(Multiplayer) gaming around the globe?: A comparison of gamer surveys in four countries

Thorsten Quandt; Vivian Chen; Frans Mäyrä; Jan Van Looy

doi:10.4324/9780203627488

(Multiplayer) gaming around the globe? A comparison of gamer surveys in four countries

Thorsten Quandt^*, Vivian Chen, Frans Mäyrä, Jan Van Looy

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Abstract

Digital gaming has become a major global entertainment sector. The games industry itself claims that gaming has surpassed the film sector in terms of financial turnaround in recent years, 1 and the interest in games is rising as games have penetrated mainstream society. The traditional stereotype of the male, adolescent player (Griffiths, Davies, and Chappell, 2003) obviously no longer represents the majority of gamers, as gaming has developed into an adult hobby, and now includes groups that have previously not been involved in gaming

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Multiplayer
Subtitle of host publication	The Social Aspects of Digital Gaming
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Taylor and Francis AS
Chapter	3
Pages	23-46
Number of pages	24
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	9780203627488
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203627488 https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203627488-4
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2013
Externally published	Yes

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