The University College of St Mark and St John

Video game dissertation

 

Please could you answer the following questions, thank you?

 

 

Your High Score Name                                                                    Age                            

 

 

Occupation                                                                Sex  Male/Female

 

 

 

1.   Please tick how many hours per week do you play video games?

 

Less than      

 

1 hour

 

5 hours

 

10 hours

 

More

 

 

2. Put your favourite types of games in order? (Mark from 1-9, 1 being the highest)

 

 

Type

Example

Score

Action Adventure

Tomb Raider, MGS, R/Evil, Silent hill

 

Strategy

Championship Manager, Sudden Strike, Black and White

 

Sports

FIFA, ISS Pro, Snowboard SSX, NHL, Everybody’s golf

 

RPG

Final Fantasy, Orphan, Monkey Island, Vagrant Story

 

Driving

Grand Theft Auto, Driver, Getaway, GT2000

 

Puzzle

Tetris, Fantavision, Bust-a-move

 

Platform

Rayman, Ape Escape, Oddworld, Crash Bandicoot

 

Fighting

Tekken, Dead or Alive, Street Fighter

 

Shooting

Quake, Unreal, Time splitters, Time Crisis

 

           

 

3.       List your top 3 all time favourite games and make d) the worst ever?

 

 

 

a)

 

b)

 

c)

 

d)

 

4. Concerning your most favourite game only, name as many pleasures as you can that the game gave you?

 

                                                                                                                       

 

 

                                                                                                                       

 

 

                                                                                                                       

 

 

                                                                                                                       

 

 

5.   What, for you, is pleasurable about playing video games in general?

 

                                                                                                                                   

 

                                                                                                                                   

 

                                                                                                                                   

 

                                                                                                                                   

 

                                                                                                                                   

 

 

6.   When playing video games are these pleasures available in games?

(Tick if they are and score out of 10 for the pleasure they give you)

 

Pleasure

 

Tick

Score

The challenge of playing a game.

 

 

Learning/ Exploration/

 

 

Following a story

 

 

Anticipation/Excitement of a new title.

 

 

Being the first to finish/complete a game.

 

 

Escaping into a fantasy world/role/character.

 

 

Beating the game/solving problems.

 

 

Showing your peers what you’ve done, how far you’ve got.

 

 

The competition of playing with friends.

 

 

Engaged in an activity that is unacceptable in society. Shooting, killing.

 

 

Being in control, having power within the game.

 

 

Any other pleasure no included -

 

 

 

 

7.  In your opinion what makes one video game better from another?

 (Think of your best versus the worst game.)

 

                                                                                                                       

 

                                                                                                                       

 

                                                                                                                       

 

                                                                                                                       

 

8.  Would you be willing to take part in a short informal interview to further discuss the topic? Please leave contact telephone number if ‘Yes.’

 

Yes/No

 

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