BBC rapport over gamers
25 januari 2006BBC Creative Research and Development brachten recent een studie uit onder de titel 'Gamers in the UK - Digital play, digital lifestyles'. Deze opzienbarende en mooi vormgegeven publicatie behandelt de gewoonten van gamers in het Verenigd Koninkrijk van 6 tot 65 jaar.
Een uittreksel:
Contrary to popular belief, the gender split between gamers is fairly even across all age groups. Although female gamers never overtake their male counterpart, the figures are particularly even in the youngest and oldest gaming groups. Between the ages of 16-35 the ratio of males to females is slightly higher, but the stereotype of a large gender gap in gamers - in any age group - is untrue.
Females and males do however display some different prefer- ences in gaming categories. Simulations and MMOGs perform equally well with males and females, while RPGs and Strategy fare only marginally better with males. Females then show strong approval for Music/Dance, Puzzles/Board/Quiz, and Classic games. Males show strong approval for Action- Adventure, Racing, Sports, and First Person Shooters. Simula- tions and MMOGs seem to be key to attracting audiences of both genders equally: Sports and Shooting category games generally hold the lowest appeal for females, although it should be noted that this doesn't mean they have no appeal: 12% of females play First Person Shooters.
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