mondo84: I'm enjoying the thread so far. And honestly, I don't think it should be necessary for people to say what gender they are. People should be able to enjoy what they enjoy without being labeled. But I do think it's a good thing that more females are into gaming, and males are learning how to interact with and react to meeting females in games without being creepy/awkward. Most males have a long way to go, but they're making progress. amok - that's a damn long paper. I'll have to skim it sometime.
Short version: (it is centred around online games, AFAIK there has not been any recent study at all on gamin in general)
- 40% of gamers are today (generally) are females (and there are more women over 18 then males under 17 gamers)
- Women play longer then men
- Women players are healthier then men, but men think they are healthier then women
- Men plays more physically aggressive, and male players are more verbally aggressive
- Females under-report more then males how long the play
- Female players are more likely to report being bisexual, and less homosexual, then population estimates
(skipping the parts of playing with a romantic partner)