Help for Dissertation - survey about video games

[Kinneus]

"Because of my personal experience I can say that the time of entering the video game is important to the game experience. "
I'm not sure what this question is asking. I can infer from previous questions that "time of entering" means the time you started playing the game, possibly in relation to long the game has been released. But it's not really clear in the question itself.

I also think you might need to better define what you mean by "video games" for the purposes of this survey. There's lots and lots of video games out there that simply don't apply to what you're asking about. That don't have a competitive online aspect. So while I'm answering I've played "more than 10" video games in my life, they're probably not the ones your study is focusing on, because I'm including various single-player CRPGs, Myst, etc.

 

[SnowleopardVK]

Ah, now I was able to do it without the error.

A lot of people said they didn't feel like they were the target audience... I felt a lot like I was the target audience.

 

[Dragonbait]

I was so far off from the target audience that I couldn't answer the first question.. I do not play any video games regularly.

Still, I wish you luck on your thesis Madeleine.

 

[Jhaelen]

There's lots and lots of video games out there that simply don't apply to what you're asking about. That don't have a competitive online aspect. So while I'm answering I've played "more than 10" video games in my life, they're probably not the ones your study is focusing on, because I'm including various single-player CRPGs, Myst, etc.

I think, every game can be played 'competitively'. Games with a fan following have dedicated websites and forums where players can track and compare their progress, skill or tactics. Some players are hunting for cheat codes or easter eggs, write strategy guides or walk-throughs. There's definitely competition there to be the first to 'publish' these things.

Just look at ENWorld's news threads: There's also a kind of competition to be the first to post about new articles or products. Pre-ordering RPG products based on previews (or even without any basis other than 'it's a new supplement for my favorite rpg')' is pretty common, I think.

For me there are three kinds of games:
1) the ones I'm looking forward to for years and will buy as soon as they're available.
2) the ones I'm interested in but will wait 1 or 2 years until I can get them really cheap.
3) the ones I'm not interested in at all

It's not uncommon that I enjoy games in the second category more than games in the first category.

But then again, the survey is obviously only interested in the first kind, or rather what might be the properties of a game that allow it to make it into the first category.

Some concrete examples:
Diablo2 was a game in the first category because there have been few games I spent more time playing than Diablo1. Diablo3 is in this category for much the same reason. At some point I spent as much time playing Diablo2 as I spent reading and writing about the game and the way it worked. For me buying Diablo3 is a no-brainer because I trust in Blizzard's competence.

Starcraft2 is firmly in the second category for me. I'm not particularly interested in real-time strategy games (and I'm not a particularly good player) but Starcraft1 was definitely the best title in this genre I ever played, so I'm looking forward to play Starcraft2 - at some point in the future.

I've never been interested in WoW even though that's also a Blizzard title, so it's firmly in the third category. I even play-tested it for a couple of hours but it just didn't click for me.

 

[UniHH]

Thank you so much for your participation!!!! That's great

 

[Deuce Traveler]

I probably badly skewed your data. I have a two year delay on video games so I can get them at a large discount. I finished the Witcher 1 six months ago (got it for $20) and am playing Dragon Age Origins now ($12). I have also only purchased Oblibion and the new Fallout when the user mods started becoming excellent. I play on a PC. I hate playing MMOs. And I just downloaded the SSI Gold Box collection from abandonware sites along with some freeware and cheap Indie RPGs.

This quiz seemed more focused on the hyperactive fan of the latest and greatest First Person Shooters.

 

[anest1s]

Hmm...I am still playing Neverwinter Nights 2...lol

 

[CotV]

Done, and yes, I was part of the target audience...

 

[DM Howard]

I probably badly skewed your data. I have a two year delay on video games so I can get them at a large discount. I finished the Witcher 1 six months ago (got it for $20) and am playing Dragon Age Origins now ($12). I have also only purchased Oblibion and the new Fallout when the user mods started becoming excellent. I play on a PC. I hate playing MMOs. And I just downloaded the SSI Gold Box collection from abandonware sites along with some freeware and cheap Indie RPGs.

This quiz seemed more focused on the hyperactive fan of the latest and greatest First Person Shooters.

I agree. In sort of the same boat as you.

 

[Agamon]

I'm kinda the same way. I just finished Mass Effect 2, and I'm playing Sims 3 and Red Dead Redemption for the first time this month. Portal 2 and Civilization 5 are the only games I've bought in the first week in the past couple years.