Women most dedicated players of online games

Source: infotech.indiatimes.com



Online games are not exclusively a male-dominated domain, for a new study has revealed that the most hard-core players are actually females.

Challenging the age-old stereotype, the study investigating gender differences among gamers, found that despite gaming being seen as a male activity, female players now make up about 40 per cent of the gaming population.

Also, the study also found that gamers are healthier than average, and that game playing is an increasingly social activity.

For the study, the researchers focussed at gender differences in more than 2,400 gamers playing EverQuest II, and the participants completed a web-based questionnaire about their gaming habits and lifestyles.

Also, Everquest's creator, Sony Online Entertainment, provided the researchers with information about the players' in-game behaviours.

The results revealed that while most of the players were male, it was the female players who were the most dedicated players.

Females were found to spend more time each day playing the game than their male counterparts.

According to lead researcher Scott Caplan of the University of Delaware, the result reflected how out-of-date stereotypes could be.

"In many cases, stereotypes reflect what I would call a 'cultural time lag'. What we think about men and women and videogames may have been true 10 or 15 years ago, when there were mainly console video games or single-player games," BBC quoted him as saying.

He added: "But what we're seeing now is that games become social, and as these online games become communities then the attraction for that kind of behaviour might increase for women.

"I think a lot of our stereotypes are based on the way computer games have been, rather than where they're going."


The survey revealed an unusually high level of bisexuality among the women who took part in the study -- over five times higher than the general population.

"These are not people who are following strict gender stereotypes. I think that the game itself is right now a very non-traditional activity for women, and so I think what you would find in this population are going to be people who are in other ways less traditional than the majority population," said Caplan.

One more unexpected finding was that the online game players -- particularly the women -- were healthier than the general population.

However, this was drawn from self-reported levels of exercise and body mass index.

Dmitri Williams, a researcher at the University of Southern California and a co-author on the study, said one possible explanation could be that playing computer games reduces the amount of time spent in front of the television.

Also the survey found that men and women played computer games for different reasons-while men more likely to play to win and women more likely to play for social reasons.

Moreover, a large number of women reported playing the game with their romantic partner, supporting the idea that game playing is becoming an increasingly sociable activity.

Such a trend, according to researchers is reflected in patterns of general computer and internet use.

So that's how u play Warrock so well?

And that woman is playing Warrock lol..

40%?
Men pretending to be women.

40% excludes men pretending to be women.. You won't know until u play some mmorpg games..

Most guys especially indians have ego factor they think tht men are superior than women.. Maybe true but before 100 years ago..

Lol ya the woman is really playing warrock with Famas in hand. Kareena is that you in the picture? If yes, then you are amazing!


But I don't think that the girl over there is you because she looks British in appearance.

Omg.. Kareena, Is that you??.. You're Awesome !!!

She is not me. She is asian. Her nick name is ali or something..

I heard somewhere that ali is your pet name.

It looks more like CS than Warrock.

Nah the player has Green Gloves which was in the previous edition of Warrock and also Famas.

Nah it doesn't look like Warrock. Must be CS or some other similar game.

Hmmm.. I guess it's CS..
Coz the player is left handed (in the game)
and the stats are below in yellow

So it must be CS

Does CS have Famas?

Yup it does.. But the name is Clarion in CS

Oh ok. Didn't know that.

CS or warrock... XX ownz XY

where.. XY = kareena (just kidding)

(XY+XX)/2 = Skoushik . Rofl

he he... So i'm either XY or XX .. Since XY = Kareena.. skoushik = XX

Ummmm.. I meant between XX and XY for you.

Hard to believe but great info!!
Btw that CS for sure......

Cow sick dont pretend dude, we know ur real identity

My Real Identity?? would you mind telling it

Lolol Rofl cow sick. Rofl.

XX is female chromosome and XY is male chromosome..
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