Video Game Survey

The purpose of this survey is to assess your level of familiarity with video games
and your gaming habits. Please read each question carefully and answer as accurately as
possible. Your response to each question represents a critical aspect of this research, so
please try to answer each question as best you can. f you have any questions, please as!
the e"perimenter.
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Please circle one answer per question.
(ow many times in the past year have you done the following$
+. Played a P, based video game-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
0. Played a console video game system 1e.g., Playstation 0, Game ,ube, 2&3o", etc45-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
6. Played a video game in an arcade-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
7. Played an online 8ava&script video game 1e.g., www.popcap.com5
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
9 :o you consider yourself to be an active video game player-
Yes #o
;. :uring an average wee!, how many hours will you spend playing video games -
< + hour +&6 hours 6&= hours =&; hours ;&> hours ? >hours
@. f you play videogames, at what age did you first begin playing- %%%%%%%%%%%%
>. (ow often did you play video games as a child-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
+A. :o you own a personal computer-
Yes #o
++. Please list any videogame systems in your household$
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+0. Please estimate the number of hours per wee! you $
'. Play P, based video games$ %%%%%%%%%%%%hrs
3. Play console video games 1e.g., Playstation 0, Game ,ube, 2&3o", etc45$
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,. Play video games in an arcade$ %%%%%%%%%hrs
:. Play online 8ava&script games 1e.g., www.popcap.com5$ %%%%%%%%%%hrs
Specific Game Experience:
(ow frequently do you do the following$
+. Play ://B, Cua!e, (alo, (alf&*ife, or similar first&person shooters-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
0. Play Bedal of (onor 1any version, e.g. Bedal of (onor 'llied 'ssault, Bedal of
(onor Pacific 'ssault, etc45-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
6. Play Starcraft, Darcraft, ,ommand and ,onquer, 'ge of Empires, ,iviliFation, Sim
,ity, or similar strategy games-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
7. Play )ise of #ations-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
=. Play Tetris or variants of Tetris-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
9. Play .inal .antasy or similar role&playing video games-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
;. Play simulator video games 1e.g., flight simulator or racing simulator games5-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
@. Play The Sims or similar video games-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
>. Play Grand Theft 'uto or similar actionGplatform games-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
+A. Play sports video games 1e.g., #3' *ive, Badden #.*, ..' Soccer, SS2, Tony
(aw!, or similar games5-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
++. Play :ance :ance )evolution-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
+0. Play computer Solitaire, .ree ,ell, or Binesweeper-
#ever Seldom Sometimes .requently /ften
+6. (ave you ever purchased a video game-
Yes #o
+7. 'ppro"imately how many video games do you own- %%%%%%%%%%% games
+=. f you own video games, please list as many videogames you own in the space
provided below.
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+9. prefer$
'. Strategy video games
3. 'ction video games
,. PuFFle video games
:. )ole&playing video games
E. Sports video games
.. #o preference
+;. consider myself$
'. ' non&video game player
3. ' novice video game player
,. 'n occasional video game player
:. ' frequent video game player
E. 'n e"pert video game player
+@. ,ompared to five years ago$
'. play video games more frequently now.
3. play video games less frequently now.
,. There has been little change in the frequency of my video game playing.
+>. Please list the five video games you have the most e"perience with. f you have little
or no e"perience with videogames, please write H#oneI.
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