08-02-2013, 01:12 PM
1) Are you male or female?
Male
2) How often do you play video games?
Everyday?
2-2) What genre of games do you prefer to play?
MMO, RPG, Moba, RTS, Point and Click.
2-3) Within this time, how much of this is spent on online games? (if none, skip to 5)
3-6
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)
Only play male unless forced to. Why? I do not enjoy playing a female toon because chances are other toons will probably start hitting on me and it would creep me out.
3-2) When playing as a female, do you use your characters gender to try to get freebies from other players?
SKIP
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)
SKIP
4-2) What is your general response to females in games that try to use their gender or sexuality for items/equipment/money?
SKIP
5) What is your general thought when hearing the term 'Girl Gamer' or 'Gamer Girl'?
A female who either enjoys gaming, video game wise or board/card game wise, also it does sound sexist because guys are not considered 'gamer guys' so it seems wrong to call females 'gamer girls' or whatever.
6) How many female gamers do you know? (if 0, skip to question 7)
3-5
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)
1 to 3 of them I believe are casual but can also go hardcore.
7) Do you think that casual gamers are real gamers, or not?
Sure they are, whether they enjoy the game for the level design, the characters, the music, the atmosphere; they are all gamers because they would still like to play the game for whatever aspect of the game that may be.
8) Do you think there should be a market of games designed for girls only, or should it continue to be a unisex genre?
To be honest? I really could care less if there are or not. I mean this is similar, to me, to the question of if girls who play video games should be called 'gamer girls.' I mean I know there are games that are more geared towards men but that would not neccesarily mean that they are only for guys. So I do not think that there should be but then again there is nothing wrong with a game that is not as violent and might have other aspects that would lean more towards girls.
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))
I mean I guess it makes the game more 'realistic' when the characters CAN flirt and interact with each other but the skimpy outfits in games are getting pretty out of hand. I mean, games should not appeal to men because of pixle boobs, but because the game is FUN.
9-2) Using the above as an example, what do you think could be done to fix this?
Reduce the amount of skimpy clothes to maybe one or two outfits that can't be worn on the battlefield and the rest, if any, should be used during the calmer parts of the game where action can't happen.
10) If you have anything else to add, please do so here as it will help the research data.
Sorry, I have nothing else to add. Sort of brain dead at the moment.
Male
2) How often do you play video games?
Everyday?
2-2) What genre of games do you prefer to play?
MMO, RPG, Moba, RTS, Point and Click.
2-3) Within this time, how much of this is spent on online games? (if none, skip to 5)
3-6
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)
Only play male unless forced to. Why? I do not enjoy playing a female toon because chances are other toons will probably start hitting on me and it would creep me out.
3-2) When playing as a female, do you use your characters gender to try to get freebies from other players?
SKIP
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)
SKIP
4-2) What is your general response to females in games that try to use their gender or sexuality for items/equipment/money?
SKIP
5) What is your general thought when hearing the term 'Girl Gamer' or 'Gamer Girl'?
A female who either enjoys gaming, video game wise or board/card game wise, also it does sound sexist because guys are not considered 'gamer guys' so it seems wrong to call females 'gamer girls' or whatever.
6) How many female gamers do you know? (if 0, skip to question 7)
3-5
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)
1 to 3 of them I believe are casual but can also go hardcore.
7) Do you think that casual gamers are real gamers, or not?
Sure they are, whether they enjoy the game for the level design, the characters, the music, the atmosphere; they are all gamers because they would still like to play the game for whatever aspect of the game that may be.
8) Do you think there should be a market of games designed for girls only, or should it continue to be a unisex genre?
To be honest? I really could care less if there are or not. I mean this is similar, to me, to the question of if girls who play video games should be called 'gamer girls.' I mean I know there are games that are more geared towards men but that would not neccesarily mean that they are only for guys. So I do not think that there should be but then again there is nothing wrong with a game that is not as violent and might have other aspects that would lean more towards girls.
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))
I mean I guess it makes the game more 'realistic' when the characters CAN flirt and interact with each other but the skimpy outfits in games are getting pretty out of hand. I mean, games should not appeal to men because of pixle boobs, but because the game is FUN.
9-2) Using the above as an example, what do you think could be done to fix this?
Reduce the amount of skimpy clothes to maybe one or two outfits that can't be worn on the battlefield and the rest, if any, should be used during the calmer parts of the game where action can't happen.
10) If you have anything else to add, please do so here as it will help the research data.
Sorry, I have nothing else to add. Sort of brain dead at the moment.