08-02-2013, 08:52 AM
1) Are you male or female?
Male.
2) How often do you play video games?
All the friggin' time, dood. Basically whenever I'm not at work or sleeping.
2-2) What genre of games do you prefer to play?
Horror.
2-3) Within this time, how much of this is spent on online games? (if none, skip to 5)
Nowadays? None, really.
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)
While I don't play games online anymore, I have so I'll still answer this one if that's all right. If there are preset characters, like in L4D, I choose female just for the kicks. If you can create the character yourself, I choose male.
3-2) When playing as a female, do you use your characters gender to try to get freebies from other players?
Nope.
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)
Never done anything of the kind.
4-2) What is your general response to females in games that try to use their gender or sexuality for items/equipment/money?
Attention whores.
5) What is your general thought when hearing the term 'Girl Gamer' or 'Gamer Girl'?
Generally positive, though I do think there's a difference between the two.
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6) How many female gamers do you know? (if 0, skip to question 7)
How many female users are on this site? Personally I know one but it's generally hard to find any in Finland where it's still the 70s when it comes to how people see gaming.
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)
Thankfully, I know of none.
7) Do you think that casual gamers are real gamers, or not?
Depends. If you only casually play games or just generally play "casual" games, then sure, you're a gamer. If the only game you ever do play is Angry Birds, then no, you are definitely not a real gamer.
8) Do you think there should be a market of games designed for girls only, or should it continue to be a unisex genre?
Unisex ftw. Why divide people into groups?
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 would prefer it if less armor didn't mean better stats for female characters. Just... Keep it real, yo. Then again, it's up to the developers what they do, I ain't gonna complain about boobs on my monitor.
9-2) Using the above as an example, what do you think could be done to fix this?
Just look at Remember Me, Mirror's Edge and the new Tomb Raider. Things can be done right, guys.
10) If you have anything else to add, please do so here as it will help the research data.
Girl gamers rule! I say this in fear of them pummeling me to death with controllers if I say otherwise.
Male.
2) How often do you play video games?
All the friggin' time, dood. Basically whenever I'm not at work or sleeping.
2-2) What genre of games do you prefer to play?
Horror.
2-3) Within this time, how much of this is spent on online games? (if none, skip to 5)
Nowadays? None, really.
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)
While I don't play games online anymore, I have so I'll still answer this one if that's all right. If there are preset characters, like in L4D, I choose female just for the kicks. If you can create the character yourself, I choose male.
3-2) When playing as a female, do you use your characters gender to try to get freebies from other players?
Nope.
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)
Never done anything of the kind.
4-2) What is your general response to females in games that try to use their gender or sexuality for items/equipment/money?
Attention whores.
5) What is your general thought when hearing the term 'Girl Gamer' or 'Gamer Girl'?
Generally positive, though I do think there's a difference between the two.
6) How many female gamers do you know? (if 0, skip to question 7)
How many female users are on this site? Personally I know one but it's generally hard to find any in Finland where it's still the 70s when it comes to how people see gaming.
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)
Thankfully, I know of none.
7) Do you think that casual gamers are real gamers, or not?
Depends. If you only casually play games or just generally play "casual" games, then sure, you're a gamer. If the only game you ever do play is Angry Birds, then no, you are definitely not a real gamer.
8) Do you think there should be a market of games designed for girls only, or should it continue to be a unisex genre?
Unisex ftw. Why divide people into groups?
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 would prefer it if less armor didn't mean better stats for female characters. Just... Keep it real, yo. Then again, it's up to the developers what they do, I ain't gonna complain about boobs on my monitor.
9-2) Using the above as an example, what do you think could be done to fix this?
Just look at Remember Me, Mirror's Edge and the new Tomb Raider. Things can be done right, guys.
10) If you have anything else to add, please do so here as it will help the research data.
Girl gamers rule! I say this in fear of them pummeling me to death with controllers if I say otherwise.