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Oct 23, 2006, 10:42 PM // 22:42
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Oct 2006
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HEY GUYS...thank you SO much for all the responses so far, I really appreciate your support(s). Now I only need like...oh you know...at least 40 more people, lol. But hey, I'm just going to hazard a guess that more than 60 people use these forums so I hope I'll be getting lots more soon!
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Oct 23, 2006, 11:11 PM // 23:11
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: California
Guild: 15 over 50 [Rare]
Profession: W/Mo
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Oct 24, 2006, 03:52 AM // 03:52
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Hugs and Kisses
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Guild: Scars Meadows
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Oct 24, 2006, 05:00 AM // 05:00
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Apartment#306
Guild: Rhedd Asylum
Profession: Me/
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1.What is your age?
31 2.Are you male or female? Male 3.What is your marital status (i.e. married, divorced, etc)? Single 4.What would you rate your physical condition as on a scale of 1 (very out of shape) to 7 (in shape)? 5 5.What is/was your GPA in high school? If you don’t know or don’t remember, please estimate. Canadian Highschool GPA back when I was 18. (3.0?) I have no idea. 6.Do/did you attend a college or university? 10 years ago I attended college through a mature student status. a.If so, which one(s)? Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario 7.What do you typically do after school/work or on the weekends? I veg in front of the television, or go out for coffee with friends. 8.Do you have any hobbies? Yes a.If yes, what hobbies? Oil painting and sleeping. 9.How long have you been using the internet? 3 years 10.How much time on average would you say you are online every week? 15-20 hours 11.How much time on average do you play video games each week? 10-15 hours 12.Do you play (or have you ever played) any other online RPG? Yes a.If so, which one(s)? I used to play Everquest 2 and WoW 13.What is your definition of a “gamer”? A person that plays video games on a regular basis? a.Would you consider yourself one? Yes 14.Do you use lingo in-game? For example “B/P” for the Barrage/Pet build, “lfg” for “looking for group”, or “HoH” for “Hall of Heroes”, etc. Yes, Everquest introduced me to that kinda thang. 15.Do you understand 1337? I wish a.If so, do you remember how long it took you to learn it? Please estimate b.On a scale of 1 (not at all) to 7 (highly proficient), how proficient would you say you are in using or understanding 1337 and in-game lingo? 2 16.Would you say you have more friends in real life than friends in the game? Yes 17.Do you have any friends in real life who also play video games? Yes a.If so, do you have more real life friends who play video games than those who do not? No 18.Do you attend or watch any video game conventions? No a.If so, which one(s)? There you be. I hope it helps. Seriously I hope it throws the whole average out of whack. Mwa ha haaaaaa. Last edited by Redfeather1975; Oct 24, 2006 at 05:03 AM // 05:03.. |
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Oct 24, 2006, 06:55 AM // 06:55
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Belleair Bluffs, Florida, USA
Profession: E/R
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1.What is your age? 27
2.Are you male or female? Female 3.What is your marital status (i.e. married, divorced, etc)? Married 4.What would you rate your physical condition as on a scale of 1 (very out of shape) to 7 (in shape)? 6 5.What is/was your GPA in high school? If you don’t know or don’t remember, please estimate. 3.8 6.Do/did you attend a college or university? Yes a.If so, which one(s)? St. Petersburg College 7.What do you typically do after school/work or on the weekends? relax, chill with family, gaming, reading, cars (building and driving) 8.Do you have any hobbies? Who doesn't? a.If yes, what hobbies? Cars (building and driving, reading, gaming, draw 9.How long have you been using the internet? 9 years 10.How much time on average would you say you are online every week? 15-20 hours 11.How much time on average do you play video games each week? 10-15 12.Do you play (or have you ever played) any other online RPG? Yes a.If so, which one(s)? WoW 13.What is your definition of a “gamer”? the same as everyone elses...  a.Would you consider yourself one? Yes 14.Do you use lingo in-game? For example “B/P” for the Barrage/Pet build, “lfg” for “looking for group”, or “HoH” for “Hall of Heroes”, etc. Who doesn't? 15.Do you understand 1337? huh? a.If so, do you remember how long it took you to learn it? Please estimate huh, again? b.On a scale of 1 (not at all) to 7 (highly proficient), how proficient would you say you are in using or understanding 1337 and in-game lingo? -5 16.Would you say you have more friends in real life than friends in the game? I seriously hope so... 17.Do you have any friends in real life who also play video games? Yes a.If so, do you have more real life friends who play video games than those who do not? No 18.Do you attend or watch any video game conventions? No a.If so, which one(s)? None |
