08-02-2013, 01:05 AM
I am sorry if this is in the wrong section, however this does have something to do with games, just games as a whole.
Long story short, I am doing a course in Game Design and in the creative thinking class, I have been given an assignment to find a social problem and make a poster, clip, game, or anything about it, and I have chosen Girl Gamers. This is just a quick survey, and I once again apologize if this is in the wrong section. Bare with me as I may add questions in the future, but will tally these up by the end of the week.
1) Are you male or female?
2) How often do you play video games?
2-2) What genre of games do you prefer to play?
2-3) Within this time, how much of this is spent on online games? (if none, skip to 5)
3) Within online games, do you prefer to choose a character based on your gender, or the opposite gender, and why? (if you only play as male, skip to question 4)
3-2) When playing as a female, do you use your characters gender to try to get freebies from other players?
4) When playing online games, do you treat female characters differently to male characters? If so, then why? (anywhere from giving them freebies to killing them for playing a 'guys game'. This includes being kinder to new players)
4-2) What is your general response to females in games that try to use their gender or sexuality for items/equipment/money?
5) What is your general thought when hearing the term 'Girl Gamer' or 'Gamer Girl'?
6) How many female gamers do you know? (if 0, skip to question 7)
6-2) Of the female gamers you know, including yourself if you are a girl, what majority are casual gamers? (social games, iphone games, etc)
7) Do you think that casual gamers are real gamers, or not?
8) Do you think there should be a market of games designed for girls only, or should it continue to be a unisex genre?
9) Within games, what is your opinion on the sexualization of female characters? (from skimpy outfits to constant flirting with males (e.g. Mass Effect))
9-2) Using the above as an example, what do you think could be done to fix this?
10) If you have anything else to add, please do so here as it will help the research data.
That is all the questions I have for now, so I would like to thank anyone who partakes in this, as you will be helping me get 1 step closer to reaching my dream job of a Game Designer. Hopefully by the end of this, a lot more people will understand that females make awesome games as well, and soon shall have a gaming world where no one is treated differently because of their genitalia.
Thank you all :)
EDIT: Added in a question 2.3 and swapped it around with 2.2. When answering, please include the full questions above it.
Long story short, I am doing a course in Game Design and in the creative thinking class, I have been given an assignment to find a social problem and make a poster, clip, game, or anything about it, and I have chosen Girl Gamers. This is just a quick survey, and I once again apologize if this is in the wrong section. Bare with me as I may add questions in the future, but will tally these up by the end of the week.
1) Are you male or female?
2) How often do you play video games?
2-2) What genre of games do you prefer to play?
2-3) Within this time, how much of this is spent on online games? (if none, skip to 5)
3) Within online games, do you prefer to choose a character based on your gender, or the opposite gender, and why? (if you only play as male, skip to question 4)
3-2) When playing as a female, do you use your characters gender to try to get freebies from other players?
4) When playing online games, do you treat female characters differently to male characters? If so, then why? (anywhere from giving them freebies to killing them for playing a 'guys game'. This includes being kinder to new players)
4-2) What is your general response to females in games that try to use their gender or sexuality for items/equipment/money?
5) What is your general thought when hearing the term 'Girl Gamer' or 'Gamer Girl'?
6) How many female gamers do you know? (if 0, skip to question 7)
6-2) Of the female gamers you know, including yourself if you are a girl, what majority are casual gamers? (social games, iphone games, etc)
7) Do you think that casual gamers are real gamers, or not?
8) Do you think there should be a market of games designed for girls only, or should it continue to be a unisex genre?
9) Within games, what is your opinion on the sexualization of female characters? (from skimpy outfits to constant flirting with males (e.g. Mass Effect))
9-2) Using the above as an example, what do you think could be done to fix this?
10) If you have anything else to add, please do so here as it will help the research data.
That is all the questions I have for now, so I would like to thank anyone who partakes in this, as you will be helping me get 1 step closer to reaching my dream job of a Game Designer. Hopefully by the end of this, a lot more people will understand that females make awesome games as well, and soon shall have a gaming world where no one is treated differently because of their genitalia.
Thank you all :)
EDIT: Added in a question 2.3 and swapped it around with 2.2. When answering, please include the full questions above it.