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It was said Women More Hardcore Gamers than Men...

Category: Random Game: Default Posted on Feb 18, 2009 2:38 am


Female gamers are on a rise, so I'm not surprised with the recent research done by American Association for the Advancement of Science, which said more girls are apparently gaming online nowadays and they are also more hardcore when they are at it than guys.

it was revealed that the interest in online games has increased significant in women, and they also spend more time gaming. The study was done in the MMO EverQuest II. Why they didn't choose WoW with a wider range of players is unknown. Here is a snip:

"Players who played the game with their romantic partners enjoyed the game more and spent more time playing," says Scott Caplan, one of the co-authors of the study and a professor of communication at the University of Delaware. He also noted that the study raises more questions for future research into gender stereotypes and cautioned that their results shouldn't be generalized yet. "
Some interesting points out of this is:
  • Girl gamers play more hours a week than gamer guys.
  • Gamers have over all a lower BMI (Body Mass Index) and exercisre more than average non-gamers.
  • Girls like to play with their partner.
  • Guys like to play alone.
  • Girl gamers under-reported their hours more than men (ashamed of playing?)
  • Men play to win.
  • Women play to socialize.
  • Guys play alone to avoid sharing loot.
  • Guys are afraid of having a girlfriend who's better than them at gaming

Well, a few of these points were not actually part of the study, but never the less part of the ABC News article about it. They also asked Christina Winterburn from theGirlGamer.net for comments, who among other things said:

"We're still women. ... It's just an emotional thing. I think we probably like to spend more time with our boyfriends than they like to spend time with us,"

Source:
worldofwar.net

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comments ( 20 )

ZombieJ
Post Time : Jun 20,2009 10:44 am

Times are changing. So overall, I'm not suprised. xD

MeroMix
Post Time : Apr 25,2009 9:18 pm

Definitly more hardcore than guys. I play more games than my bf and brother combined. Of course I do have to work-out, but since I have IS (Independant Studies) I have nothing better to do. Also not all girls are into cutesy games. I've played games with more mature looking graphics. But yes, nothing to do but work-out and playvideo games

LaBunny
Post Time : Feb 28,2009 8:32 am

When I got a good game, I can play all day long, as long I don't have other duties like work. And yeah I take it up for fun, I don't care about winning or not. But I wouldn't say I'm a good gamer (maybe because of the whatever-attitude).

But good to hear that more women start gaming, hope more guys will also starting realize that. So when I tell a guy in RL I'm into gaming too, they don't go like "Whaaaat?? Really?! 0____o" anymore... that's kinda annoying. -.-;

Herrium
Post Time : Feb 28,2009 1:48 am

Coming from experience, in my WoW guild (which is a mature guild, so it's obvious) there are tons more female players than male players. Most are married and have kids and just want a game to relax and play. Overall, I see tons of female gamers in most of the games I play. Why? Because I play more cutesy MMO's and not to say every girl likes cute things, but that's just my analysis.

cathq
Post Time : Feb 22,2009 8:51 am

yes  the  female gamers are on a rise but i dont think that we are more hardcore gamers than you ,becouse we  tire easy from this gaming , i dont play more that 2 hours of day

Hyuk replied at 12:07 pm Feb 22,2009
2 hrs quite enough for a casual gamer, but heck, I just couldn't help playing when I pick up my controller or sit in front the computer, lol.
cebbe
Post Time : Feb 20,2009 1:04 pm

i go whith narogGod said but there are NOT better than guys well some might be but pritty rare

sdhf
Post Time : Feb 20,2009 10:01 am

idk if any girl plays more then me. but its good to see that there are some the play a lot 

momocowwy
Post Time : Feb 19,2009 12:39 pm

lawl im one

i'm proud to say that ive played video games 2 days straight w/o sleep

AkatsukiSwordmaster
Post Time : Feb 19,2009 4:08 am

Yay!!! bring in more chicks lol.

Hyuk replied at 12:07 pm Feb 22,2009
fun of hunting chicks? lol
mmositefan
Post Time : Feb 18,2009 4:33 pm

Don't forget that all the facts listed  do not represent reality. It's taken off  samples of people , it does not represent the totality of the population , nor anything close.

Hyuk replied at 12:08 pm Feb 22,2009
however it tells something, you know, it's just like a troll anyway
DeadlyNeko
Post Time : Feb 18,2009 4:05 pm

hm i dont think so =O but maybe thought m a girl i like playing games but not most of my time playing games

doombones
Post Time : Feb 18,2009 3:15 pm

srry for the spam this is my first post i guess something went wrong xD

doombones
Post Time : Feb 18,2009 3:14 pm

F*ck

if it what the things says are true

  • Girl gamers play more hours a week than gamer guys.
  • Gamers have over all a lower BMI (Body Mass Index) and exercisre more than average non-gamers.
  • Girls like to play with their partner.
  • Guys like to play alone.
  • Girl gamers under-reported their hours more than men (ashamed of playing?)
  • Men play to win.
  • Women play to socialize.
  • Guys play alone to avoid sharing loot.
  • Guys are afraid of having a girlfriend who's better than them at gaming

then im a girl xD

but i realy have something between my leggs

AND I realy like girls XD

doombones
Post Time : Feb 18,2009 3:14 pm

F*ck

if it what the things says are true

  • Girl gamers play more hours a week than gamer guys.
  • Gamers have over all a lower BMI (Body Mass Index) and exercisre more than average non-gamers.
  • Girls like to play with their partner.
  • Guys like to play alone.
  • Girl gamers under-reported their hours more than men (ashamed of playing?)
  • Men play to win.
  • Women play to socialize.
  • Guys play alone to avoid sharing loot.
  • Guys are afraid of having a girlfriend who's better than them at gaming

then im a girl xD

but i realy have something between my leggs

AND I realy like girls XD

sharpnel
Post Time : Feb 18,2009 2:37 pm

I actually don't think I could play seriously with my boyfriend. I think it's because ya know when a girl's with their hubby their gonna see it as bonding time and having fun together. That could be the reason why girl's don't play seriously. Like, I honestly can't play seriously with anyone with me. I just start talking to them and joking around and all that. So if I wanted to play like a gamer, I would have to go sit in the dark with some kickass music in my ears while I play :P

furiosknight
Post Time : Feb 18,2009 2:29 pm

I guess, I see girl gamers are enjoying my game, currently Shaiya, more then I do.  Girls level up wicked fast... 

Windi3
Post Time : Feb 18,2009 2:24 pm

RAWR~

lol yea....i m one of them i guess o-o

kit21
Post Time : Feb 18,2009 1:41 pm

this is an outrage! there are no girls on the internet! :o let alone playing games! HOW DARE YOU REPORT FALSE INFO SIR!!!

lmao nah just playing, preaty cool to see them playing more tho, i kinda hate playing with my gf tho.. i mean its ok sometimes.. but ugh.. soemtimes its like just annoying.. im trying to play for reals and she is like.. "hahaha" goofing off.. and like if you tell her to cool it and play.. most times she is like.. pfft or w/e..

but yea girls and gaming is cool just dont start playing male char... xD lmao

nickchi1
Post Time : Feb 18,2009 11:57 am

so this article is basically saying girls play over atleast 40+ hours a week of games.... and I don't really think guys care if girls are better than them at gaming.

NarogGod
Post Time : Feb 18,2009 8:00 am

 less man with female chars FTW!!!!!!  about time girls start to play

Hyuk replied at 12:09 pm Feb 22,2009
haha...