Video game survey

Video Game Survey

1. Do you play video games?
2. Do you play vioilent games?
3. Do you prefer a sports game over a shooting one?
4. How long have you been playing video games?
5. How old were you when you could play a rated "M"?
6. Would you prefer playing a video game instead of hanging out with friends?
7. What kind of gaming system do you prefer?
8. Do you think violent video games can change your attitude towards life?
9. What game do you like to play?


Isolating the problem

We did this survey to see what types of gaming systems people use, what types of games they play, and whether or not people play violent games, and if the violent games have an effect on people in real life and if it makes them get angry and violent.

Developing a hypothesis

Our hypothesis is that a majority of the people prefer an X-Box 360 over a PS3 or a Nintendo Wii, most people prefer the game Call of Duty 6, Modern Warfare 2, and that most people think that violent video games dont effect you in real life and make you a more violent and angry person. Our variable is people that play violent video games. There is a causal relationship because people that play violent games, may cause a violent person.

Building a Research Design

The research design is to find people that have some type of gaming system, and determine whether or not they prefer a shooting game over a sports game. If they prefer a shooting game then we can determine whether or not it causes violence. The sample is a X-box 360, a PS3, Or a Wii. The population is all the people around the world that use some type of gaming system.

Collecting the Data

After doing the survey we have collected that most people do play video games, and they prefer an X-Box 360. We have gathered that most people prefer shooting games over sports games. We also now know that most people would rather hang out with friends than play video games, which is good. The favorite for the most popular game was Call of Duty 6, Modern Warfare 2. A couple of people said Halo 3 and Madden 2010.

Analyzing the Data

We have analyzed that our hypothesis was correct, most people prefer an X-box 360, and most people play Call of Duty 6 Modern Warfare 2 over any other game. We also found out that most people agree with us, Violent Video games do not effect the way that you act in real life and they dont make you more violent and aggresive.

Making Generalizations

We can say that a majority of the population play video games. We can conclude that an X-box 360 is the best gaming system, Call of Duty 6 is the most popular game, and that just because you play violent video games, it doesn't make you a more violent person.

Historical Method

In the past there has been gaming systems like Nintendo 64, Saga, and Pong, but none of them had violent video games such as Grand Theft Auto or Call of Duty. 20 or 30 years ago people didn't have to worry about violence and blood type of games that could cause people to act violently in real life. This is a problem that has developed in the last 10 years or so.