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A time sink (also timesink), time drain or time-waster[1] is an activity that consumes a significant amount of time, especially one which is seen as a wasteful way of spending it. Although it is unknown when the term was coined, it makes an analogy with heat sink.[2]
When finished, Time Sink will add the timer's name and duration to the chosen pool. Time Sink can also automatically create ad hoc timers based on when you become idle and start working again. But wait, there's more! Pause: Pause all timing at the touch of a hot key.
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In video games[edit]
In massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), time sinks are a method of increasing the time needed by players to do certain tasks, hopefully causing them to subscribe for longer periods of time.[3] Players may use the term disparagingly to describe a simplistic and time-consuming aspect of gameplay, possibly designed to keep players playing longer without significant benefit. Time sinks can also be used for other gameplay reasons, such as to help regenerate resources or monsters in the game world.
A time sink (also timesink), time drain or time-waster is an activity that consumes a significant amount of time, especially one which is seen as a wasteful way of spending it. Although it is unknown when the term was coined, it makes an analogy with heat sink. Part of a series on: Video games; Platforms. Shop online for thousands of faucets, sinks, bathroom, kitchen and shower fixtures. FREE SHIPPING on most items. Same day shipping on in stock items.
Negative connotations[edit]
Many players consider time sinks to be an inherently poor design decision, only included so that game companies can increase profits. For example, one Slashdot article describes time sinks as 'gameplay traps intended to waste your time and keep you playing longer'.[4] In most games, boring and lengthy parts of gameplay are merely an annoyance, but when used in subscription-based MMORPGs, where players are paying recurring fees for access to the game, they become a much more inflammatory issue. Game designers must be prudent in balancing efforts to produce both involving gameplay and the length of content that players expect.
Time sinks are often associated with hardcore games, though whether this is a positive or negative association depends on the context.
Trade-offs[edit]
Implementing time sinks in a video game is a delicate balancing act. Bbedit powerful text and html editor 13 0 3. Excessive use of time sinks may cause players to stop playing. However, if not enough time sinks are implemented, players may feel the game is too short or too easy, causing them to abandon the game much sooner out of boredom. A number of criteria can be used to evaluate use of time sinks, such as frequency, length, and variety (both of the nature of the time sink and the actions taken to overcome it). What is considered a good balance depends in part on the type of game in question. Casual games are often expected to have less in the way of time sinks, and hardcore games to have more, though this is not a hard and fast rule.
A good timesink has you interacting with the game on some level, earning some level of enjoyment or moving the story along. It might be “realistic”, but keep in mind that you are trying to entertain people here and useless timesinks tend to do the opposite of entertain.
— Matt Miller, MMODesigner.com[3]
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References[edit]
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- ^'time-waster' entry at Cambridge Dictionary
- ^Timesink from reference.com
- ^ abMiller, Matt. Timesinks, MMODesigner.com, 31 May 2010.
- ^Slashdot: 'EverQuest: What You Really Get From an Online Game', 27 December 2002.
External links[edit]
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Time Sink 2.1
Time Sink watches how you use your Mac, recording the time spent in each window and program — whether that be foreground or background time. You can view and export reports, exclude apps and windows, and group related tasks together into one pool, which is then tracked as a single object. Can be run as a normal application, or a menu-bar-only program.
Automatic time tracking
Time Sink tracks the time you spend in macOS apps—and their associated windows—as you use your Mac. It does this automatically, so you can work without thinking about time tracking.
Time Sink tracks the time you spend in macOS apps—and their associated windows—as you use your Mac. It does this automatically, so you can work without thinking about time tracking.
Pool your efforts
To help you track related activities, Time Sink uses Pools, which are simply collections of related windows. Creating a Pool is as simple as dragging and dropping a window (or app) from the Apps section styleof the Time Sink window to the Pools section.
To help you track related activities, Time Sink uses Pools, which are simply collections of related windows. Creating a Pool is as simple as dragging and dropping a window (or app) from the Apps section styleof the Time Sink window to the Pools section.
Track non-Mac activities
What about time spent not on your Mac, like a call from a customer?
What about time spent not on your Mac, like a call from a customer?
Just start an ad hoc timer to track that time. When finished, Time Sink will add the timer’s name and duration to the chosen pool. Time Sink can also automatically create ad hoc timers based on when you become idle and start working again.
What’s New:
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Version 2.0:
- Use ad-hoc timers to track non-Mac activities.
- Timers now pause automatically when the display sleeps.
- Easily pause and resume tracking of your activities.
- Choose time frame for Reports via simple pop-up menu.
- Open exported reports in Time Sink to look at historical data.
- User-definable time for “start of day.”
- View time usage as percentages instead of hours/minutes.
- Use window title filters to merge windows from apps that include always-changing info, like zoom level.
- Choose the original appearance theme, or one of two new themes.
- The App Store version of Time Sink is sandboxed.
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Compatibility: OS X 10.10 or later, 64-bit processor
Homepagehttps://manytricks.com/timesink/
Homepagehttps://manytricks.com/timesink/