Thanks to all who answered the questionnaire!

Dalagonash wrote:As none of you probably know, I'm doing a masters course at Staffordshire university in Video Game design and for part of my report this semester I'm writing a report about the difference in player expectations between console and handheld gaming, anyway, all the info is at the start of the questionnaire. If you could highlight answers in bold as a method of circling that would be ace!

Oh and if you want to be reeeeeeeeeally annonymous, you can pm me your answers.

The Questionnaire

This questionnaire is designed to discover the differences, if any, in playing anticipations and expectations between home console video games and handheld video games.

The following questions are relevant to key points derived from a number of sources, including published books, journal papers, and critical analysis of video games.

Your answers will be handled completely anonymously and you will not be contacted after your contribution to the report. Please make sure to answer all questions before submitting.

1. What is your gender?
Male Female

2. What is your age bracket?
11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 30+

3. In an average week, how much time do you spend playing console (360, Wii, PS3, PC etc) games.
0 – 4 hours 5-9 hours 10-14 hours 15+ hours

4. In an average week, how much time do you spend playing handheld (DS, PSP, mobile etc.) games.
0 – 4 hours 5-9 hours 10-14 hours 15+ hours

5. What is the average length of time you play a console game in one sitting?
0-10 minutes 11-30 minutes 31-60 minutes more than an hour

6. What is the average length of time you play a handheld game in one sitting?
0-10 minutes 11-30 minutes 31-60 minutes more than an hour

7. What is the average price you pay for a console game?
£1-£10 £11-£20 £21-£30 £31-£40 £40+

8. What is the average price you pay for a handheld game?
£1-£10 £11-£20 £21-£30 £31-£40 £40+

9. If you play a handheld game, where do you do so? (Tick as many as appropriate)
At Home On the Bus At Work Out and about

10. Do you play games online?
Yes, on a console Yes, on a handheld Yes, on both No

11. Of the following, what genre of game do you normally play on console? (Tick as many as appropriate)
Action Puzzle FPS Simulation Arcade RPG Sandbox Strategy

12. Of the following, what genre of game do you normally play on handheld? (Tick as many as appropriate)
Action Puzzle FPS Simulation Arcade RPG Sandbox Strategy

13. How important is replayability (the urge to continue playing after seeing a game’s credits) to you in console games?
Very Important Important not important once through is enough

14. How important is replayability (the urge to continue playing after seeing a game’s credits) to you in handheld games?
Very Important Important not important once through is enough


Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.

Dalagonash wrote:As none of you probably know, I'm doing a masters course at Staffordshire university in Video Game design and for part of my report this semester I'm writing a report about the difference in player expectations between console and handheld gaming, anyway, all the info is at the start of the questionnaire. If you could highlight answers in bold as a method of circling that would be ace!

Oh and if you want to be reeeeeeeeeally annonymous, you can pm me your answers.

The Questionnaire

This questionnaire is designed to discover the differences, if any, in playing anticipations and expectations between home console video games and handheld video games.

The following questions are relevant to key points derived from a number of sources, including published books, journal papers, and critical analysis of video games.

Your answers will be handled completely anonymously and you will not be contacted after your contribution to the report. Please make sure to answer all questions before submitting.

1. What is your gender?
Male | Female

2. What is your age bracket?
11-15 | 16-20 | 21-25 | 26-30 | 30+

3. In an average week, how much time do you spend playing console (360, Wii, PS3, PC etc) games.
0 – 4 hours | 5-9 hours | 10-14 hours | 15+ hours

4. In an average week, how much time do you spend playing handheld (DS, PSP, mobile etc.) games.
0 – 4 hours | 5-9 hours | 10-14 hours | 15+ hours

5. What is the average length of time you play a console game in one sitting?
0-10 minutes | 11-30 minutes | 31-60 minutes | more than an hour

6. What is the average length of time you play a handheld game in one sitting?
0-10 minutes | 11-30 minutes | 31-60 minutes | more than an hour

7. What is the average price you pay for a console game?
£1-£10 | £11-£20 | £21-£30 | £31-£40 | £40+

8. What is the average price you pay for a handheld game?
£1-£10 | £11-£20 | £21-£30 | £31-£40 | £40+

9. If you play a handheld game, where do you do so? (Tick as many as appropriate)
At Home | On the Bus | At Work | Out and about

10. Do you play games online?
Yes, on a console | Yes, on a handheld | Yes, on both | No

11. Of the following, what genre of game do you normally play on console? (Tick as many as appropriate)
Action | Puzzle | FPS | Simulation | Arcade | RPG | Sandbox | Strategy | MMO

12. Of the following, what genre of game do you normally play on handheld? (Tick as many as appropriate)
Action | Puzzle | FPS | Simulation | Arcade | RPG | Sandbox | Strategy | MMO

13. How important is replayability (the urge to continue playing after seeing a game’s credits) to you in console games?
Very Important | Important | not important | once through is enough

14. How important is replayability (the urge to continue playing after seeing a game’s credits) to you in handheld games?
Very Important | Important | not important | once through is enough


Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.

