Instructions: Please select the choice that most closely describes your experiences. On questions that allow you to respond about specific games, please do so only if you have played them yourself. If you have not played the game, please leave "Don't know / n.a." selected. If you have never played a game over the Internet, please do not fill out the survey. Thank you.

What is your gender?
Male
Female
Don't know / n.a.

Where do you live?
Africa Asia Australia Canada Europe Mexico South America USA Don't know / n.a.

What is your age?
0-5
6-12
13-17
18-25
26-40
40+
Don't know / n.a.

Do you have any children?
No
Yes, living with me
Yes, not living with me
Don't know / n.a.

What is your marital status?
Married/Engaged/Divorced
Single but dating
Single
Don't know / n.a.

What is your predominant occupation?
Unemployed, non-student Student Homemaker Professional Administrator/Owner of large business Administrator/Owner of small business Technician/Semi-professional Office worker/White collar Tradesperson/Blue collar Unskilled worker Sales/Service Farmer/Fisher Arts Other Don't know / n.a.

How often do you play console video games (e.g. Nintendo, Playstation)?
Every day or almost every day
Once or twice a week
Once or twice a month
Rarely
Never
Don't know / n.a.

How many hours of console games do you play in an average week?
Less than 2
2-4
5-9
10-16
17-25
25+
Don't know / n.a.

How often do you play offline computer games (not on the Internet)?
Every day or almost every day
Once or twice a week
Once or twice a month
Rarely
Never
Don't know / n.a.

How many hours of offline computer games do you play in an average week?
Less than 2
2-4
5-9
10-16
17-25
25+
Don't know / n.a.

How often do you play online computer games (on the Internet)?
Every day or almost every day
Once or twice a week
Once or twice a month
Rarely
Never
Don't know / n.a.

How many hours of online computer games do you play in an average week?
Less than 2
2-4
5-9
10-16
17-25
25+
Don't know / n.a.

How long have you been playing video games?
Less than 1 yr.
1-8 yrs.
9-15 yrs.
16-25 yrs.
25+ yrs.
Don't know / n.a.

How long have you been playing games online?
Less than 6 mo.
6-11 mo.
1-2 yrs.
3-6 yrs.
6+ yrs.
Don't know / n.a.

Name two of your favorite video or computer games of all time (exact names please)...

Name two of your favorite video or computer games played over the Internet...

Do you prefer console games or computer games?
Strongly prefer console games
Prefer console games
No preference
Prefer computer games
Strongly prefer computer games
Don't know /n.a.

Do you prefer online games or offline games?
Strongly prefer online games
Prefer online games
No preference
Prefer offline games
Strongly prefer offline games
Don't know /n.a.

Have you ever personally played the online game "EverQuest"?
Yes No
If yes, select the closest description of you as a EverQuest player...
Rookie, e.g. Played less than 5 hours Novice, e.g. One or more level 8 Character Intermediate, e.g. One or more level 20 characters Expert, e.g. One or more level 50 characters Pro, e.g. Several level 60 characters Don't know / n.a.

Have you ever personally played the online game "Half-life: Counterstrike"?
Yes No
If yes, select the closest description of you as a Counterstrike player...
Rookie, e.g. Played less than 5 hours Novice, e.g. Not usually the worst on a server Intermediate, e.g. 1 to 1 kill to death ratio Expert, e.g. Dominates many servers Pro, e.g. Could win major tournaments Don't know / n.a.

Note: From this point on, please only answer questions for games
that you have personally played. For instance, if you have
played Counterstrike, but not EverQuest, answer only those
questions labeled"Counterstrike", "Online games" and
"Offline games". If you have never played EverQuest nor
Counterstrike, please answer only the questions labeled
"Online games" and "Offline games" which refer to these
kinds of games in your general experience. Thank you.

Note: Please pick a word that you will remember, like your favorite color, food or movie, etc, and re-enter at the top of the next page in a few seconds so that we can link your results together.

Thank you very much! You're done the hard questions and the really interesting final questions are next. Please take the time to fill them out, after all the work you've done so far we really need to hear your opinions on the second page...