Survey: Videogames and Violence (for a class)

[beniki]

1. Age: 24
2. Gender: M
3. How often do you play videogames?
Every day. In fact, I'm playing one right now.

4. What genres?
All genres.

5. Have games ever made you angry when playing them?
Yes. Oh God yes.

6. Have games ever made you physically violent when playing them?
Nothing beyond a face palm for particularly stupid plots.

7. Have games ever made you angry when not playing them?
No.
8. Have games ever made you physically violent when not playing them?
No. Wait, see above face palm comment.

9. How often do you engage in violent behaviour?
Practise my kendo katas twice a week, but other than that never.

 

[kebab4you]

1. Age: 18
2. Gender: Male
3. How often do you play videogames?1-5 hours, depends on how much school work I got
4. What genres? FPSs,RPGs,JRPGs,Strategy,Action
5. Have games ever made you angry when playing them? (ex. Rage quit, swearing)Rage quit from time to time when I'm/my team is doing extremely poorly
6. Have games ever made you physically violent when playing them? (ex. harming the controller)Yeah broke my table once...
7. Have games ever made you angry when not playing them? (ex. thinking about them affected your actions)Nope
8. Have games ever made you physically violent when not playing them? (ex. thinking of them affected your actions)Nope
9. How often do you engage in violent behavior?Uhh maybe once a year

 

[Reptiloid]

1. 23
2. Male
3. Couple hours per day on average.
4. FPS, RPG, Action/Adventure, Platformer.
5. Yes. Though mostly light irritation, not full-on rage.
6. Yes. My keyboard has taken a beating on rare occasions.
7. No.
8. No.
9. Never.

 

[magicaxis]

1. 19
2. male
3. at least 2 hours a day, and up to 16 on weekends
4. FPS, RPG, Fighting
5. of course
6. twice in my life - one from seth from street fighter 4, and another after dying for the 1000000000th time on the last level of painkiller
7. no
8. no
9. maybe once every 6 years

 

[TheLiham]

1.15
2. Male
3. 5-6 days a week
4. RPG, FPS, RTS, Anything else that intrigues me in a genre I don't usually partake in.
5. I swear under my breath if I'm not using a mic but other than that no
6. Just shut it off
7. No
8. No
9. I play fight and play pain games with my friends (Which I always win. Just to be vain )
You're welcome ^__^

 

[darkfire613]

1. Age: 15
2. Gender: Male
3. How often do you play videogames? Average 1-2 hours a day
4. What genres? FPS, RPG, MMO, RTS
5. Have games ever made you angry when playing them? (ex. Rage quit, swearing) Some, yes, at particularly frustrating moments.
6. Have games ever made you physically violent when playing them? (ex. harming the controller) I've wanted to throw the controller a few times but never have.
7. Have games ever made you angry when not playing them? (ex. thinking about them affected your actions) No
8. Have games ever made you physically violent when not playing them? (ex. thinking of them affected your actions) No
9. How often do you engage in violent behavior? Sibling squabbles and pretend fights with friends occur somewhat frequently, but nothing ever truly harmful or violent.

 

[F'Angus]

1.20
2.male
3.most days
4.RPG's, FPS, Point and Click
5.Swearing occasionally
6.Probably just Trying to crush the controller with my hands
7.no
8.no
9.not often, mostly playfighting

Good luck

 

[Bootscooper]

1. Age: 14
2. Gender: Female
3. How often do you play videogames? It depends, sometimes the moment after I finish my homework until dinner (around 3 hours), sometimes only an hour a day, sometimes an hour every two days, and sometimes I go on a gaming splurge and play all throughout the weekend.
4. What genres? FPS mostly, some RPG, some casual flash games, some strategy.
5. Have games ever made you angry when playing them? (ex. Rage quit, swearing) I guess, but usually only during multiplayer because I get caught up in the competition.
6. Have games ever made you physically violent when playing them? (ex. harming the controller) I sometimes kinda lift my mouse up and bash it lightly on my desk when I get really annoyed, or throwing my controller on my couch cushion, but I never do anything that actually causes damage.
7. Have games ever made you angry when not playing them? (ex. thinking about them affected your actions) Nope
8. Have games ever made you physically violent when not playing them? (ex. thinking of them affected your actions) Never
9. How often do you engage in violent behavior? I'm a 5 foot girl who's completely out of shape. If I ever did engage in violent behavior it'd be squashed in a second.

 

[Vredesbyrd67]

1. Age:
2. Gender:
3. How often do you play videogames?
4. What genres?
5. Have games ever made you angry when playing them? (ex. Rage quit, swearing)
6. Have games ever made you physically violent when playing them? (ex. harming the controller)
7. Have games ever made you angry when not playing them? (ex. thinking about them affected your actions)
8. Have games ever made you physically violent when not playing them? (ex. thinking of them affected your actions)
9. How often do you engage in violent behavior?

Thank you very much!

1. 20
2. Male
3. Once or twice a week; more when I'm on breaks from school and/or not working.
4. Horror, shooters, action-adventure games, puzzle-based games
5. Yes
6. Once or twice, but that was years ago
7. No
8. No
9. Rarely. I haven't been in a fight since I was a freshman in high school. Occasionally if I'm really upset about something I'll punch a wall or kick a trash can, but I never lash out at people.

