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* HERE IS A CHANCE TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION ABOUT *
* COMPUTER GAMES. THIS WILL HOPEFULLY LEAD TO BETTER GAMES *
* IN THE FUTURE. IF YOU REALLY CARE, ANSWER THIS QUESTIONNAIRE *
* AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD. *
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* This questionnaire takes only five minutes of your time. *
* All answers are treated confidentially and all participants *
* are 100% anonymous. *
* This questionnaire was created by a group of computer science *
* students at Stockholm University. The purpose of this project *
* is to look at computer-users game habits. *
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* If you have questions regarding this project please send *
* an email to one of the following persons: *
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* Kai Fransson kai-fran at dsv.su.se *
* Albert Klour albert-k at dsv.su.se *
* Marcin Kosowicz marcin-k at dsv.su.se *
* Ove Lautensack ove-laut at dsv.su.se *
* Annika Penttinen annika-p at dsv.su.se *
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* WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE A QUICK ANSWER! *
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Answer with an x inside the parentheses.
Example: Do you have a dog? (X) yes ( ) no
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1. Sex?
( ) Female ( ) Male
2. Age?
( ) less than 15 years ( ) 15-20 years
( ) 21-30 years ( ) 30-40 years ( ) more than 40 years
3. Highest education?
( ) Elementary school ( ) High school ( ) College/University
4. Where do you live?
( ) Europe ( ) N. America ( ) Asia
( ) Australia ( ) S. America ( ) Africa
5. Where do you usually play games? (make only one choice)
( ) Home
( ) School
( ) Friend/relative
( ) Work
6. What computer equipment do you usually play games on?
a) ( ) PC ( ) MAC ( ) AMIGA ( ) ATARI ( ) OTHER
b) ( ) CD-ROM ( ) MODEM
c) ( ) less than 4 Mb RAM ( ) 4-8 Mb RAM ( ) more than 8 Mb RAM
7. How much time do you spend playing games each week?
( ) less than 1 hour ( ) 1-5 hours
( ) 6-15 hours ( ) more than 15 hours
8. How many games did you buy 1994?
( ) 0 ( ) 1-4 ( ) 5-10 ( ) more than 11
9. What do you think about game prices?
( ) Very expensive ( ) Expensive ( ) OK
( ) Cheap ( ) Very cheap
10. How much do you think the prices will drop if 'illegal copying' is stopped?
( ) Very much ( ) Much ( ) Little ( ) Very little ( ) None
11. What sort of games do you prefer? (make up to 3 choices)
( ) Strategy ( ) Adventure ( ) Sports
( ) Shoot'em up ( ) Arcade/Platform
( ) Flight sim. ( ) Others:
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12. Rate these software companies according to your opinion.
(Use a rating scale from 1 to 12, where 12 is the best)
( ) Microprose ( ) ID ( ) Microsoft ( ) Sensible
( ) Lucas Art ( ) Sierra ( ) Image ( ) Digital Illusions
( ) Electronics Art ( ) Ocean ( ) Maxis ( ) Virgin
13. When buying a game, you:
( ) Play the game before reading the manual.
( ) Read the manual before playing the game.
( ) Never read the manual.
( ) Read the manual when a problem occur.
14. What makes you buy a game?
( ) Reviews in magazines.
( ) Recommendation from a friend.
( ) Advertising/Commercial.
( ) Text on the backside of the game package.
( ) Testing the game.
15. Should there be an age limit for playing computer games?
( ) Yes ( ) No
THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
