08-04-2013, 05:09 AM
1) Are you male or female?
Male
2) How often do you play video games?
About 30min - 1 hour hour on weekdays, 4 or 5 hours on weekends
2-2) What genre of games do you prefer to play?
Hack and Slash
2-3) Within this time, how much of this is spent on online games? (if none, skip to 5)
Very little
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?
Skiped
5) What is your general thought when hearing the term 'Girl Gamer' or 'Gamer Girl'?
Attention whores trying to get attention.
6) How many female gamers do you know? (if 0, skip to question 7)
1
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)
I only know 1 female gamer,so....
7) Do you think that casual gamers are real gamers, or not?
As long as you play games, you're a gamer. Not everyone have the time to sit down on the couch all day long.
8) Do you think there should be a market of games designed for girls only, or should it continue to be a unisex genre?
Games are doing fine right now. No need for a change. There's platformers which are not so violence and it's perfect for 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)
It's great. Sexualization is completely fine, no matter for male or female.
9-2) Using the above as an example, what do you think could be done to fix this?
I won't mind developers add dudes with huge muscles and tight clothes... That sounds like a bad idea to be honest...
10) If you have anything else to add, please do so here as it will help the research data.
Male
2) How often do you play video games?
About 30min - 1 hour hour on weekdays, 4 or 5 hours on weekends
2-2) What genre of games do you prefer to play?
Hack and Slash
2-3) Within this time, how much of this is spent on online games? (if none, skip to 5)
Very little
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?
Skiped
5) What is your general thought when hearing the term 'Girl Gamer' or 'Gamer Girl'?
Attention whores trying to get attention.
6) How many female gamers do you know? (if 0, skip to question 7)
1
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)
I only know 1 female gamer,so....
7) Do you think that casual gamers are real gamers, or not?
As long as you play games, you're a gamer. Not everyone have the time to sit down on the couch all day long.
8) Do you think there should be a market of games designed for girls only, or should it continue to be a unisex genre?
Games are doing fine right now. No need for a change. There's platformers which are not so violence and it's perfect for 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)
It's great. Sexualization is completely fine, no matter for male or female.
9-2) Using the above as an example, what do you think could be done to fix this?
I won't mind developers add dudes with huge muscles and tight clothes... That sounds like a bad idea to be honest...
10) If you have anything else to add, please do so here as it will help the research data.