 

[rutger5000]

1. Age: 20
2. Gender: M
3. How often do you play videogames? half a hour during the work days week 0 during weekends
4. What genres? Mario kart and Mario smash ?
5. Have games ever made you angry when playing them? (ex. Rage quit, swearing) Ya, while I was a hormone suffering teenager.
6. Have games ever made you physically violent when playing them? (ex. harming the controller)
Ya see above
7. Have games ever made you angry when not playing them? (ex. thinking about them affected your actions)
Never
8. Have games ever made you physically violent when not playing them? (ex. thinking of them affected your actions)
Never
9. How often do you engage in violent behavior?
Never, aside form the play fighting I do when I'm back at my parents place and officially become the babysitter of anyone younger then 12 years old in a 900 feet radius. Then I play fight all the time, but then I'm always passive, so I hardly count that as violent behavior.

 

[ComicsAreWeird]

1. 25
2. Male
3. At least twice a week.
4. Football (Soccer) games, fighting games, RPG´s, action/adventure
5. Sometimes i swear, but i do that with a lot of things, not just videogames.
6. Never.
7. Nope.
8. No.
9. I havent been in a fight in ten years. I´m a peaceful man.

 

[crazypsyko666]

1. 17
2. Male
3. approximately 3 Hours a day, about 21 hours a week
4. Shooter, RPG, Strategy, Hybrid.
5. Yes.
6. A little.
7. No.
8. I've learned that shooting is lots and lots of fun, but only at paper targets or clay pigeons at a sanctioned range with safety regulations
9. I'm just a violent person. I get into a few fights every year, but nothing serious.

 

[ShadowsofHope]

1. Age: 18

2. Gender: Male

3. How often do you play videogames? Everyday I can.

4. What genres? RPG, Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII (Yes, it is it's own genre in this list. Deal with it!)

5. Have games ever made you angry when playing them? (ex. Rage quit, swearing) Many

6. Have games ever made you physically violent when playing them? (ex. harming the controller)

I punch a wall occasionally or squeeze a stress ball, but that is about it.

7. Have games ever made you angry when not playing them? (ex. thinking about them affected your actions)

No.

8. Have games ever made you physically violent when not playing them? (ex. thinking of them affected your actions)

No.

9. How often do you engage in violent behavior?

I've never been in a serious physical confrontation in my life.

 

[robotam]

1) 17
2) Male
3)Daily, usually for a few hours
4) I like 'em all
5 and 6) I think when I was younger (around 10ish) I would, but I haven't really in a while. Sure annoyed, but not angry.
7) Never
8) No way
9) Are you saying that I engage in violent behavior? I will attack you up for saying that! ....kidding, never.

 

[Biosophilogical]

1. 17
2. Male
3. A few hours a day
4. Normally RPGs, though FPSs/Stategies on rare occassion
5. Frustrated? Yes. Angry? Very rarely because I normally stop once I realise I'm not enjoying it
6. No. The worst I've had is breaking a PS3 controller by stepping on it (completely accidental I swear)
7. No.
8. No.
9. Never. I'm a de-facto pacifist, for lack of a better term.

 

[BlastedTheWorm]

1. 20
2. Male
3. Can vary between hours every day to only a couple a week.
4. Shooters, fighting games, action-adventures, RPGs, RTSs...whatever tickles my fancy.
5. I suppose, but I'd put the blame on the bellend on the opposite end.
6. See 5.
7. No...
8. See 7.
9. Not very often at all.

 

[MetaKnight19]

1. Age: 21
2. Gender: Male
3. How often do you play videogames? Around 30 hours a week, if not more.
4. What genres? Pretty much anything except for Sports Sims and Real Time Strategy.
5. Have games ever made you angry when playing them? (ex. Rage quit, swearing) Not very often.
6. Have games ever made you physically violent when playing them? (ex. harming the controller) No.
7. Have games ever made you angry when not playing them? (ex. thinking about them affected your actions) No.
8. Have games ever made you physically violent when not playing them? (ex. thinking of them affected your actions) No.
9. How often do you engage in violent behavior? Can't remember the last time I did...I'm really quite mellow

 

[DuttyDawn]

1. 35
2. female
3. every day
4. Action/RPG/Shooters
5. Just a random curse if I die to much
6. Not since I was 9
7. No
8. No
9. Never. Once in a while I'll pound on a punching bag, but that's more for exercise.

 

[silver wolf009]

1. 15
2. Male
3. Every day
4. Shooter, RPG, Strategy
5. Yes but mostly from the community.
6. No
7.) No
8. No
9. Define please? I dont go around mugging people every once in a while if thats what your asking.

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

1. Age:
17
2. Gender:
Male
3. How often do you play videogames?
1-2 hours a week
4. What genres?
First and Third Person Shooters, Survival horror
5. Have games ever made you angry when playing them? (ex. Rage quit, swearing)
Rarely. I have said "fuck" a few times while playing a game, but that was more frustration at a difficult puzzle or battle than anger.
6. Have games ever made you physically violent when playing them? (ex. harming the controller)
No. Controllers cost money.
7. Have games ever made you angry when not playing them? (ex. thinking about them affected your actions)
No. Games calm my nerves to a great extent, but they do not make me angry by thinking about them.
8. Have games ever made you physically violent when not playing them? (ex. thinking of them affected your actions)
No.
9. How often do you engage in violent behavior?
Almost never. I'm too much a pussy to harm anything.