08-02-2013, 03:51 PM
1) Are you male or female?
Male
2) How often do you play video games?
Just about everyday.
2-2) What genre of games do you prefer to play?
RPG's and Side-Scrollers
2-3) Within this time, how much of this is spent on online games? (if none, skip to 5)
Little to none.
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)
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3-2) When playing as a female, do you use your characters gender to try to get freebies from other players?
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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)
When i do play online game(which is rarely) i treat all equal.
4-2) What is your general response to females in games that try to use their gender or sexuality for items/equipment/money?
I have no thought on this.
5) What is your general thought when hearing the term 'Girl Gamer' or 'Gamer Girl'?
It makes me laugh.
6) How many female gamers do you know? (if 0, skip to question 7)
About one.
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)
None?
7) Do you think that casual gamers are real gamers, or not?
I refuse to believe that there exist a group of "real gamers".
8) Do you think there should be a market of games designed for girls only, or should it continue to be a unisex genre?
.....It should 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))
I have no concrete opinion on this.
9-2) Using the above as an example, what do you think could be done to fix this?
Skipped.
10) If you have anything else to add, please do so here as it will help the research data.
Skipped.
Male
2) How often do you play video games?
Just about everyday.
2-2) What genre of games do you prefer to play?
RPG's and Side-Scrollers
2-3) Within this time, how much of this is spent on online games? (if none, skip to 5)
Little to none.
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)
SKIPPED
3-2) When playing as a female, do you use your characters gender to try to get freebies from other players?
SKIPPED
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)
When i do play online game(which is rarely) i treat all equal.
4-2) What is your general response to females in games that try to use their gender or sexuality for items/equipment/money?
I have no thought on this.
5) What is your general thought when hearing the term 'Girl Gamer' or 'Gamer Girl'?
It makes me laugh.
6) How many female gamers do you know? (if 0, skip to question 7)
About one.
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)
None?
7) Do you think that casual gamers are real gamers, or not?
I refuse to believe that there exist a group of "real gamers".
8) Do you think there should be a market of games designed for girls only, or should it continue to be a unisex genre?
.....It should 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))
I have no concrete opinion on this.
9-2) Using the above as an example, what do you think could be done to fix this?
Skipped.
10) If you have anything else to add, please do so here as it will help the research data.
Skipped.