1. What is your gender?
Male | Female

2. What is your age bracket?
11-15 | 16-20 | 21-25 | 26-30 | 30+

3. In an average week, how much time do you spend playing console (360, Wii, PS3, PC etc) games.
0 – 4 hours | 5-9 hours | 10-14 hours | 15+ hours

4. In an average week, how much time do you spend playing handheld (DS, PSP, mobile etc.) games.
0 – 4 hours | 5-9 hours | 10-14 hours | 15+ hours

5. What is the average length of time you play a console game in one sitting?
0-10 minutes | 11-30 minutes | 31-60 minutes | more than an hour

6. What is the average length of time you play a handheld game in one sitting?
0-10 minutes | 11-30 minutes | 31-60 minutes | more than an hour

7. What is the average price you pay for a console game?
£1-£10 | £11-£20 | £21-£30 | £31-£40 | £40+

8. What is the average price you pay for a handheld game?
£1-£10 | £11-£20 | £21-£30 | £31-£40 | £40+

9. If you play a handheld game, where do you do so? (Tick as many as appropriate)
At Home | On the Bus | At Work | Out and about

10. Do you play games online?
Yes, on a console | Yes, on a handheld | Yes, on both | No

11. Of the following, what genre of game do you normally play on console? (Tick as many as appropriate)
Action | Puzzle | FPS | Simulation | Arcade | RPG | Sandbox | Strategy | MMO

12. Of the following, what genre of game do you normally play on handheld? (Tick as many as appropriate)
Action | Puzzle | FPS | Simulation | Arcade | RPG | Sandbox | Strategy | MMO

13. How important is replayability (the urge to continue playing after seeing a game’s credits) to you in console games?
Very Important | Important | not important | once through is enough

14. How important is replayability (the urge to continue playing after seeing a game’s credits) to you in handheld games?
Very Important | Important | not important | once through is enough

Dalagonash wrote:1. What is your gender?
Male | Female

2. What is your age bracket?
11-15 | 16-20 | 21-25 | 26-30 | 30+

3. In an average week, how much time do you spend playing console (360, Wii, PS3, PC etc) games.
0 – 4 hours | 5-9 hours | 10-14 hours | 15+ hours

4. In an average week, how much time do you spend playing handheld (DS, PSP, mobile etc.) games.
0 – 4 hours | 5-9 hours | 10-14 hours | 15+ hours

5. What is the average length of time you play a console game in one sitting?
0-10 minutes | 11-30 minutes | 31-60 minutes | more than an hour

6. What is the average length of time you play a handheld game in one sitting?
0-10 minutes | 11-30 minutes | 31-60 minutes | more than an hour

7. What is the average price you pay for a console game?
£1-£10 | £11-£20 | £21-£30 | £31-£40 | £40+

8. What is the average price you pay for a handheld game?
£1-£10 | £11-£20 | £21-£30 | £31-£40 | £40+

9. If you play a handheld game, where do you do so? (Tick as many as appropriate)
At Home | On the Bus | At Work | Out and about

10. Do you play games online?
Yes, on a console | Yes, on a handheld | Yes, on both | No

11. Of the following, what genre of game do you normally play on console? (Tick as many as appropriate)
Action | Puzzle | FPS | Simulation | Arcade | RPG | Sandbox | Strategy | MMO

12. Of the following, what genre of game do you normally play on handheld? (Tick as many as appropriate)
Action | Puzzle | FPS | Simulation | Arcade | RPG | Sandbox | Strategy | MMO

13. How important is replayability (the urge to continue playing after seeing a game’s credits) to you in console games?
Very Important | Important | not important | once through is enough

14. How important is replayability (the urge to continue playing after seeing a game’s credits) to you in handheld games?
Very Important | Important | not important | once through is enough

Dalagonash wrote:The Questionnaire[/u]

1. What is your gender?
Male | Female

2. What is your age bracket?
11-15 | 16-20 | 21-25 | 26-30 | 30+

3. In an average week, how much time do you spend playing console (360, Wii, PS3, PC etc) games.
0 – 4 hours | 5-9 hours | 10-14 hours | 15+ hours

4. In an average week, how much time do you spend playing handheld (DS, PSP, mobile etc.) games.
0 – 4 hours | 5-9 hours | 10-14 hours | 15+ hours

5. What is the average length of time you play a console game in one sitting?
0-10 minutes | 11-30 minutes | 31-60 minutes | more than an hour

6. What is the average length of time you play a handheld game in one sitting?
0-10 minutes | 11-30 minutes | 31-60 minutes | more than an hour

7. What is the average price you pay for a console game?
£1-£10 | £11-£20 | £21-£30 | £31-£40 | £40+

8. What is the average price you pay for a handheld game?
£1-£10 | £11-£20 | £21-£30 | £31-£40 | £40+

9. If you play a handheld game, where do you do so? (Tick as many as appropriate)
At Home | On the Bus | At Work | Out and about

10. Do you play games online?
Yes, on a console | Yes, on a handheld | Yes, on both | No

11. Of the following, what genre of game do you normally play on console? (Tick as many as appropriate)
Action | Puzzle | FPS | Simulation | Arcade | RPG | Sandbox | Strategy | MMO

12. Of the following, what genre of game do you normally play on handheld? (Tick as many as appropriate)
Action | Puzzle | FPS | Simulation | Arcade | RPG | Sandbox | Strategy | MMO

13. How important is replayability (the urge to continue playing after seeing a game’s credits) to you in console games?
Very Important | Important | not important | once through is enough

14. How important is replayability (the urge to continue playing after seeing a game’s credits) to you in handheld games?
Very Important | Important | not important | once through is enough


Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.