New survey discovers nearly every kid is a gamer
- September 17, 2008 03:54 AM PST
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A new survey went a long way in dispelling the image of the lone, anti-social gamer, showing that nearly all young people are gamers regardless of age or sex.
We are all gamers
Is every kid a gamer today? Well, almost.
According to a new survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project 97% of young people today play video games in one form or another--boys and girl alike.
And when they play video games, they often play them with someone else, ether in person or online. Two-thirds play face-to-face, the survey found, while a quarter play online with other people.
"It shows that gamers are social people," says Amanda Lenhart, a senior researcher at Pew. "They communicate just as much. They spend time face-to-face, just as much as other kids. They e-mail and text."
The kids these days game fairly often, too, with 50% of them saying they had played a video game the previous day.
And even though many underage respondents said they had played or owned several M- and AO-rated games, the Pew researchers were quick to distance themselves from making any proclamations about video games and real world violence.
Instead, Joseph Kahne, a study co-author and dean of the education school at Mills College in California, said games like Halo--while violent--provided "more than average opportunities for players to help one another."
Unfortunately, the survey did not ask whether or not the kids were the ones screaming their heads off and swearing like drunken sailors in Xbox Live when they get owned in Halo 3. That particular portion of the population, it would seem, will remain a mystery for now.
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Of course most kids game in North America. Be it dance dance revolution, solitaire, guitar hero or halo. Cell phone games would count too.
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That dumb bitch in the picture insert doesn't even know how to throw up a proper " Rock" handsign.
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i was gamer since i was like 3.... first game i ever played galaga and the rest is history.....
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AANTHUNDER wrote:
That dumb bitch in the picture insert doesn't even know how to throw up a proper " Rock" handsign.
lol everybody got a do it the exact same way or it's wrong?
wtf is on her eyes are those glasses? or some kind of head set
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I think, Nintendo is responsible for the majority of this change. Throughout the past 2 years regular people have become casual gamers. With the help of media (tv, celebrity), video games have been bigger than ever. Hence, why it's the top media category that makes the most revenue throughout the year.
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The caption should read: " I stick the pinky in her butt, index finger in the cooch and thumb works the clit and work my tongue like this aahhhhhhahahahahahah!"
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I think everybody now a days plays some kind of game. My wife plays Bejeweled on our PC or Texas Hold' em. Especially Texas Hold'em, I've seen several people palying them hand held games all the time. i just download the current Zune firmware to play Hexic on my Zune. There are a few more games to play on the Zune but haven't taken a good look yet.
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