Pew Research study of US gaming and gamers

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In case anyone is interested.

 

http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/12/15/gaming-and-gamers/

 

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I have to wonder who that 51% that doesn't play games consists of. Even those in nursing homes are playing bejeweled or other such things. Maybe those people don't consider them video games and are so reporting a negative when it's really a positive.

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Is it just me or is the whole thing so convoluted to be almost meaningless?

 

It was a shocker to hear that basically the same # of women play video games as men. And it's no shock more male than females call themselves "gamers". But is this because they see the games they play as serious and women don't take it seriously? I certainly see sims and first person shooters as serious compared to angry birds or almost any side scroller. But that just me.

 

I kept hoping they would mention what games gamers play, male and female. Maybe they did but after the 4 or 5th page of repetition I'd had enough.