Gaming and Religion Survey (Results)

[Vidiot]

1. Age: 25
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Spiritual Independant
4. Belief in afterlife: Yes, not the traditional sense.
5. Belief in astral projection: yes
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 3-6
8. What format(s) do you play? PC and 360
9. Which is your preferred genre? N/A I play all genres and enjoy them equally
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? Unlikely, people are more influenced by their environment than their choice of games when it comes to religion

 

[October Country]

1. Age: 18
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Atheist
4. Belief in afterlife: No
5. Belief in astral projection: No
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 0-2, I don't play everyday, but when I get a new game I usually play for many hours
8. What format(s) do you play? PS3
9. Which is your preferred genre? Action/Adventure
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? Not in any way that matters. Possibly in some extremist sects that doesn't allow it's members to have fun meaning they wouldn't play at all.

 

[RebelRising]

Age Undisclosed
Gender Male
Religion None (Agnostic - Atheist)
Belief I wouldn't know.
Belief in Astral Projection No.
Do you game? Very much so.
How many hours a day do you game? On free days, up to 5 or 6.
What formats do you play?? Mac/PC +Xbox 360.
Which is your preferred genre? RPG, with shooters and strategy games in close runner-up.
Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No, but I hear those Voodoo guys can really put away the grind when it comes to Age of Conan.

 

[Koeryn]

1. Age: 21
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Athiest/Agnostic
4. Belief in afterlife: Depends on what happens after I die.
5. Belief in astral projection: Not sure.
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? Anywhere between twenty minutes and twenty hours.
8. What format(s) do you play? PC / PS3
9. Which is your preferred genre? FPS
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? Doubtful. While religion /may/ dictate what games people will play, I find it hard to believe it would dictate how long someone plays them for.

 

[DannyBoy451]

1. Age: 17
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: None
4. Belief in afterlife: None
5. Belief in astral projection: None
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 3-5 weekdays, 6+ weekends.
8. What format(s) do you play? PC, Xbox 360
9. Which is your preferred genre? RPG, FPS
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No

Personaly I don't see why there'd be a direct corrilation between someone's religion and how much they play videogames.

Also: inb4 thread degenerates into religious slagging match.

 

[Nikita89]

1. Age: 19
2. Gender: Female
3. Religion: Atheist (baptized orthodox, but I guess it doesn't count because somebody else decided that for me)
4. Belief in afterlife: Nope
5. Belief in astral projection: Not really, maybe if you're on drugs o.Ô
6. Do you game? Ooooh Yeah!
7. How many hours a day do you game? 2
8. What format(s) do you play? PC
9. Which is your preferred genre? FPS + RPG + simulations
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? Nope.

 

[Gamine]

Whats up with all these surveys today?
Requirement for bailout??

AgeStated it before jo.
Gender Female
Religion None
Belief in afterlife I believe in God, yeh
Belief in Astral Projection What the??!
Do you game?YEAH!
How many hours a day do you game? Depending on the game, but i usually play for 3-5hrs
What formats do you play?? Any available Platform
Which is your preferred genre? RPG, FPS, RTS, Racing, Adventure
Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No

 

[DannyBoy451]

[Edit]Sorry, double post.

 

[Vendor-Lazarus]

1. Age: 24
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Atheist
4. Belief in afterlife: None
5. Belief in astral projection: None
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? Varying, none to 7<
8. What format(s) do you play? PC
9. Which is your preferred genre? RPG,Sim (Startopia,Freelancer,Simcity,Escape Velocity Nova, etc)
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No

 

[AntiAntagonist]

1. 25
2. Male
3. Buddhist
4. None/Ambivalent
5. No
6. Why, yes, yes I do.
7. Avg 3-4 hours
8. All of them
9. Adventure, RPG, Action
10. No; unless you're talking about the Amish

 

[Typhusoid]

1. Age: 13
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Atheist
4. Belief in afterlife: None
5. Belief in astral projection: None
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 1-3
8. What format(s) do you play? PC, Wii, Xbox 260
9. Which is your preferred genre? FPS / RTS / RPG
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? Possibly

 

[roblikestoskate]

1. Age: 27
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Christian (Baptist)
4. Belief in afterlife: not completely sure, but that's why it's called faith
5. Belief in astral projection: not sure
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 2-3
8. What format(s) do you play? 360, Wii, PS2, DS
9. Which is your preferred genre? Fighting games, but I'm pretty diverse
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No

 

[Simriel]

1. Age: 17
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Gnostic (no not agnostic)
4. Belief in afterlife: No.
5. Belief in astral projection: None
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 4-8
8. What format(s) do you play? PC and 360
9. Which is your preferred genre? FPS / Rpg
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No

 

[Caliostro]

1. Age: 21
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Atheist
4. Belief in afterlife: None
5. Belief in astral projection: None
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? Depends. Can go from 1 to 8 - 10... Depends on available time and boredom.
8. What format(s) do you play? PC mostly. PS2 sometimes. Anything else if I'm at a friend's
9. Which is your preferred genre? FPS and Beat'em ups.
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No.

 

[BlackLadybug]

1. Age: 18
2. Gender: Female
3. Religion: Agnostic
4. Belief in afterlife: Surprise me
5. Belief in astral projection: No
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 3-5
8. What format(s) do you play? PC
9. Which is your preferred genre? FPS/RPG
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? Not really

 

[sidhe3141]

1. Age: 18
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Atheoanimist
4. Belief in afterlife: Yes
5. Belief in astral projection: Yes
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 3-5
8. What format(s) do you play? PC
9. Which is your preferred genre? RPG, TBS
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? Maybe, need more data.

 

[Taerdin]

1. Age: 22
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Agnostic (Leaning more towards Christianity... based more in my interpretation of it rather than what other people tell me Christianity is)
4. Belief in afterlife: Not likely
5. Belief in astral projection: No
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 4-12
8. What format(s) do you play? PC, Playstation 1/2/3, Wii, DS
9. Which is your preferred genre? Anything with a decent narrative, not racing (unless its Mario Kart >.>) or sports. I play RPG/TBS/FPS/occasional MMO, mostly leaning towards games where your character grows or evolves, if not through stats then at least as a person? Hard to explain :S I like progression, getting more powerful, getting more skilled, earning more coin... I can also be a grindaholic at times.
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? Impossible

Probably a little too descriptive but I hate boiling myself down to ten short answers...

 

[s-l-u-g]

1. Age: 18
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Atheist
4. Belief in afterlife: None
5. Belief in astral projection: None
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 2-3
8. What format(s) do you play? PC and Wii
9. Which is your preferred genre? FPS / RTS
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No

1. 16
2. Male
3. Gamer/Atheist (Tehe)
4. I'm open to the possibility, but find no reason to belive.
5. Nope.
6. Yes. Much so.
7. 3-5 depending on game.
8. PC and 360
9. Most genres
10. That's rediculous... Unless you say one plays a game 'religiously' but then that's borderline obsessive.

 

[Duh]

Age 19
Gender Male
Religion: No relligion
Belief in astral projection: yes, but just for kicks
Do you game: Do chickens wish they could fly? i'd like to think so
How many hours a day do you game?: 2 tops
What format(s) do you play?: Wii and soon i hope to get my PC ready for gaming
Which is your preferred genre?: Adventure, FPS, some RPGs, and Plataformers
Do you think there is a ling between hours gaming and choice of relligion?: i dunno, butterfly effect says anything could happen due to silly stuff