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Contrary to stereotypes, gamers tend to be more inclusive than the general public, study finds (www.psypost.org)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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[–] 11 points 5 months ago (5 children)

A much more interesting study would be separating the gamers from the Gamers.

That would require you to define a Real Gamer, which would be divisive by design.

It's an exercise in nutpicking.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    It's hard to give an exact definition, but someone playing candy crush on their phone is meaningfully different than a LoL player. Not in elitism or whatever, but for example one is a game any person might play for a bit while bored, and one is a demanding competitive immersive game. I would say a good separation is the cozy / not competitive games with competitive games, since the competitive ones are the places most people think of Gamers not being accepting.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Exactly. A "gamer" is too broad of a definition to really mean anything if it just means "people who play games". I watch TV/films, but that could mean anything. Reality? Horror? Non-fiction? They're all different. I read books, but that could mean anything. Sci-fi? Fantasy? Biography? Poetry? They're all different.

    I do think competitive versus non-competitive is a good dividing point. I hesitate to use the word "cozy" because I don't think Dark Souls players are playing a "cozy" game.

    But even within competitive there are distinctions to make. Children playing the lastest FPS and screaming into their headsets, probably less inclusive. The speed running community, generally very inclusive.

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  • [+] -5 points 5 months ago (2 children)
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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago*

    Yeah I have no idea why you lumped first person shooter players, moba players, and 4x players in the same category. Talk about fundamentally different demographics.

    Edit: by the way, I love the Endless series (Legends, Space 2) and love Animal Crossing. I also have 5000 hours in Tarkov. Peak is also fun.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    there is a seriously real difference between someone who plays csgo dota and hoi4 vs someone who plays animal crossing splatoon and peak.

    About ten years of age range, for the most part.

    Its fundamentally two entirely different demographics which no over lap

    Yeah, famously, people never get older

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