned out to work at TV production companies, video game companies or in other jobs where they need access to high-end workstations. That’s why the company launched Parsec for Teams this year, which offers the same low-latency remote experience, while also adding features like encryption, group permissions and collaboration on the same file.
“The performance of Parsec is just way above everything else,” Boxer said. “People forget they’re using Parsec.”
Parsec works with major gaming clients like EA, Ubisoft, Blizzard Entertainment and Square Enix, and it’s also being used in industries like architecture, engineering and video broadcast/production/post-production.
And as you might imagine, the need for something like this has only increased during the pandemic. Boxer said customers have found that the platform is saving their employees more than an hour a day by eliminating the commute and giving them high-speed access to their workstations — rather than, say, having to wait an hour for a 100 gigabyte file to download.
