08-02-2013, 11:05 AM
1) Are you male or female?
Male
2) How often do you play video games?
3-7 hours each day
2-2) What genre of games do you prefer to play?
3rd Person Shooters
2-3) Within this time, how much of this is spent on online games? (if none, skip to 5)
1-5 hours
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)
I usually choose a woman. If I have to stare at an ass for hours on end, it isn't going to be a man ass.
3-2) When playing as a female, do you use your characters gender to try to get freebies from other players?
No, who would fall for something so stupid?
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)
I murder everyone equally. There is no hate in my killing sprees.
4-2) What is your general response to females in games that try to use their gender or sexuality for items/equipment/money?
Don't see it as often as you'd think so honestly, I find it shameful but could really care less.
5) What is your general thought when hearing the term 'Girl Gamer' or 'Gamer Girl'?
Female that plays games.
6) How many female gamers do you know? (if 0, skip to question 7)
4
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)
Casual is such a broad term. I don't like that label, its like the apartheid of gaming.
7) Do you think that casual gamers are real gamers, or not?
Why 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?
There already is, and it aims at 4 year olds who like pink a little too much. If it sells, then go for it, if it fails, then learn from it.
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))
If it gets in the way of the actual gameplay, its annoying but if not see question 3 for my take on dat ass.
9-2) Using the above as an example, what do you think could be done to fix this?
Less over hype about this stuff. It really isn't a problem.
10) If you have anything else to add, please do so here as it will help the research data.
The division created between the genders has been purely superficial for years. It fosters strength from the young trolls trying to rile up their opponents, with gender being an obvious target, and led to an entire group dedicated to defending and changing an entire industry in interest of women, which by itself is fine, there's no way in hell they'd change it drastically, more likely just egging on their own place, but then there are those who took the situation and manipulated it, not making it an issue about trolls and ignorance, but an issue with gender itself and gender roles, often times creating and assuming new roles for women and men that were never intended or aren't necessarily bad. This industry is just as kind to men as it is to women. It doesn't like either of them unless they draw a prophet. If this were a real issue, then there'd be no female developers. There'd be no games like Portal. There would be no argument because there wouldn't be another side to argue with. So, to sum it up, it is only an issue if you make it one.
Male
2) How often do you play video games?
3-7 hours each day
2-2) What genre of games do you prefer to play?
3rd Person Shooters
2-3) Within this time, how much of this is spent on online games? (if none, skip to 5)
1-5 hours
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)
I usually choose a woman. If I have to stare at an ass for hours on end, it isn't going to be a man ass.
3-2) When playing as a female, do you use your characters gender to try to get freebies from other players?
No, who would fall for something so stupid?
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)
I murder everyone equally. There is no hate in my killing sprees.
4-2) What is your general response to females in games that try to use their gender or sexuality for items/equipment/money?
Don't see it as often as you'd think so honestly, I find it shameful but could really care less.
5) What is your general thought when hearing the term 'Girl Gamer' or 'Gamer Girl'?
Female that plays games.
6) How many female gamers do you know? (if 0, skip to question 7)
4
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)
Casual is such a broad term. I don't like that label, its like the apartheid of gaming.
7) Do you think that casual gamers are real gamers, or not?
Why 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?
There already is, and it aims at 4 year olds who like pink a little too much. If it sells, then go for it, if it fails, then learn from it.
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))
If it gets in the way of the actual gameplay, its annoying but if not see question 3 for my take on dat ass.
9-2) Using the above as an example, what do you think could be done to fix this?
Less over hype about this stuff. It really isn't a problem.
10) If you have anything else to add, please do so here as it will help the research data.
The division created between the genders has been purely superficial for years. It fosters strength from the young trolls trying to rile up their opponents, with gender being an obvious target, and led to an entire group dedicated to defending and changing an entire industry in interest of women, which by itself is fine, there's no way in hell they'd change it drastically, more likely just egging on their own place, but then there are those who took the situation and manipulated it, not making it an issue about trolls and ignorance, but an issue with gender itself and gender roles, often times creating and assuming new roles for women and men that were never intended or aren't necessarily bad. This industry is just as kind to men as it is to women. It doesn't like either of them unless they draw a prophet. If this were a real issue, then there'd be no female developers. There'd be no games like Portal. There would be no argument because there wouldn't be another side to argue with. So, to sum it up, it is only an issue if you make it one.