Help with my Experimental Projects Class (for Gamers)

[Just Kate]

This is a short little survey for my experimental projects class.  In it I am looking for trends among individuals who game.  Please answer as many questions as you feel comfortable with.  I promise it is short.

Age
o under 18
o 18-25
o 25-39
o 40+

Sex
o Male
o Female

Hours spent gaming a week
o None
o 1-10
o 11-20
o 21-30
o 31-40
o 40+

What reason most closely approximates why you game as opposed to doing other things
o Gaming provides an escape from reality
o Gaming provides me a place where I can be something better than myself (ideal)
o Gaming provides me access to competition
o Gaming provides me a place to calm down
o Gaming provides me social stimulation
o My real life friends game and this is how we interact together
o Gaming allows me to challenge myself
o Gaming allows me command over my environment
o I don't game
o Other

What type of game to you play most often?
o MMORPG
o RPG
o FPS
o Strategy
o Adventure
o RTS
o Fighting
o Sports
o Other
o None

Marital Status
o Married
o In a Relationship
o Single

Do you consider yourself to be physically active
o Yes
o No

[VioletNight]

Age: 18-25

Sex: What I am, Male. What I wish I was, Female. Pick whichever one the survey requires.

Hours: This varies greatly. At the moment I am "between games" so it is only 1-10 hours. But when I am really into a game or get a new game it can easily balloon to over 40 hours.

Reason: "Gaming provides an escape from reality" I suppose. There are a lot of reasons, but I suppose this one may be slightly greater than the others.

Type: This varies greatly. Over the past several years MMORPG and RPG probably tie for the majority of my gaming time. I do play a fair amount of Strategy and RTS as well.

Status: Single

Active: No

[Randy]

Age
o 18-25 (I'm 19)

Sex
o Male

Hours spent gaming a week
o 11-20
Was more when I had the time for it... unfortunately now with school and work, I've had to cut down.\ 


What reason most closely approximates why you game as opposed to doing other things
o Gaming provides an escape from reality
o Gaming provides me a place where I can be something better than myself (ideal)
o Gaming allows me to challenge myself

All three of those fit, but I guess if I had to choose one... it would be that I can escape reality.

What type of game to you play most often?
o Adventure

Marital Status
o Single

Do you consider yourself to be physically active
o Yes

[sd]

Age
o 25-39

Sex
o Female

Hours spent gaming a week
Varies drastically week to week

What reason most closely approximates why you game as opposed to doing other things
o Gaming provides me a place to calm down

What type of game to you play most often?
o RTS

Marital Status
o Single

Do you consider yourself to be physically active
o Yes