Demographics on computer gaming from the Entertainment Software Association:
It turns out the age of the average gamer is 33 years old. 31 percent of gamers are under 18, 44 percent are between the ages of 18 and 49, and a surprising 25 percent are over 50! The average adult gamer has been playing computer or video games for 12 years, meaning that they got their start with Super Metroid and Final Fantasy VI on the SNES, and DOOM II and the original Warcraft: Orcs & Humans on the PC. Those of us who remember playing PONG are rarer, but we’re still out there!
Wow. Part of the plurality. Cool. I’d be curious to see the stats more specifically for CoX, but it’s nice to know that I’m not a completely aberrant freak or something.
As far as families go, 35 percent of American parents say they play computer and video games, and 80 percent of these play games with their children. 66 percent of gamer parents feel that playing games has brought their families closer together. The typical gamer parent is 37 years old. The study also indicates that parents are present 89 percent of the time when a game is rented or purchased for their children.
I will say that CoH has brought Margie and me closer. And if Katherine could play better, she’d be playing more with us (rather than just dabbling with it).
(via Les)