Statistics Survey for School

[Revenos]

This survey is for a college Statistics project and the information acquired will only be used in said project. All information will be presented without names to maintain the anonymity of the participants. Thank you for taking the time to fill this out. Please be as honest as possible. If you wish to not post the answers on this message board, feel free to email you answers to joneserfurlove@sbcglobal.net with the subject heading of Statistics Survey. Thank you.

1) What MMORPGs do you play or have played in the past?





2) About how many hours a week did you or do you play these games?





3) How many hours of the week do you work/go to school or both?




4) Out of the hours you play a week in MMORPGs, how many would you consider fun?




5) How many characters do you play in each game you play?




6) How many servers do you play on?




7) Do you think that gaming has affected your life in a negative way? (explain)




8) Do you think that gaming has affected your life in a positive way? (explain)




9) Would you consider yourself a hardcore or casual gamer?




10) Do you prefer, regular, PvP or roleplay when gaming?




11) How many hours a week do you spend with family and friends out side of gaming?



12) Do you game with friends that you've met outside of gaming, and or family members?


13) Do you think that gaming has adversely affected any of your previous real life relationships?

[Kcalehc]

1 - EQ
2 - 16 (all weekend pretty much)
3 - 25 (college)
4 - 10
5 - 2 or 3
6 - 1
7 - No. (Met my wife in game )
8 - yes. (See 7)
9 - casual
10- regular
11- 25-30
12- yes some RL friends play, and are guilded with me.
13- no

hope that was helpful.

[Revenos]

Thanks a million! I'm halfway done with sampling, I need 15 more people =)

[Dea]

1) What MMORPGs do you play or have played in the past?


EQ (tried Lineage and WoW lasted a day)


2) About how many hours a week did you or do you play these games?


about 25


3) How many hours of the week do you work/go to school or both?

Stay at home mother so hours vary


4) Out of the hours you play a week in MMORPGs, how many would you consider fun?

about 80%


5) How many characters do you play in each game you play?

1 main and 4 lesser time ones


6) How many servers do you play on?

1


7) Do you think that gaming has affected your life in a negative way? (explain)

A little, I sometime choose EQ over other things I also enjoy


8) Do you think that gaming has affected your life in a positive way? (explain)

Yes, I have made friends I would have never met otherwise, and I get to learn more about leading others.

9) Would you consider yourself a hardcore or casual gamer?

I consider myself both, I raid and I tradeskill.. but with kids sometimes Real Life (tm) trumps everything and I find myself just piddling around rather then playing.




10) Do you prefer, regular, PvP or roleplay when gaming?


I prefer regular, though each of my toons has a deffinate distinct personality

11) How many hours a week do you spend with family and friends out side of gaming?

The remainder of waking hours, and a few ot the night ones! lol about 70 hours give or take. (see #3)


12) Do you game with friends that you've met outside of gaming, and or family members?

No unfortunatly most my family prefers WoW

13) Do you think that gaming has adversely affected any of your previous real life relationships?

No

[clearbrooke]

1) What MMORPGs do you play or have played in the past?

EQ, and I played Earth and Beyond, long long ago.

2) About how many hours a week did you or do you play these games?

about 25-30

3) How many hours of the week do you work/go to school or both?

40

4) Out of the hours you play a week in MMORPGs, how many would you consider fun?

about 20-25

5) How many characters do you play in each game you play?

I have a full 8 characters, but one is nothing but a mule, and others are alts that I play when I burn out on my main.

6) How many servers do you play on?

1

7) Do you think that gaming has affected your life in a negative way? (explain)

my ex husband and I used to fight a lot, about EQ, because we both played druids, but I became a raiding druid, and he refused. Huge source of tension.

8) Do you think that gaming has affected your life in a positive way? (explain)

My fiancee and I use EQ as an outlet for frustration, rather than useless argueing.

9) Would you consider yourself a hardcore or casual gamer?

casual

10) Do you prefer, regular, PvP or roleplay when gaming?

regular

11) How many hours a week do you spend with family and friends out side of gaming?

16-18 (family outside the home) when I'm pregnant. More than that when I'm not =P

12) Do you game with friends that you've met outside of gaming, and or family members?

My fiancee plays, as well as several of my co-workers. Some are guilded with me, others aren't.

13) Do you think that gaming has adversely affected any of your previous real life relationships?

It affected my relationship with my ex-husband, but it was just one more source of tension among many. Could be why he's my EX-husband.

[Revenos]

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that participated. I got a 100% on the project and a B in the entire class. Thanks again.

Rev

[KyrosKrane]

Many congratulations.