Bowserteeth Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Hi everyone, I know I'm new here, and this is probably a really cheeky question, but... As the topic title suggests, I'm doing a dissertation on the current games console market (too much research on online gaming for my liking!) and although I know a few gamers, I need to get opinions on the current console hardware generation from hardcore gamers. I'd be extremely grateful for opinions and thoughts about this, so hopefully this will go some way to show which direction consumers want the games industry to go! I'm so sorry this is my first post and I'm already asking favours, but I'm hoping everyone here will be like-minded, and have something to say! The survey I made is here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rUnh7k0fWgfoOI4Azl2pUw_3d_3d Thankyou everyone, and I will post "properly" here as soon as this dissertation stress has died down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcos Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 I enjoyed expressing my views in your survey, good questions. You're gonna have to do a lot of reading of the results though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowserteeth Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 Cheers Malcos! It will be a lot of work, but its very interesting to start seeing trends in what gamers are saying. I'm aiming to compare what people want with what they're currently getting, to put it crudely, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Done. I didn't like the question about realistic graphics + atmosphere though... I am of the opinion that graphics don't have to be realistic to be good. I would happily pay $100 for an amazing game with beautiful sprite-based graphics and fluid animation. I wrote something to this effect in the survey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Falling Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Okay, I took the survey. With all the open questions you're going to get a lot of different views I expect. Hope that'll work out alright when you try to come up with a conclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nookster Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Thanx, doing a kind of progressive gamedesign study myself, that was refreshing to answer. Glad to see someone asking some of the right questions (or i am just thinking the questions have the right agenda, when in fact they don't ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowserteeth Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 I'm doing qualitative research, so I've tried to keep the questions as open as possible, so here's hoping. The question about graphics and atmosphere is really just to test the waters about the whole ludology/narratology gameplay/graphics debate, so I'm just trying to get evidence of where most hardcore gamers stand. I have my own opinions but I'm probably not supposed to say anything until I've collected the responses, just to keep things all above ground and all that, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowserteeth Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 Nookster, I'm glad we seem to be in the same boat! Oops, double post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnforgivingEdges Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Are you the same guy who posed this same question over at NeoGAF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowserteeth Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 I'm afraid not - I left my research a bit late! I sort of got lost in the whole literature background thing... Was the other guy doing a dissertation too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnsalot Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 I filled out the survey. Good luck with your essay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowserteeth Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 Thanks, I think I'll need it! >_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake5017 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 I just took it. Interesting questions but it seems like some of the questions should have been split up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowserteeth Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 In what way? Criticism is welcome, but I'll have to let this one run its course as it is first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifirit Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Finished completing the survey. Question #5 definitely should be two questions, since it is a two-part question. Yet, it should also be separate because it does ask a somewhat different question than the first part of what makes a system different from its competitors. In addition, what are your assumptions of what a "hardcore" gamer is in the survey? Are you looking at gamers who play multiple (current) systems? Gamers with a history of gaming on previous systems who have purchased or are looking to purchase a next-gen system? Gamers faithful to a certain genre or franchise? The term "hardcore" gamer is somewhat broad in its general use, though it's often assumed as someone who plays games on a regular to frequent basis. Also, the survey is a little biased towards the action, adventure, and RPG genres in terms of the questions it asks, which is sorta what Zircon said. Games do also include puzzle, sports, music-game, simulation, stategy and other genres which focus primarily on game mechanics than visuals or presentation; games which may not be visually appealing, but are mentally appealing. I did mention it in my response to the survey, though. Good luck with the dissertation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shining Mirage Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I just finished with your survey. I tried my very best to be as understandable as possible. I hope that you do well with your essay. Godspeed, dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowserteeth Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Thanks for the advice, Ifirit. I'll use that for the next one =) Thanks again everyone, these responses are excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Oh man, I am going to hate it when I have to do my dissertation. Good luck to you good sir. I will definitely do this when I am more awake. It must be rough doing these, and I know that I will be seeking data when I do mine, so might as well give myself good karma and help you so that I have good luck on mine man that came out so grammatically incorrect but i am too tired to care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowserteeth Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Thanks! It is quite tough going, but luckily the community here is extremely helpful, and when you come to do yours, I'm sure we'll all be able to help in the same way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirChadlyOC Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I've used this forum before to get help on school projects, so I understand haw much you need input from as many sources as possible. I filled it out! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shikigami Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 was there only that one page? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 OK, I filled it out, now where's my free iPod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowserteeth Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Yeah, it's only one page for now. Thanks again everyone! It's nice to talk to such a large community of gamers, and it definitely helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shikigami Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Yeah, it's only one page for now. ok just wondering, because then it took me to a page about creating my own survey and i was like "what?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowserteeth Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 That is a bit strange.... Anyway, I think I'll finish this one up now. Cheers again! I'll let you know how it progresses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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