Here's a weird Granny playing GTA because it "keeps her mentally active"
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21116544[/url]
[quote]It is predicted that by the end of this year, female gamers will outnumber men for the first time.
However computer games are also increasingly being seen as a way for older people to keep mentally active.
Bryony Mackenzie reports.[/quote]
[img]http://puu.sh/1TdRE[/img]
She doesn't look like what I'd expect at all.
[i]Back in my day, our cousins didn't ask us to go bowling![/i]
Fucking casuals
Outnumber male gamers? I highly doubt that.
[quote]It is predicted that by the end of this year, female gamers will outnumber men for the first time.[/quote]
i find this hard to believe. unless you count things like phone games and facebook games.
This lady has been on the news before.
[QUOTE=Demolitions2;39373501]Outnumber male gamers? I highly doubt that.[/QUOTE]
I think men claiming they're girls outnumber the actual men.
[QUOTE=Demolitions2;39373501]Outnumber male gamers? I highly doubt that.[/QUOTE]
angry birds is a game, mind you
[QUOTE=lil_n00blett;39373523]angry birds is a game, mind you[/QUOTE]
Mmhmm. That "gamers" number accounts for anyone who plays Facebook or mobile games.
this is what I've always thought, retirement for us isn't going to be nearly as boring with new technology like internet and video games and online interaction with other users.
[QUOTE=YouWithTheFace.;39373510]i find this hard to believe. unless you count things like phone games and facebook games.[/QUOTE]
"According to a survey done in 2004 by the Entertainment Software Association, 25 percent of console players and 39 percent of PC game players are women. Also, 40 percent of online game players are women. According to a report by USA today 60 percent of female gamers play on mobile devices says a survey done by EEDAR. The same survey done by EEDAR also finds 63 percent of these female mobile gamers play online multiplayer mobile games.[25] According to another study conducted by the Entertainment Software Association in 2010, 40% of the game playing population is female, and women 18 or older now comprise 33% of all gamers.
Also, the percentage of women now playing online has risen to 42%, up several percent since 2004. The same study shows that 46% of game purchasers are female (Entertainment Software Association).[26] In recognition of the importance of the issues of women and girls as game developers and players, the International Game Developers Association, an association of companies and individuals in the games industry, has formed a Special Interest Group on Women in Game Development.[27] This is an active field of discussion and a topic in many conferences in the video gaming industry"
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_and_video_games#Female_gamers_as_a_demographic[/url]
and why does it matter if the video game is on facebook or a mobile device? a video game is a video game.
Why the friendlies? Do you feel bad for her or something? She's a motherfucking winner, people.
[QUOTE=Mr_Awesome;39373591]Why the friendlies? Do you feel bad for her or something? She's a motherfucking winner, people.[/QUOTE]
there's something heartwarming about watching an old lady run down pedestrians in gta.
[QUOTE=Vasili;39373542]this is what I've always thought, retirement for us isn't going to be nearly as boring with new technology like internet and video games and online interaction with other users.[/QUOTE]
How weird would it be to be browsing fp at 80 years old? Chatting with all your facepunch buddies for some 60 years of your life. Going through a lifetime's worth of events with people you've never even seen before yet have a weird kind of connection to.
And when you die your account is perma'd and the name is posted in a thread with a list of dead users called "Farewell" or some shit.
I mean the forums probably won't last that long, but it's cool to think about.
I wonder if she plays online with her grandsons and murder hookers together
[QUOTE=Vasili;39373542]this is what I've always thought, retirement for us isn't going to be nearly as boring with new technology like internet and video games and online interaction with other users.[/QUOTE]
I just hope my mind and hands can keep up, I feel like they do a crap job as-is, age won't help much.
[editline]26th January 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=shrinkme;39373652]And when you die your account is perma'd and the name is posted in a thread with a list of dead users called "Farewell" or some shit.[/QUOTE]
Reminds me of that time someone posted a suicide thread on FP, and Hezzy permabanned him with the reason "dead."
