40% of Adults Play Games 80
Gamasutra reports on an AP Poll stating that some 40% of American adults play games. From the article: "The poll also yielded plenty of other results worth ruminating on - 45 percent of gamers play over the Internet, and those who do are notably more 'hardcore' than those who do not. Forty-two percent of online gamers spent four hours or more per week playing games, but only 26% of offline gamers did similarly. The AP/AOL survey also revealed that, of those who play online games, almost one in five said they had formed real-life friendships or relationships with those they play with online, showing the use of gaming as a social activity, even when playing remotely against others."
Okay people (Score:3, Insightful)
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The more statistics like this get out, the more these people are challenged by the fact that "gamers", in fact, are normal everyday people - including *gasp* adults with jobs and families. And that, while keeping small children from witnessing graphic sex and violence is one thing, it's quite another to censor an entire category of media that is widely enjoyed by adults who can make their own decisions.
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Yes, but the real question is, "Are those adults, also ones who can make their own decisions, or are they ones letting others make them instead?"
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Do you mean like this [cbsnews.com]?
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So then the question is... (Score:3, Insightful)
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Now now, I really don't want to get into adult theme here, but I think you really should thank that broken SNES for your existence.
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Mainstream (Score:4, Insightful)
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Well that and Halo 2 costs 4 or 5 times that of a movie ticket.
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AP? (Score:1, Offtopic)
Mmmmmmmeh!
Here's some more headlines from the AP, Macs have windows - just like Windows! Atari - they're back - and they're in France!! Microsoft announces Longhorn! Sony PS2 winning customers - can the PS3 be far behind? E3 - what's THAT all about?
Gotta love the stats.... (Score:1)
by hardcore you mean... (Score:2)
How do you define games? (Score:5, Insightful)
It's still games (Score:3, Insightful)
As you've said, they're very clearly games anyway, so why is such a distinction important? Yes, we can jolly well go into "only those playing my favourite genres are _really_ gamers, and those playing that other crap aren't really". (After all, all the "yeah, but those writing the same project without EJBs aren't _really_ programmers" or "y
Re:It's still games (Score:2)
Most pc gamers started off with the free games and once those prove insufficient but have created the desire they move into progressively more expensive and extensive games and costlier gaming rigs. It just takes time and exposure.
More than anything else computer gamings association with teenage males is slowed up adult gaming adoption but a
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It's a tough line to draw, but surely there is a distinction between people who play the occasional solitare game and people who spend way too much time writing about gaming distinctions on a geek news site.
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How about this?
- if you use a computer, you're a computer user
- if you drive a car, you're a driver
- if you walk, you're a pedestrian
- if you play a game, you're a gamer
It's easy, isn't it?
Let's say we get if we introduced further distinctions like "yeah, he's driving a car, but it's a cheap Fiat, so it's not _really_ a driver. You have to be in a Mercedes or BMW executive class or hi
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Is it just me... (Score:4, Insightful)
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It's just you
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Then we have the hardcore games like "Beat the Teenage punks with a baseball bat", "Sonic Attack" (a fun game where you play loud Frank Sinatra and Satchmo at the Hip-Hop Death Rappers and watch them squirm), "Report the scum who deal drugs to kids to the police and then bet on how few months they'll be back in the park", "Set fire to the
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9 out of 10... (Score:5, Funny)
What do the other 60% play if not games? (Score:1, Offtopic)
Possible options:
reproducing
drinking
watching TV
reading
sleeping
dancing
commuting
feeding children
working
recouperating
making lists.
Re:What do the other 60% play if not games? (Score:1)
Excercsiing.
40% off Adults Games (Score:2, Funny)
Personally, I am astonished (Score:2, Interesting)
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Re: ALL women play games (Score:1)
know your woman. know whether she's fishing for a compliment. ("Wow! those jeans make you look hot!") or wanting to know whether to sell munis for an outfit ("You and sequins should not be in the same room, baby.").
If you aren't paying
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Misleading headline (Score:3, Informative)
This past weekend I played a very fun game of Uno at a coffeeshop with some friends. I have been known to break out a Scrabble board on occasion. Last month I even played Parthenon [rpg.net] with some friends. I would like to get back into D&D at some point.
When I am in a bar, if they have a Galaga or Ms. Pac-Man machine, I am all over it. I wish there was a D&B nearby (or maybe not, since I would probably end up going to often and spending too much money)
That said, I cannot remember the last time I played a game on my computer. On occasion I will play a console game at a friend's house, but I do not own one. I have nothing against them, they tend to just be beyond my budget (I feel like I could afford a console OR the games, but not both). I can have as much fun playing a much less expensive board game.
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40% of the people probably means 100% of the woman (Score:2)
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At least your girlfriend isn't studying to become a neuroscientist. Mind games take on a whole new level when they become practical applications of study.
real-life friendships (Score:2, Interesting)
I find that I don't need any more relationships to maintain than the ones I already have. In fact, I weekly "gamer night" to keep in touch with people I know IRL, but that live in other states/countries.
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Why even mention minorities in the report? Did they mention the majorities? Are they not part of the Men and younger adults category? How many Irish or Italian Americans play games? Think about it. Is it really that significant or are we trying to say something here? Because America's population is still over 75% white.
Maybe if it should just say Americans or not include any specific race or include all races.
What do
Old News (Score:1)
They have more interesting stats than these guys managed to come up with, too.
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