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Survey 2: Storytelling and Game Buying Habits Overview
| What is your age? |
| Calculation |
Result |
| Count |
151 |
| Sum |
3403 |
| Standard Deviation |
8.25806836804783 |
| Average |
22.5364238410596 |
| Minimum |
2 |
| 1st Quartile (Q1) |
18 |
| 2nd Quartile (Median) |
21 |
| 3rd Quartile (Q3) |
25 |
| Maximum |
57 |
| What is your gender? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Female |
39 |
25.83% |
| Male |
111 |
73.51% |
| Non completed |
1 |
0.66% |
| 1. On average, how many hours a week do you spend playing video games: |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| 0-5 |
22 |
14.57% |
| 6-10 |
51 |
33.77% |
| 11-15 |
31 |
20.53% |
| 16-20 |
22 |
14.57% |
| 20+ |
24 |
15.89% |
| 2. Mark your three favorite types of video games: |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Action |
37 |
24.50% |
| Adventure |
74 |
49.01% |
| Fighting |
11 |
7.28% |
| FPS (First Person Shooter) |
35 |
23.18% |
| MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) |
28 |
18.54% |
| Music/Rhythm |
13 |
8.61% |
| Platformer |
31 |
20.53% |
| Puzzle |
28 |
18.54% |
| Racing |
4 |
2.65% |
| RPG (Role Playing Game) |
122 |
80.79% |
| Sports |
7 |
4.64% |
| Strategy |
41 |
27.15% |
| Other |
10 |
6.62% |
| 3. When you’re deciding to purchase a game, what are the three most important factors? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Graphics |
21 |
13.91% |
| Music |
15 |
9.93% |
| Developer |
31 |
20.53% |
| Series / License |
26 |
17.22% |
| Genre |
56 |
37.09% |
| Gameplay Features |
64 |
42.38% |
| Multi-Player / Online Features |
15 |
9.93% |
| Story |
79 |
52.32% |
| Characters |
37 |
24.50% |
| Length / Replay Value |
33 |
21.85% |
| Reviews and Rankings |
34 |
22.52% |
| Price |
26 |
17.22% |
| Other |
8 |
5.30% |
| 4. Do you ever buy games primarily for their story? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| I frequently buy games for their stories. |
61 |
40.40% |
| I occasionally buy games for their stories. |
68 |
45.03% |
| I rarely buy games for their stories. |
13 |
8.61% |
| I never buy games for their stories. |
8 |
5.30% |
| 5. What story element makes you most want to buy a game? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| The Overall Plot |
43 |
28.48% |
| The Characters |
23 |
15.23% |
| The World or Setting |
36 |
23.84% |
| The Series or License |
13 |
8.61% |
| The Length of the Story |
2 |
1.32% |
| The Ability to Make Your Own Choices and Change the Story |
23 |
15.23% |
| Nothing About the Story Makes Me Want to Buy a Game |
4 |
2.65% |
| Other |
6 |
3.97% |
| 6. A very open story where you have a lot of freedom to do what you want and change the events and outcome: |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Makes Me More Likely to Buy a Game |
75 |
49.67% |
| Makes Me Less Likely to Buy a Game |
7 |
4.64% |
| Doesn’t Significantly Affect Whether or Not I Buy a Game |
68 |
45.03% |
7. List three games you’ve bought primarily for their story (enter NA if none):
(See the Excel spreadsheet or Appendix B in the book.) |
8. Do you have any additional comments about how stories affect which games you buy?
(See the Excel spreadsheet.) |
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