I don't mean to be that guy but are some of you guys really implying Farmville and Angry Birds aren't games? While I wouldn't consider them fun, they're still games haha.
That woman is a badass.
[QUOTE=rapperkid04;39373754]I don't mean to be that guy but are some of you guys really implying Farmville and Angry Birds aren't games? While I wouldn't consider them fun, they're still games haha.[/QUOTE]
no game made for mobile or social networking are games. just like no games by activision are really games, and no games made by ea are really games.
basically no games except the games [i]i[/i] play are really games!
[QUOTE=yawmwen;39373562]
and why does it matter if the video game is on facebook or a mobile device? a video game is a video game.[/QUOTE]
Because one is racing go carts and the other is Formula One.
[QUOTE=Jetpack Bear;39373499][i]Back in my day, our cousins didn't ask us to go bowling![/i][/QUOTE]
[i]Cousin! Let's go kick-the-can![/i]
Why would you call her weird? She's awesome.
[QUOTE=GunFox;39373788]Because one is racing go carts and the other is Formula One.[/QUOTE]
[img]http://pmo.bumpheli.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Super-mario-kart.jpg[/img]
I wonder if she can understand what Little Jacob says
[editline]27th January 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=XD!;39373855][t]http://pmo.bumpheli.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Super-mario-kart.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
babby's first racing game
[QUOTE=XD!;39373855][img]http://pmo.bumpheli.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Super-mario-kart.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
coincidentally more fun than any forumula 1 racing game i'v played.
[url]http://oghc.blogspot.com.au/[/url] The website sounds like a granny porn site.
LOL.
[QUOTE=Vasili;39373542]this is what I've always thought, retirement for us isn't going to be nearly as boring with new technology like internet and video games and online interaction with other users.[/QUOTE]
From Chess and pong, to killing hookers with a bus
yeah, I'm going to enjoy retirement.
Disgaea, that's some good taste there granny.
[QUOTE=XD!;39373855][img]http://pmo.bumpheli.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Super-mario-kart.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Oh man. Early 90s nintendo mascots. Bowser looks like a fucking boss, Donkey kong looks stoned out of his mind, and I love the early 90's Yoshi. He had sentience instead of just being this utility vehicle.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;39373562]"According to a survey done in 2004 by the Entertainment Software Association, 25 percent of console players and 39 percent of PC game players are women. Also, 40 percent of online game players are women. According to a report by USA today 60 percent of female gamers play on mobile devices says a survey done by EEDAR. The same survey done by EEDAR also finds 63 percent of these female mobile gamers play online multiplayer mobile games.[25] According to another study conducted by the Entertainment Software Association in 2010, 40% of the game playing population is female, and women 18 or older now comprise 33% of all gamers.
Also, the percentage of women now playing online has risen to 42%, up several percent since 2004. The same study shows that 46% of game purchasers are female (Entertainment Software Association).[26] In recognition of the importance of the issues of women and girls as game developers and players, the International Game Developers Association, an association of companies and individuals in the games industry, has formed a Special Interest Group on Women in Game Development.[27] This is an active field of discussion and a topic in many conferences in the video gaming industry"
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_and_video_games#Female_gamers_as_a_demographic[/url]
and why does it matter if the video game is on facebook or a mobile device? a video game is a video game.[/QUOTE]
These stats do nothing to break apart the data into subcategories, and as such, I feel they do not provide a very accurate representation of the picture.
I have no doubt that women make up somewhere in the general ballpark of half the gaming population. However, the simple fact remains that they are the overwhelming minority in games like DOTA, fps games like counter strike/tf2, and even MMOs that I've played. I've found that they are also vastly outnumbered by men who play single player fantasy/scifi RPGs along the lines of Dragon Age/Mass effect, Skyrim, and the like.
So... what demographics are they becoming the dominant factors in? Or do they just not play anywhere near as much? Or do they play at different interest/skill levels/time zones? Seriously. Where the hell are these 40-55% figures I always see, because it sure isn't the case in my corner of the gaming universe.
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