Survey on home video gaming (Overseas)

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1. Introduction

This is a short survey about the player's video game playing activities at home. The survey will take roughly 10-15 minutes to complete. The results obtained from this survey will be kept confidential. Thanks for answering the survey!

1. Which country are you from? *

2. How old are you? *

3. Do you play video games with your family members? If yes, please go to question 4. If no, please go to question 5. *

Yes

4. How do you organise the play space at home to facilitate your gameplay activities with your family members?

5. How do you organise the play space in your home to optimise your own gameplay experience at home?

6. Where is your game hardware located in the home? *

7. Do you use multiple gaming devices at home? If yes, please go to question 8. If no, please go to question 9. *

Yes

8. List the multiple gaming devices which you use at home. Please go to question 11.

9. List the single gaming device that you use at home.

10. Is your gameplay hardware integrated with the other gaming devices, e.g. do you connect your PS3/Xbox 360/Wii to a computer monitor and speakers for gameplay or are they separated from each other?

Yes (If yes please go to question 11)

11. Which gaming devices in your home are integrated with each other?

12. Are all your devices integrated in your home such that they can be shared between the family members and are used for multiple purposes, and not just restricted to gaming? For example, using the television flat screen monitor for both game play and watching television shows.

Yes (Please go to question 13)

13. Please state how your gaming devices are integrated with other hardware in your home and how they are used for multiple purposes.

14. Does your family support playing games? If yes, please go to question 15 and 17. If no, please go to question 16 and 18.

Yes (go to question 15)

No (go to question 16)

15. What are the reasons that your family support the playing of games in the home?

It is fun.

It is a form of family bonding activity.

It is a recreational activity.

Playing games trains the mind and body for better coordination.

Playing online games enables players to learn skills that can be applied in real life, such as team play in online games.

Other (Please Specify)

16. What are the reasons that your family disapprove the playing of games in the home?

It contributes to game addiction.

It contributes to social isolation.

It is a waste of time to play games.

It only serves to escape from real life problems temporarily.

Other (Please Specify)

17. If they support the playing of games and your family plays games together, how does it influence your spatial arrangement of the game physical hardware at home?

18. If they do not support the playing of games, how does it influence your spatial arrangement of the game physical hardware at home?

19. If your family disapproves of playing games in the home, how does the use of new media gaming technologies enable you to circumvent your family's surveillance of your gaming activities?


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