Investigating Variations in Gameplay: Cognitive Implications

Table 1

Summary of player demographics.

Age^1	Gender	Gamer status^2	Experience^3	Experienced game genres^4
Group 1
	M	NG	E	FPS, sports, strategy
	F	NG	SE	Cell phone games, word games
	M	C-A	SE	Adventure, sports
	M	A	VE	FPS, sports, strategy
Group 2
	M	C	SE	Adventure, mystery, sports
	M	H	X	MMORPG, strategy
	M	C-A	VE	Adventure, FPS, RPG, sports
	M	NG	E	Adventure, FPS, RPG

Ages are in years.
²“Do you consider yourself:” NG = nongamer, C = causal gamer, C-A = between C and A, A = average gamer, A-H = between A and H, and H = hardcore gamer.
³“In general, how experienced are you with playing games?” N = novice, SE = slightly experienced, E = experienced, VE = very experienced, and X = expert.
⁴“Which kinds of games do you feel most experienced with?”.