I've never actually played the game either, I've just seen the show. Definitely check out the show if you get a chance though. It's one of the most incredible works of animation I think I've ever seen. There's not that many seasons, but they are high production and quality packed.
I retrained myself in Dvorak many years back, and really enjoyed using it much better than QWERTY. I had to revert back to qwerty because of commercial standardizations/limitations at different workplaces, unfortunately.
All that to say that workman layout seems even better after reading that article. I don't really see myself making the effort to switch again, but I enjoyed reading about it. Thanks for sharing.
"Bezos backed"
That's going to be a big 'ol nope from me...