investiGaming - Research Findings on Gender and Games

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investiGaming is a publication of the Serious Game Design group in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media at Michigan State University, 2007-2009

This gateway is partially supported by grant 0631771 from the National Science Foundation.

The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent Michigan State University or the National Science Foundation.

Player Types

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Alexander, Gerianne, Teresa Wilcoxa and Mary Elizabeth Farmera (2009)

Hormones and Behavior Volume 56, Issue 5, November, Pages 498-502

Synopsis:

Eye tracking study of 3-4 month olds showed higher androgen levels predicted stronger preferences for male-typical stimuli.

Keywords:

academia, journal, toys, children, player types, gender identity

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Bijvank, Marije, Konijn, Elly, and Bushman, Brad (2007)


International Communication Association Conference, San Francisco,

Synopsis:

397 boys of varying education levels were surveyed to examine what characteristics distinguish various player-types.

Keywords:

academia, conference, survey, motivations, player types, aggression, middle school, high school, violence, what men want, what women want, values at play, academic achievement

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Dawson, C. R., A. Cragg, Taylor, C. and Toombs, B. (2007)


British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)

Synopsis:

An extensive, large qualitative study of British players between the ages of 7 and 40, including interviews and discussion groups with players, parents, professionals, and journalists examines gender differences related to what gamers like and patterns of use.

Keywords:

case study, report, England, game genres, casual games, Gaming Social Context, Player types, Motivations, what women want

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Falstein, N. (1997)


The Inspiracy (http://www.theinspiracy.com/)

Synopsis:

A speculation on why there aren’t more games available for girls and women.

Keywords:

blog, editorial, pink games, gender inclusive, player types

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Fullerton, Tracy, Fron, Janine and Pearce, Celia (2008)


The Fibreculture Journal, issue 11

Synopsis:

Proposes a “new poetics” of game space in which game design is more egalitarian and games themselves draw on a wider range of spatial and cognitive models. 

Keywords:

academia, journal article, MMO, player types, motivations, pink games, what women want, game design, competition, storytelling, empowerment, femininity, the Sims

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Hayes, Elisabeth (2005)


TechTrends, 49(5), 23-28

Synopsis:

Explores Men’s and Women’s preferences regarding games and gives design advice about creating educational games for women.

Keywords:

case study, journal, gender stereotypes, player types, self efficacy, empowerment, learning, computer skills

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Heeter, Carrie (2009)


Handbook of Research on Effective Electronic Gaming in Education

Synopsis:

Two studies explore the various player types found in commercial MMOs and educational games.  Study 1 examined the impact of different in-game reward schemas on player types and Study 2 compared classroom play with one child per computer versus paired play of the same educational game.

Keywords:

book, chapter, educational games, MMO, player types, learning, learning process, motivation, co play

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Heeter, Carrie and Winn, Brian (2008)


in Beyond Barbie and Mortal Kombat: New Perspectives on Gender, Gaming, and Computing, edited by Yasmin Kafai, Carrie Heeter, Jill Denner, Jen Sun, MIT Press

Synopsis:

An experiment randomly assigned 7th graders to play one of three different versions of a learning game: one which rewards speedy play, one which rewards exploration and one with no bonus points.

Keywords:

book, chapter, learning, player types, educational games

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International Hobo (2004)


http://www.ihobo.com/articles/

Synopsis:

Over 400 gamers were surveyed using the Myers-Briggs personality test. Four player type clusters were identified and gaming behaviors for each type and subtype were described.

Keywords:

psychology, game design, survey, player types

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Nakamura, Rika and Hanna Wirman (2005)


Game Studies volume 5, issue 1 (http://www.gamestudies.org/)

Synopsis:

Three games, Arcanum, Warcraft III, and The Sims, are examined for their match with preferences of girls.

Keywords:

academia, journal, player types, Arcanum, Warcraft III, The sims, what women want

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Pearce, Celia (2008)


Games and Culture Vol. 3, No. 2, 142-174

Synopsis:

A study conducted by the child research organization “Children Now” analyzed the gender and racial representations of human characters in top-selling video games.

Keywords:

academia, journal, case study, seniors, player types, gaming social context, adult older

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Quaiser-Pohl, Claudia, Geiser, Christian, and Lehmann, Wolfgang (2005)


Personality and Individual Differences http://www2.uni-siegen.de/~fb02poh/files/WS%2005-06/PDF/PAIDII.pdf

Synopsis:

This study examined 861 German secondary-school students to determine how computer-game preference relates to mental-rotation test (MRT) performance and to gender differences.

Keywords:

journal, Germany, experiment, spatial cognition, non gamers, middle school, gender theories, player types

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Reinhard, Carrie Lynn Desira and Dervin, Brenda (2007)


International Communication Association Conference, San Francisco

Synopsis:

A study of 320 university students measured game playing gratifications and feature preferences of male and female players for 3 game playing situations: playing a game they liked, one they disliked, and one they desired.

Keywords:

case study, academia, motivations, player types, what men want, what women want, competition, cooperation, conference

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Royse , Pam, Joon Lee , Baasanjav Undrahbuyan , Mark Hopson , Mia Consalvo (2007)


New Media & Society, Vol. 9, No. 4, 555-576

Synopsis:

Adult women at various levels of game consumption were studied in order to examine how individual differences in the consumption of computer games intersects with gender and how games and gender mutually constitute each other.

Keywords:

journal, gender identity, player types, non gamers, competition

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Williams, D., Consalvo, M., Caplan, S. & Nick Yee (2009)


Journal of Communication, Volume 59 Issue 4, Pages 700 - 725

Synopsis:

Cooperation from Sony enabled researchers to field a survey and link it to Everquest gaming backend database; 7,129 players completed a survey.

Keywords:

MMO, motivations, player types, aggression, gender role theory

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Yee, Nicholas (2006)


In R. Schroeder & A. Axelsson (Eds.), Avatars at Work and Play: Collaboration and Interaction in Shared Virtual Environments (pp. 187-207). London: Springer-Verlag

Synopsis:

Online surveys about the mental processes of MMO players were conducted between the years 2000 and 2003 with 30,000 MMO players by linking from web portals that catered to MMO players from the more popular game series. 

Keywords:

Book, chapter, psychology, motivations, MMO, addiction, avatars, survey, player demographics

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Yee, Nick (2008)


In Beyond Barbie and Mortal Kombat: New perspectives on gender and gaming, Kafai, Y, Heeter, C., Denner, J. and Sun, J., eds. MIT Press

Synopsis:

Multiple Surveys with data from 2,000 to 4,000 MMO players are combined with in-game observation to study various hypotheses about the dynamics of gender, play, and relationships in MMOs.

Keywords:

book, chapter, survey, player demographics, MMO, player types, what women want, what men want, co play, gaming social context

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