I'm 50% done with my first WU, and now I don't want to use my computer even though I also want to get some gaming in!
It's clear you've got the folding bug bad. Real bad.
As others have noted, you should be able to game OK, 'cause the "folding" program is secondary to other activities. In a rare case if you find that isn't true, and your game suffers, you can pause the "folding" by right clicking the red "flower".