femalegamer

Some interesting statistics were put out by the Pew Internet and American Life Project recently, when it comes to gamers. Turns out those with children are more likely to partake in gaming than those that are childless. To some degree, this goes against the stereotype of the adult gamer… the one that has no social skills and is a ghastly pale while from never leaving the computer screen. Sixty-six percent of parents with children under the age of 17 play games, compared to 47 percent of childless adults.

If anything these statistics also prove that maybe parents are taking an interest in their children’s gaming, and are hopefully monitoring the games and time spent playing.

Not surprisingly, teenagers make up the largest gaming population however with a massive 97 percent playing some form of video game. And, when it comes to those 18 and over, including both parents and the childless, 53 percent play some form of game with an impressive 21 percent playing almost every day.

When broken down by gender, the vast disparity seen in the past is quickly filling in. While 55 percent of men are likely to play games, 50 percent of women are.

I apologize for my extended absence the past few weeks. The good news is I am back and my project is almost complete. It truly was a great, albeit time-consuming endeavor… a 100+ page Age of Conan class guide.

Unfortunately, my class (Bear Shaman) was only at 40 when I started the project… so the research involved a lot of playing, on top of writing. Well, I can truly say that that probably did in the amount of time I will spend in Age of Conan. I think the game has potential, but has several months to go before it reaches it. Forced playing made me less likely to be patient and wait for Funcom to get their act together.

So, it looks like I’m heading back to Warcraft! I’m finding the transition back to be interesting however. For the first time in my WoW life, I’ve come back from another game and found myself missing features. The ability to sprint on all toons in AoC… brilliant! Solo instances in AoC… really smart! Combat that is more than 10 main attacks that are triggered by hitting one key… awesome! And, the ability to line up future attacks… something sorely missing in the WoW world.