I want your opinions on video games. For science!

[Gav391]

Hey all,


I've made a survey that tells you what type of gamer personality you are. Are you an Immersion Engineer, or an Escape Artist? Do you battle with real people or seclude to the shadows in a world of your own making?


The reason why I made it is to gather research on people's gaming behaviours. This study for my masters thesis at The University of Sydney. Now as a gamer myself (WoW Heroic Tomb of Sargaras Raider), I feel like I have a good grasp of the gaming community, but as with all things, you need to do the research to confirm/disconfirm these assumptions.


The survey itself is looking to explore information about:

• Different aspects of your personality

• What video games you play

• How much you play by yourself and with other people

• The impacts of your video game use on your daily life


You can find a link to the survey and more information here (you might need to disable adblocker):

https://sydneypsy.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9WtE0LKWzw4yvBz


So let me know what you think. Do you think I guessed right? What did I miss?


One more thing. A survey like this is limited, and doesn't give people a voice to add what they want to say. I really encourage open opinions about the video game community and maybe how the news and public have a negative view of video games. Whenever I present, I add the personal messages people have sent me to encourage other researchers to remember that we are people too, not just numbers. Tell me what you think and let me know if I can share your comments in my presentations.


Thank you,

Gavin

 

[Bumvelcrow]

I've made a survey that tells you what type of gamer personality you are.

This study for my masters thesis at The University of Sydney.

When did I grow so old?

 

[Hoaxmetal]

I love RPG's and I hate women.

 

[Prime Junta]

'k

 

[fantadomat]

I am curious in what sjw magazine this study will be shown.

 

[Grorious Reader]

"For science" is such an old meme. Get with the times, pops.

 

[Severian Silk]

You wasted your parents' money to study video games? (Or video games culture?)

 

[Severian Silk]

I don't really fit the gamerholic category you're looking for. I usually spend more time modding games than playing them, and I can stop and put my mods aside when I need to. (There's not much pressure on me to complete them, and I do them more for relaxation and intellectual stimulation.) The problem I have is more related to social media and a lack of socializing in public, rather than to any obsessive gaming habits. I'm surprised you didn't ask more about that.

On the other hand, I'm a mental patient who lives with his mother, so maybe that will skew your results too.

 

[Dayyālu]

It's lovely to realize my Medieval History degree seems to be almost dignified compared to such drivel. At least I can admit what I study without causing bursts of laughter (usually). But who I am not to help a fellow? A fellow that's very very worried about our gaming addiction?

I'm rather curious how Dominions 4 is evaluated in your papers, young one.

 

[fantadomat]

It is really fun if you use sex for your favourite game.

 

[Kitchen Utensil]

It's funny what kind of shit you can study at universities nowadays. Masters thesis? This? Hahaha. Sorry.

 

[illuknisaa]

Joined: Sep 5, 2017

 

[Lacrymas]

Is this what they accept as a master's thesis nowadays? Well, I really shouldn't be surprised, as my academy allowed a dissertation explaining the numerous sub-genres of metal music. But, really, of all things you could be scientifically studying in gaming, you chose a pop-up Facebook-like quiz?

 

[Kahr]

GET OUT!

 

[Dayyālu]

GET OUT!

I feel the need to explain, and to also blow a nice hole into the OP facebook-style quiz. See, most of my gaming time is wasted on Dominions: a game needs months to be finished, and diplomacy (mostly through Private Messages or in-game messages) is essential to victory, with alliances and trades.

By replying honestly to the test (that the game required social interaction to be played well) I was placed into a category that isn't mine: the mere fact that there are games that require different kinds of social interactions than "gaming social experiences" isn't allowed by the structure of the test itself. But of course, I doubt OP even considers "gamers" boring people that play War in the East and the like.

 

[Jazz_]

That shit wasn't a survey on videogames, it looked more like a survey made by dr Phil or some other oldfart who doesn't understand videogames to make you feel bad about playing them.

 

[Sacred82]

They're all kinda bad. I'm lonely and somewhat autistic.


Please PM me my test results.

 

[karoliner]

You seriously used the resources of a public university on this?

 

[Nutria]

I doubt OP even considers "gamers" boring people that play War in the East

Which is too bad, because anyone who claims they enjoy playing out the entire Eastern Front on a 10 mile hexgrid is in most need of professional help.

 

[HoboForEternity]

'k

got the same.

Anyway this doesnt feel like a masters thesis. Bachelor? I can understand. My thesis is crap and half assed too but nowadays you need a degree to land a decent job. Anyway i hope the personality thing is just a survey feedback/reward thing and not an actual part of the research because if so.



Anywya good luck and welcome to rpg codex where everything is shit

 

[Ezeekiel]

You seriously used the resources of a public university on this?

What was he supposed to do?
All the women's studies topics were already taken :D

 

[laclongquan]

I think the masterful traveller is faulty as fuck considering I am stating only one game .

Reclusive tactician is of course~

 

[Dayyālu]

Which is too bad, because anyone who claims they enjoy playing out the entire Eastern Front on a 10 mile hexgrid is in most need of professional help.

That's nothing.



"Social Experience!"

 

[Werdna's Revenge]

Guess I'm an average Codexer, got reclusive tactician/immersion engineer. Hardest part of this quiz was figuring out what genre to but Sid Meier's Pirates! under.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Should I read some horoscopes next?