If y'all would please fill this out. For a co-worker/friends sister's Bachelors degree. It is possible that it her groups findings could be published in a scientific journal. Thanks

Online Relationships: A research project in Social Networks at UT Dallas
Contact: Karyn Narramore: kmp130730@utd.edu


1. What type of video games do you play with other people - either FPS or MMO.



2. Are you more likely to play first person shooters with other people or MMOs with other people?


3. Do you ever organize groups, or have you ever been a part of organized groups of game play? Describe how that works.


4. While playing these games, how do you communicate with others in the game? (audio/text)


5. How many people do you usually play with?



6. How do you know these people? Did you meet offline or in the game? If both, can you discuss your experiences with people you have met in the game?



7. Do you communicate with these people outside of the game?


a. If so, how do you communicate with them – via what channels?

b. What do you talk about?


8. Do you ever physically meet gamers for gaming together?

a. If yes, how often?

9. Do you ever physically meet gamers for non-gaming purposes?

10. If the game was taken away would you still feel the need to communicate with your fellow gamers?

11. When the participants are done, you should get some demographic information from them: age, sex, occupation

1. What type of video games do you play with other people - either FPS or MMO.
Both

2. Are you more likely to play first person shooters with other people or MMOs with other people?
While I enjoy playing FPS with others MMO's is my social gaming of choice.

3. Do you ever organize groups, or have you ever been a part of organized groups of game play? Describe how that works.
I generally like to be in control of my groups and from my experience if you want to get things done quickly you make your own groups.

4. While playing these games, how do you communicate with others in the game? (audio/text)
both

5. How many people do you usually play with?
5-8


6. How do you know these people? Did you meet offline or in the game? If both, can you discuss your experiences with people you have met in the game?
I bit of both, I have over my years of gaming made a family of gamers.


7. Do you communicate with these people outside of the game?
Some

a. If so, how do you communicate with them – via what channels?
Facebook

b. What do you talk about?
Games and life

8. Do you ever physically meet gamers for gaming together?
yes

a. If yes, how often?
Depends on our schedules lately once every month.

9. Do you ever physically meet gamers for non-gaming purposes?
I once dated a girl I met in a video game.

10. If the game was taken away would you still feel the need to communicate with your fellow gamers?
Yes, I was banned from one game and wait till we found a new one.

11. When the participants are done, you should get some demographic information from them: age, sex, occupation
28, M, Student

1. What type of video games do you play with other people - either FPS or MMO.
Both

2. Are you more likely to play first person shooters with other people or MMOs with other people?
Depends on what people are playing

3. Do you ever organize groups, or have you ever been a part of organized groups of game play? Describe how that works.
Yes, I ask people then we play

4. While playing these games, how do you communicate with others in the game? Voice chat and in-game chat, Mostly voice chat.

5. How many people do you usually play with?
1-8

6. How do you know these people? Did you meet offline or in the game? If both, can you discuss your experiences with people you have met in the game?
Both. Everyone is a asshole!


7. Do you communicate with these people outside of the game?
Yes

a. If so, how do you communicate with them – via what channels?
Chat programs

b. What do you talk about?
Games and life

8. Do you ever physically meet gamers for gaming together?
yes

a. If yes, how often?
Weekly/Monthly I guess

9. Do you ever physically meet gamers for non-gaming purposes?
Yes

10. If the game was taken away would you still feel the need to communicate with your fellow gamers?
Yes

11. When the participants are done, you should get some demographic information from them: age, sex, occupation
23/M/What is a occupation?