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Oct 25, 2006, 06:52 AM // 06:52
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Academy Page
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Little Rock, AR
Guild: XoO
Profession: R/
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Moshie,
I am a sociology grad student and I love to see research like this going on. I can program in SAS (a professional statistics program) and would be very happy to help if you need some inferential statistics. If you'de like, PM me or post in this thread. All you'd need to do is enter all your date in a spreadsheet, with each case in a seperate row and variables in the columns. SAS can read from this and I can do any basic statistical procedure you need (descriptives, frequencies, correlations, t-tests, ANOVA, regression, ect.) I can email you results, tables, plots, whatever. Seriously, I would be very happy to do this. and my data: 1.What is your age? 27 2.Are you male or female? MALE 3.What is your marital status (i.e. married, divorced, etc)? SINGLE 4.What would you rate your physical condition as on a scale of 1 (very out of shape) to 7 (in shape)? 5 (work out 3 times a week; weight training, some cardio) 5.What is/was your GPA in high school? If you don’t know or don’t remember, please estimate. 2.5, maybe; I didn't like HS. college was cumulative 3.56 and last 60 hours 4.00 6.Do/did you attend a college or university? CURRENTLY IN GRAD SCHOOL a.If so, which one(s)? UALR 7.What do you typically do after school/work or on the weekends? GAME, READ, DRINK, occasional DANCE CLUB 8.Do you have any hobbies? YES a.If yes, what hobbies? SAILING, READING 9.How long have you been using the internet? 10+ YEARS 10.How much time on average would you say you are online every week? 30+ HOURS 11.How much time on average do you play video games each week? 20+ HOURS 12.Do you play (or have you ever played) any other online RPG? YES a.If so, which one(s)? WoW, and back in the day I played MUDS: BATMUD, LOST SOULS, ECT. 13.What is your definition of a “gamer”? SOMEONE WHO PLAYS DAILY a.Would you consider yourself one? YES 14.Do you use lingo in-game? For example “B/P” for the Barrage/Pet build, “lfg” for “looking for group”, or “HoH” for “Hall of Heroes”, etc. YES 15.Do you understand 1337? YES a.If so, do you remember how long it took you to learn it? Please estimate FIRST HEARD OF IT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, LEARNED IT QUICKLY ENOUGH b.On a scale of 1 (not at all) to 7 (highly proficient), how proficient would you say you are in using or understanding 1337 and in-game lingo? 6 (I don't use it, however) 16.Would you say you have more friends in real life than friends in the game? YES 17.Do you have any friends in real life who also play video games? YES a.If so, do you have more real life friends who play video games than those who do not? NO 18.Do you attend or watch any video game conventions? NO a.If so, which one(s)? Thank you very much! |
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Oct 25, 2006, 07:26 AM // 07:26
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Aug 2005
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1.What is your age?
23 2.Are you male or female? Male 3.What is your marital status (i.e. married, divorced, etc)? Single 4.What would you rate your physical condition as on a scale of 1 (very out of shape) to 7 (in shape)? 5 5.What is/was your GPA in high school? If you don’t know or don’t remember, please estimate. Not from US. so pretty much Bs 6.Do/did you attend a college or university? Uni. a.If so, which one(s)? Curtin Uni, Australia 7.What do you typically do after school/work or on the weekends? Hang out with GF and family, Play WoW, playing basketball with friends, hanging out with friends. 8.Do you have any hobbies? Yes a.If yes, what hobbies? Gaming 9.How long have you been using the internet? 5-6 years ago 10.How much time on average would you say you are online every week? 50 hours. I have to be online at work. 11.How much time on average do you play video games each week? 16 hours 12.Do you play (or have you ever played) any other online RPG? Yes a.If so, which one(s)? WoW. Dropped GW a few months ago. 13.What is your definition of a “gamer”? A person who plays computer games. a.Would you consider yourself one? Yes 14.Do you use lingo in-game? For example “B/P” for the Barrage/Pet build, “lfg” for “looking for group”, or “HoH” for “Hall of Heroes”, etc. Yes 15.Do you understand 1337? Yes. a.If so, do you remember how long it took you to learn it? Please estimate 30 mins. Guildwiki. b.On a scale of 1 (not at all) to 7 (highly proficient), how proficient would you say you are in using or understanding 1337 and in-game lingo? 3 16.Would you say you have more friends in real life than friends in the game? Yes 17.Do you have any friends in real life who also play video games? Yes a.If so, do you have more real life friends who play video games than those who do not? No 18.Do you attend or watch any video game conventions? No a.If so, which one(s)? |
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Oct 25, 2006, 07:30 AM // 07:30
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Boston, MA
Guild: Blood Of Orr [BoO]
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1.What is your age?
