Help my research project (no money required!)

[ryan d ale]

Please could you answer the questions below in a reply (or a P.M if you'd prefer). I don't need many answers although with more, I would be happier. It's not market research, it's just for an article that I'm writing.


1.How often do you play online games?
2.How many hours a week?
3.How many days a week?
4.Why do you play the game?
5.What got you started?
6.How often do you decline social activities away from the computer for online gaming?
7.Do you play online games to forget about any current life problems or issues?
8.When do you stop playing the games?
9.What is the longest session you have played continuously?
10.How important is gaming to you on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being not at all important and 10 being essential like food and water) ?
11.How often do you think about gaming?

Thanks in advance.

[ArmedDrunk&Angry]

1.How often do you play online games? 5-6 times a week

2.How many hours a week? 30 +

3.How many days a week? 6-7

4.Why do you play the game? I like to be overloaded with info and still try to win

5.What got you started? N64 James Bond Golden Eye...online was OFP

6.How often do you decline social activities away from the computer for online gaming? LMAO far too often according to the GF but maybe once a week.

7.Do you play online games to forget about any current life problems or issues? Absolutely not, I play best when i have no pressing problems and often won't play if I am having a bad day. ( instead I abuse people on the forums and get banned )

8.When do you stop playing the games? 23:00 on weekdays or when I start to nod out on weekends

9.What is the longest session you have played continuously? with smoke/bathroom breaks 18+ hours of PR...26 hours of OFP when I first got my cable connection.

10.How important is gaming to you on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being not at all important and 10 being essential like food and water) ? 9.75

11.How often do you think about gaming? 1-2 times a day during work normally but more often when work is slow or it's a Friday and I have thought up a new screen name to play under.



Edit: just realized I will be late for work again....I might have a problem.

[[R-DEV]e-Gor]

1.How often do you play online games?
Recently, not often at all
2.How many hours a week?
0-2
3.How many days a week?
0-2 (although haven't played at all in the last month or two.)
4.Why do you play the game?
Relaxation or boredom
5.What got you started?
No idea, really.
6.How often do you decline social activities away from the computer for online gaming?
Never.
7.Do you play online games to forget about any current life problems or issues?
No
8.When do you stop playing the games?
When I'm bored or too tired.
9.What is the longest session you have played continuously?
2 or 3 hours (4 or 5 on some SP games though)
10.How important is gaming to you on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being not at all important and 10 being essential like food and water) ?
2
11.How often do you think about gaming?
Quite often, but only because I develop one.

[vassili]

1.How often do you play online games?
6 days a week
2.How many hours a week?about 27 at the moment but thats because I got this temp job for school
normaly when I just have to go to school its about 40 hours
3.How many days a week?6-7
4.Why do you play the game?to pass the time and it realy keeps me busy
5.What got you started?my brother, I bought a pc with him and then I was hooked.
6.How often do you decline social activities away from the computer for online gaming?not that ofthen about once or twice a moth maby
7.Do you play online games to forget about any current life problems or issues?no not any more I used to but thats a while back now.
8.When do you stop playing the games?when its bed time, because of the temp job thats about 22:00 22:30 (have to get up at 05:00 so no long nights for me at the moment.
9.What is the longest session you have played continuously? ehhh about 26 at a lan party with a few friends (we had a bet if we could keep it up for more then 24 hours we made it but I was knocked out for the 2 days afther hehe)
10.How important is gaming to you on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being not at all important and 10 being essential like food and water) ? about 8.5
11.How often do you think about gaming? once every two hours.

good luck with it m8, let us know what your findings are or post your article in here,

[[R-CON]MrD]

1.How often do you play online games? Almost every day
2.How many hours a week? 20
3.How many days a week? 7
4.Why do you play the game? social activity
5.What got you started? M.U.D.
6.How often do you decline social activities away from the computer for online gaming? virtually never
7.Do you play online games to forget about any current life problems or issues? Sometimes
8.When do you stop playing the games? When I'm all used up.
9.What is the longest session you have played continuously? 18hrs (JOTR, the round never ended even in that time)
10.How important is gaming to you on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being not at all important and 10 being essential like food and water) ? 10
11.How often do you think about gaming? at least once an hour

[Army Musician]

1.How often do you play online games? Almost every day
2.How many hours a week? 10
3.How many days a week? 7
4.Why do you play the game? Because it is fun.
5.What got you started? Comanche 4
6.How often do you decline social activities away from the computer for online gaming? never
7.Do you play online games to forget about any current life problems or issues? Sometimes
8.When do you stop playing the games? When I am bored with the game.
9.What is the longest session you have played continuously? 3hrs
10.How important is gaming to you on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being not at all important and 10 being essential like food and water) ? 6
11.How often do you think about gaming? whenever

[[R-DEV]bosco]

1.How often do you play online games?
- Almost every day.
2.How many hours a week?
- Around 16.
3.How many days a week?
- 7
4.Why do you play the game?
- Having fun with people I know
5.What got you started?
- HL
6.How often do you decline social activities away from the computer for online gaming?
- Never.
7.Do you play online games to forget about any current life problems or issues?
- Used to, not anymore.
8.When do you stop playing the games?
- When I'm too drunk to aim properly or I realize that I have to get up in a few hours.
9.What is the longest session you have played continuously?
- 9 hours.
10.How important is gaming to you on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being not at all important and 10 being essential like food and water) ?
- 8
11.How often do you think about gaming?
- Every day

[eddie]

1.How often do you play online games?
Once a day
2.How many hours a week?
About 6/7
3.How many days a week?
7
4.Why do you play the game?
It's fun and actually has people that want to complete the objectives
5.What got you started?
My friend
6.How often do you decline social activities away from the computer for online gaming?
Never
7.Do you play online games to forget about any current life problems or issues?
Yes
8.When do you stop playing the games?
When I have something better to do, like go on msn or go out
9.What is the longest session you have played continuously?
3 hours
10.How important is gaming to you on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being not at all important and 10 being essential like food and water) ?
7
11.How often do you think about gaming?
Not often

[Wraith]

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