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It's possible to create simple games with the time.h header file.

Students from college campuses across America are familure with the game “Power Hour.”(Google is your friend) The game entails preforming a certain action every minute for one hour. Using C programming, this task can be automated. Automation in this instance allows people more time to socialize by taking away the time needed to moderate the game.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>
 
int main()
{
        printf("Begin power hour!\n\a");
        int i;
        for(i = 0; i <= 60; ++i)
        {
                printf("Minute Number: %d\n",i);
                sleep(60);
                printf("Drink!\n\a");
        }
        printf("Congratulations, you've survived power hour!");
        return 0;
}

Compilation and execution:

andrew ~/src $ gcc powerhour.c -o powerhour
andrew ~/src $ ./powerhour
Begin power hour!
Minute Number: 0
Drink!
Minute Number: 1
Drink!
Minute Number: 2
(etc)

Programming is about more than solving mundane problems; it's also about improving peoples quality of life through simplex enhancements.