20 2.Are you male or female? Male 3.What is your marital status (i.e. married, divorced, etc)? In a relationship 4.What would you rate your physical condition as on a scale of 1 (very out of shape) to 7 (in shape)? 6 5.What is/was your GPA in high school? If you don’t know or don’t remember, please estimate. 3.5 6.Do/did you attend a college or university? Yes a.If so, which one(s)? Emmanuel College 7.What do you typically do after school/work or on the weekends? Hang out with friends, play GW 8.Do you have any hobbies? Yes a.If yes, what hobbies? Frisbee, reading, cooking, soccer, trumpet, other games 9.How long have you been using the internet? About 8 years 10.How much time on average would you say you are online every week? Heh way too much. Um, 40+ hours 11.How much time on average do you play video games each week? 20ish hours 12.Do you play (or have you ever played) any other online RPG? Yes a.If so, which one(s)? Vagabond's Quest (+ and 2) 13.What is your definition of a “gamer”? Someone who enjoys playing games and does so as a hobby. a.Would you consider yourself one? Yes 14.Do you use lingo in-game? For example “B/P” for the Barrage/Pet build, “lfg” for “looking for group”, or “HoH” for “Hall of Heroes”, etc. Yes 15.Do you understand 1337? I can figure out what's being said... that doesn't mean I understand it's existence. a.If so, do you remember how long it took you to learn it? Please estimate I just picked it up over time. b.On a scale of 1 (not at all) to 7 (highly proficient), how proficient would you say you are in using or understanding 1337 and in-game lingo? 1337- 4 In game lingo- 6 16.Would you say you have more friends in real life than friends in the game? Yes 17.Do you have any friends in real life who also play video games? Yes a.If so, do you have more real life friends who play video games than those who do not? It's actually dead even 18.Do you attend or watch any video game conventions? Nope, not yet a.If so, which one(s)? |
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Oct 25, 2006, 09:59 AM // 09:59
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Belgium
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1.What is your age? 25
2.Are you male or female? Male 3.What is your marital status (i.e. married, divorced, etc)? Living together 4.What would you rate your physical condition as on a scale of 1 (very out of shape) to 7 (in shape)? 6.5 5.What is/was your GPA in high school? If you don’t know or don’t remember, please estimate. N/A (different country) 6.Do/did you attend a college or university? No a.If so, which one(s)? N/A 7.What do you typically do after school/work or on the weekends? PC, Dj'ing, fitness 8.Do you have any hobbies? Yes a.If yes, what hobbies? Dj'ing - Powertraining 9.How long have you been using the internet? About 6 years 10.How much time on average would you say you are online every week? 15+ hours 11.How much time on average do you play video games each week? 15+ 12.Do you play (or have you ever played) any other online RPG? Yup a.If so, which one(s)? Diablo 2 13.What is your definition of a “gamer”? Someone who plays alot of video games a.Would you consider yourself one? Yup 14.Do you use lingo in-game? For example “B/P” for the Barrage/Pet build, “lfg” for “looking for group”, or “HoH” for “Hall of Heroes”, etc. Yup 15.Do you understand 1337? Euhm maybe some of it a.If so, do you remember how long it took you to learn it? Please estimate b.On a scale of 1 (not at all) to 7 (highly proficient), how proficient would you say you are in using or understanding 1337 and in-game lingo? 16.Would you say you have more friends in real life than friends in the game? Yup 17.Do you have any friends in real life who also play video games? Hardly any a.If so, do you have more real life friends who play video games than those who do not? 18.Do you attend or watch any video game conventions? Nope a.If so, which one(s)? |
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Oct 25, 2006, 05:03 PM // 17:03
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Lost in the sands of time...
