Gaming survey for a research paper

[Dragonflare]

I hope this isn't going to be a bad place for this, but I have a research paper that I am writing on the correlation between video games, aggression, anxiety, and relaxation.

 

I would really appreciate it if you guys would take this quick 10 question survey. Please answer as truthfully as possible, as I need the best data possible, and can't actually perform a long term study with sophisticated instruments.

 

You can discuss the topic itself in the forum, which might be good to read through longer stories and responses, but please don't get too heated. This isn't a "guns are bad, games are bad" topic. It has more to do with how all media (mostly interactive games) affects our emotions through immersive story-telling and images, and how in some cases (such as horror, or extremely violent games) feelings of anxiety or aggression can last for a few hours, sometimes days, or even longer term in some individuals.

 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XGSML73

 

Thank you all for your participation!  :lol:

[joelthezombie15]

i have noticed no change in myself once starting to game a few years ago. what i want to know is why everyone thinks that just because you play a violent game makes you violent. by that logic watching porn will make you a rapist. okay that might be a stretch but i mean that pretty much what they are saying. if you ask me. 

[WhatARoaster]

done :)

[GIZ4190]

done

[Blade of Grass]

I did it. I just realised I don't game much...

[KaareKanin]

Done, probably the worst answer in history, but done ;)

[hasan.intisar97]

I don't game much anymore and that is how I answered the survey, but a few years ago when I had time and wasn't getting murdered with work from school I used to play games whenever I can. I think games are a release, a place where you can go to assert your anger to CGIs instead of real people.

 

I find obscene amounts of schoolwork to frustrate, anger, and give me anxiety much more than violent games ever did. 

 

Just one nerd's opinion.

-Hasan

[BgG286]

Completed it. For me, racing games relax me so much and it's what I mostly play now, and no, FPS games, GTA, and stuff like that have not made me violent in any way.

[Dragonflare]

Already have 19 responses.

 

Thanks a lot everyone!  :D

[bob345]

done! hope you do well on your paper!

[ExDreamer]

Done, relaxing game for me is simulation game such as sim city

[Night]

I like doing these sort of things. I just like answering questions.

[dylandylandylan]

Done man :)

I have a short fuse, but as I've gotten older I've learnt to control it, you know step back from the situation and take a deep breath.

[BAPEsta]

I find the anxiety question a bit odd. I know some people with anxiety but they had that long before they started playing video games. 

[mybeat]

Done.

[Minjon]

Done :)

[Snickerzz]

Done :p

[crystal6tak]

Done!

[Dragonflare]

It looks like some people are a bit confused. The topic isn't to discuss the negative effects of games so much as it is to compare my results of the survey with other peer reviewed sources to see both sides of the emotional spectrum.

 

Most of the reason for choosing this topic was from observations of my own behavior. Some games set me off into a fit of rage, while others help me relax to the point of falling asleep in the chair, even if they are both brutally difficult, and have similar gameplay elements.

 

This also isn't a doctorate thesis or anything, just an assignment for an online class, so it doesn't have to have precisely controlled variables under a specific study/examination  :)

 

 

Thank you to all of you who have participated! I have 62 completed responses! I should definitely be able to pull some information from this. The survey is still up, so anyone who hasn't taken it yet, feel free! The more samples the better! ^_^

[Hyydrah]

Submitted, good luck with your research.

[ERSCreeper]

Done :)

[Samdb]

Done :)

[ccaian]

I relax myself by playing simulator games. Nothing like a little rollercoaster tycoon or simcity. Slow paced games like minecraft also helps. 

[XiaoPigs]

Done done and done :) Hope you do well for the research paper! 

[YouRezz]

done