Davis Nayagam Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 97 per cent of young people in the US play videogames on a regular basis, according to a national survey from the Pew Internet & American Life. The survey found that 99 per cent of boys and 94 per cent of girls, aged between 12 and 17, play videogames, almost regardless of race, ethnicity or income. It was further revealed that 76 per cent of those surveyed play with other people and 65 per cent play with others in the same room. "The stereotype that gaming is a solitary, violent, anti-social activity just doesn't hold up. The average teen plays all different kinds of games and generally plays them with friends and family both online and offline," said Amanda Lenhart, author of a report on the survey and a Senior Research Specialist with the Pew Internet & American Life Project, which conducted the survey. "Gaming is a ubiquitous part of life for both boys and girls. For most teens, gaming runs the spectrum from blow-'em-up mayhem to building communities; from cute-and-simple to complex; from brief private sessions to hours' long interactions with masses of others." Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevilgautam Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Very interesting...Wonder whats the figure in India Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman27deep Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 figure of india. .1% males .0001% Females play video games on a regular basis (inc that snake game on mobile phones) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junior Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 India is at least 10 years away from dose figures....20 years away for boys and girls playing together ....wish i was born den.... :roflroll2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quasi Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 India is at least 10 years away from dose figures....20 years away for boys and girls playing together ....wish i was born den.... :roflroll2: It is fast catching up and I can bet that in 5 years we will reach that figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godspeed4476 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 figure of india. .1% males .0001% Females play video games on a regular basis (inc that snake game on mobile phones) :roflroll2: :roflroll2: i mite lol all day on tht 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevilgautam Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 It is fast catching up and I can bet that in 5 years we will reach that figure. I hope you are talking about the same India as we are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinity091 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I bet they count a person who's played jetman on facebook as someone who regularly plays "videogames." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junior Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 nope infinity...my friend der tells me dat almost all d people he knows der have a ps2 or wii or xbox..(of course u dont expect everyone to spend on ps3s and 360s..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somebody Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 nope infinity...my friend der tells me dat almost all d people he knows der have a ps2 or wii or xbox..(of course u dont expect everyone to spend on ps3s and 360s..) but i dont think everybody there play games coz there must be plenty of nerds too who would rather sit in the library than spend time on a video game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMNTR Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 figure of india. .1% males .0001% Females play video games on a regular basis (inc that snake game on mobile phones) I think that, in India, around 30-50% male teens play video games (though not on a regular basis) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevilgautam Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I think that, in India, around 30-50% male teens play video games (though not on a regular basis) i dont think it can be that high...around 30-50% of teens in India wont have a PC only, forget gaming...dont 4get that India is a poor country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quasi Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I hope you are talking about the same India as we are Comparing India with US will be unfair. If we just compare the number people involved in gaming in both the countries, India will be not be far behind in 5 years and then India will be major destination for gaming companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 but i dont think everybody there play games coz there must be plenty of nerds too who would rather sit in the library than spend time on a video game nerds are the types who would be playing games - specially MMOs and RTSs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMNTR Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 i dont think it can be that high...around 30-50% of teens in India wont have a PC only, forget gaming...dont 4get that India is a poor country Good Point. Though what I meant was male teens who have PCs __________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevilgautam Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Good Point. Though what I meant was male teens who have PCs __________________________________ ya then that figure could be true, but what abt females? 5% of females who have PC/access to PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 ^^ the only game I've seen being played by females in India is 'solitaire'. Especially famous with bored receptionists ! And some are even good at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumanth_Champion Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 ^^ the only game I've seen being played by females in India is 'solitaire'. Especially famous with bored receptionists ! And some are even good at it :roflroll2: :roflroll2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirdOne Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 ^^ the only game I've seen being played by females in India is 'solitaire'. Especially famous with bored receptionists ! And some are even good at it Agreed. Them receptionists just love their Solitaire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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