If someone gave me a dollar everytime one of my girlfriens asked me to play Fishville or Mob wars on Facebook, I wouldn’t be rich but I would be on my way to financial independence.
Now I know why!
A recent study conducted by Q Interactive and Engage! Expo reveals the thought process of women who engage in social media games. The findings were interesting especially since I don’t fit in with the majority. The study of over 700 women, found that 54 percent of those surveyed plays daily and 30 percent plays weekly.
Finding: “I Embrace My Inner Gamer!”
- Of those surveyed, 42 percent consider themselves “gamers” and seven percent deem themselves “obsessed.”
- For 67 percent, one to five hours per week is “socially acceptable”; however, 26 percent feel six or more hours per week is socially acceptable.
- Nearly 45 percent of those surveyed have friends they consider “obsessed” with social media gaming.
- Approximately 16 percent of those surveyed “hide” or “sometimes hide” their gaming habits.
Finding: “There are Gaming Faux Pas – But I Set Boundaries for Myself”
- Over two-thirds of those surveyed believe there are “stigmas” associated with gaming. For those women, the leading stigma is:
“Games are addictive” (24 percent)
“Play makes you neglectful of other areas of your life” (21 percent)
“Gaming is a waste of time” (17 percent.) - Play at work is basically off limits: 93 percent of those surveyed share they primarily play at home versus work.
Finding: “I Won’t Pay – No Matter How Much I Love a Game”
- More than half of women surveyed – 54 percent – “fear” more games will make gamers pay in the future.
- If forced to pay, 77 percent would give up the game, while:
10 percent would prefer a monthly subscription or fee
10 percent would prefer a pay-as-I-go system
Two percent would prefer a separate payment scenario for each game played
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I’m an obsessed gamer but have at least stopped playing one-minute Bejeweled on Facebook which creates, I think, too much competition between friends. Give me a farm, however, and I’m your passion fruit for life. Why? It’s a small little world where my obsession isn’t so much “winning” (and certainly not taking someone else captive or killing them), as it is a bar I set for myself.
Still, I dislike the time my farms take and, yes, I am embarrassed about them with non-farmies.
Everyone I know plays Farmville. They even ask me to feed their fish for them. Since I don’t know what that means, they often get the crazy look but it must be fun.