Who plays, how much, and why? Debunking the stereotypical gamer profile

By Dmitri Williams, N. Yee, Scott E. Caplan. J. Comput. Mediat. Commun., 2008

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Subfields: Literature and Literary Theory, Sociology and Political Science

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Video Games and Spatial Cognition (2010, background): “Practically all children play computer games at one time or another, and this may affect their behavior (Greenﬁeld, 1984, 2009; Olson, 2010; Subrahmanyam & Greenﬁeld, 2008; Williams, Yee, & Caplan, 2008).”
Do you identify as a gamer? Gender, race, sexuality, and gamer identity (2012, background): “Many studies disprove the dominant White, heterosexual, male, teen gamer image (e.g. Williams et al., 2008).”
Network-Related Personality and the Agency Question: Multirole Evidence from a Virtual World1 (2012, background): “(1983) on the advantage of centrality from having alternative exchange partners; Burt (1980) on the advantage of disconnected contacts, later discussed as access to structural holes (Burt 1992); and Lin, Ensel, and Vaughn (1981) on the advantage of distant, prestigious contacts, later elaborated in ”
Internet Gaming Addiction: A Systematic Review of Empirical Research (2012, methodology): “Motivations for playing were assessed by the following means: semi-structured interviews (Beranuy et al. 2010; King and Delfabbro 2009b; Wan and Chiou 2006b) as well as theoretical frameworks (Choi et al. 2000; Myers, 1990; Williams et al. 2008).”
What is a True Gamer? The Male Gamer Stereotype and the Marginalization of Women in Video Game Culture (2017, neutral): “People believe that gamers are men (Kowert et al. 2012; Williams et al. 2008).”
Why do people play games? A meta-analysis (2017, background): “…et al. 2012; Ijsselsteijn et al. 2007; Jansz et al. 2010; Koivisto & Hamari 2014; Mäntymäki & Riemer 2014; Mäntymäki & Salo 2015; Mäyrä & Ermi 2014; Williams et al. 2008; Williams et al. 2009; Zhou et al. 2011), and which use a wide variety of business models (Alha et al. 2014; Alha et al. 2016;…”
Consequences of Play: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Online Gaming (2012, background): “Combat simulation, or first-person shooter video games captured only 0.2% of the market, and less than 2% of video games played were in the social/other category (Woodcock 2008).”
What is eSports and why do people watch it? (2017, background): “Finally, the third category is focused on the demographic and other background factors of players (Hamari and Lehdonvirta, 2010; Jansz et al., 2010; Koivisto and Hamari, 2014; Mäyrä et al., 2016; Williams et al., 2008; Yee, 2006b).”
Geek or Chic? Emerging Stereotypes of Online Gamers (2012, background): “First, adjectives discussed in the academic literature pertaining to the stereotypes of online gamers were included (Griffiths, Davies, & Chappell, 2003; Williams, 2005; Williams et al., 2008).”
Demographic differences in perceived benefits from gamification (2014, methodology): “The benefits examined in this study were limited, so some motivators, such as competition or mastery, that previous studies have associated more with men (Hartmann & Klimmt, 2006; Williams et al., 2008), were not measured.”
Friends, fun, frustration and fantasy: Child motivations for video game play (2013, background): “The stereotype of ‘‘loner’’ gamers as well as concerns that games may reduce social interaction need to be reconsidered (Williams et al. 2008).”