Just finished the survey. I agree with Weaponbreaker, I think a number of people on the boards would be interested if you were to post your results, if possible.
Finished the survey. +1 to seeing the results!
Done, hope its of use. +1 to seeing results if you are able.
I also completed the survey.
P.S. Yeah, à fellow Montrealer!
Complete. This was a very interesting questionnaire. +Lots to seeing results upon completion.
Done. And also interested in the results.
Finished. Great questionnaire! Hope to see the results.
I knew McGill was international, but I did not knew it was international like that!
Good luck with your work.
Done! Very good survey, and I'm also looking forward to the results!
Good survey, although question 16B is flawed — it omits Forums/Messageboards as an option and those are the primary media for Play-by-Post games.
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It helps a lot. Thanks for the responses.
I'll post the results in January.
One thing that has been a bit surprising is that the respondents have been overwhelmingly, but not exclusively, male.
Maybe you could add an inquiry to the survey regarding the nationality of the roleplayer? because things like male/female distribution vary wildly from place to place on our Earth - as does the average age of a player, for example, and many other things.
For example, where I'm from, finding a female player is almost as difficult as finding a male player over 25 years old. I believe finding a female player over 25 year old is impossible - at least, Iv'e never seen one in any convention, or ever heard of one (and I hang out in the 2 biggest role playing forums in my country).
So checking the nationality of the survey filler could maybe shed some light on the male/female distribution statistic.
And completed. The lack of PbP as an option was frustrating as it affects a bunch of auto-assumptions based on who and how you play, and how well you know the people you play with.
But, just like Snoopy sez "I love questionnaires!"
It helps a lot. Thanks for the responses.
I'll post the results in January.
One thing that has been a bit surprising is that the respondents have been overwhelmingly, but not exclusively, male.
Maybe you could add an inquiry to the survey regarding the nationality of the roleplayer? because things like male/female distribution vary wildly from place to place on our Earth - as does the average age of a player, for example, and many other things.
For example, where I'm from, finding a female player is almost as difficult as finding a male player over 25 years old. I believe finding a female player over 25 year old is impossible - at least, Iv'e never seen one in any convention, or ever heard of one (and I hang out in the 2 biggest role playing forums in my country).
So checking the nationality of the survey filler could maybe shed some light on the male/female distribution statistic.
Whereas where I live, female gamers are in great numbers, comprising nearly 50% of the customers at our FLGS, and about 50% - sometimes the majority - of the players at my table.
I've been considering these things may be regional for awhile now, myself.
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It helps a lot. Thanks for the responses.
I'll post the results in January.
One thing that has been a bit surprising is that the respondents have been overwhelmingly, but not exclusively, male.
Maybe you could add an inquiry to the survey regarding the nationality of the roleplayer? because things like male/female distribution vary wildly from place to place on our Earth - as does the average age of a player, for example, and many other things.
For example, where I'm from, finding a female player is almost as difficult as finding a male player over 25 years old. I believe finding a female player over 25 year old is impossible - at least, Iv'e never seen one in any convention, or ever heard of one (and I hang out in the 2 biggest role playing forums in my country).
So checking the nationality of the survey filler could maybe shed some light on the male/female distribution statistic.
Whereas where I live, female gamers are in great numbers, comprising nearly 50% of the customers at our FLGS, and about 50% - sometimes the majority - of the players at my table.
I've been considering these things may be regional for awhile now, myself.
I guess it depends a lot on the public image of role playing in each region. As long as it is considered "that weird game that socially inept male teenagers play to escape reality", the chances of women having an opportunity to actually learn what it is and try if for themselves are very low.
I hope it's just a matter of time. When the roleplaying community around me starts to age, and role players start having a families, we'll have a new generation of children who have role playing parents, and that might start to change the way the game is perceived around these parts.
It IS just a question of time. Eventually, it will become "that weird game that socially inept TEENAGERS play to escape reality".
Completed. :D
Done. This looks quite interesting. Love to see the results!
Complete. Was a nice diversion from work. :P
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It IS just a question of time. Eventually, it will become "that weird game that socially inept TEENAGERS play to escape reality".
I don't think so - from what Iv'e seen so far, in any sort of hobby that girls and women also begin to participate in with significant numbers, the hobby becomes popular and leaves behind the image of the sweaty, socially awkward teenagers. Because of the sexist society we live in, a women is doubly pressured not to participate in nerdy games (both from within the hobby and from the surroundings). So usually,women playing a nerdy game is an indicator that the public image of the game has increased dramatically, and thus the two often come together.
If you are only asking people on gamer forums to take surveys, you are probably going to skew even more male than you otherwise would. While things have gotten better, many women avoid gamer forums in order to avoid abuse or ostracism.
Asking about gamer group content is a good idea.
Very sorry, I did the first survey. But this one just irritated me. By about the third question where I had to choose only one option for the age range of my players (regardless that the following question asked the average age) I was frustrated. I have players as young as 10 and as old as 42 - merely being able to pick more than one option would have sufficed. :(
The questions jump all over the place in focus and subject, and by the time the question that asked me to look at links to other games I may have never heard of and thus had to read about I was very disappointed. That is not a question, that is an exercise. My time is short. I have no time for this. I wish you well.
I like this.
To the question you asked in your last post: I think they should have introductory gaming events. Sort of like how when D&D 4e came out my LGS setup a Game Night where people could come in, learn the game, meet players, and have fun. Most major systems already have organized play systems so it wouldn't be that hard to modify it for newer players.
Might I ask why you didn't ask about Group Gender ratios? After all out of the 15 IRL players I regularly game with only 2 are on forums and such and we are the only 3 men of that Group (a total of 16) with the rest being women.
@Oceanshieldwolf: The First Age (Question 3) is your own age then it asks the Average Age of your group (Question 4)... But yeah that one with the Rating the Games is ridiculous... I refuse to rate something I haven't used before unless I have seen it used.
@Lyal: Question 2 & 3 of your Second Survey should be flipped around.
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I'll admit despite the OP listing the survey as being for 'a school paper' it sure came across as 'market research' and the second survey reeks even moreso. I made it through the first survey but the layout and nature of the questions in the second survey make me feel like I'm getting ambushed by the market research people with the clipboards in the mall.
Must be one of the most boring school papers ever or the school paper is for a market research or statistics class towards a business degree. I'll be happy to contribute to the research by adding my name to the list of folks who quit the second survey early on the grounds of feeling like i'm being not asked about my position on issues as much as I feel like I'm being targeted by ravening capitalist market research.
Micro/Macro-Economics maybe?
I'll second Vincent Takeda