Guild: Blood Of Orr [BoO]
Profession: R/Rt
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1.What is your age? 18
2.Are you male or female? female 3.What is your marital status (i.e. married, divorced, etc)? Boyfriend  4.What would you rate your physical condition as on a scale of 1 (very out of shape) to 7 (in shape)? 4 5.What is/was your GPA in high school? If you don’t know or don’t remember, please estimate. 3.4 6.Do/did you attend a college or university? Yes a.If so, which one(s)? Eastern Kentucky University 7.What do you typically do after school/work or on the weekends? Play computer games, Talk on the phone, Relax. 8.Do you have any hobbies? Yes a.If yes, what hobbies? Gaming, swimming, graphic design. 9.How long have you been using the internet? About 9 years 10.How much time on average would you say you are online every week? Waaaay to much! 11.How much time on average do you play video games each week? Waaaay to much...anywhere from 20-50 hours - depending on what week it is. But that is computer games, I don't play x-box or playstation much at all anymore. 12.Do you play (or have you ever played) any other online RPG? Yes a.If so, which one(s)? used to play runescape, adventure quest and I played WoW for a good 45 minutes... 13.What is your definition of a “gamer”? Someone who plays a lot of PC or console games, and someone who frequently uses in-game lingo. a.Would you consider yourself one? Yep. 14.Do you use lingo in-game? For example “B/P” for the Barrage/Pet build, “lfg” for “looking for group”, or “HoH” for “Hall of Heroes”, etc. yep - and in real life too 15.Do you understand 1337? Yes a.If so, do you remember how long it took you to learn it? Please estimate Probley 2 or 3 weeks. b.On a scale of 1 (not at all) to 7 (highly proficient), how proficient would you say you are in using or understanding 1337 and in-game lingo? 7 16.Would you say you have more friends in real life than friends in the game? Yes, But i have a lot of both really 17.Do you have any friends in real life who also play video games? Yes a.If so, do you have more real life friends who play video games than those who do not? Its pretty even - half of them do and half of them don't. 18.Do you attend or watch any video game conventions? No, But I would like to. a.If so, which one(s)? |
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Oct 25, 2006, 05:40 PM // 17:40
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Academy Page
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Iowa. Or South Australia. Depending.
Profession: Mo/
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are you gonna post the statistics afterwards? I'd be interested.
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Oct 26, 2006, 12:11 AM // 00:11
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Oct 2006
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I was thinking about posting the results, but the thing is that it's in an Excel spreadsheet and the essay itself will be around 5000 words...
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Oct 26, 2006, 12:47 AM // 00:47
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Aug 2005
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take a screenshot of the spreadsheet and post it. Copy and paste the 5000 words in a few posts.
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Oct 26, 2006, 01:35 AM // 01:35
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Delaware, USA
Guild: Error Seven Operators [Call]
Profession: W/
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EDIT: Wow, delayed posting for the loss...I had typed this up about an hour and a half ago and then after I posted it it looks like it's already over... :P
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Oct 26, 2006, 03:49 AM // 03:49
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Oct 2006
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What's over? The survey? It's not over noz! Post post! Lol...I'm still hoping to get a few dozen more!
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Oct 26, 2006, 10:18 PM // 22:18
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Jul 2006
Guild: The Killer Clan Musketeers (TKCM)
Profession: E/
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2. Male 3. Single 4. 6 5. Not in highschool but my GPA right now is 4.0 6. n/a 7. GWG, GW 8. Yes a. Guild Wars. 9. 9 years (yeah i used the internet at age 4.) 10. 25 hours 11. 25 hours 12. yes a. Runescape 13. A gamer is someone who plays games. There are alot of gamers. a. Yes 14. Yes 15. I know a good bit about 1337 a. depends on willingness of a person. b. 6 16. About the same 17. Yes 18. If i could i would. |
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Oct 28, 2006, 07:47 PM // 19:47
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Oct 2006
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/bump
Sorry to keep bugging about this but I need like maybe 30 more peoples! Lol.../beg |
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