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Study uncovers MMORPG gender-swapping epidemic (10-05-2008)
"Building upon that research, and perhaps adding an extra layer of complexity, a
new study out of Nottingham Trent has found that 54 percent of all males and 68
percent of all females ""gender swap""--or create online personas of their
opposite sex. The study found that males and females had different reasons for
gender swapping, with female gamers primarily seeking to avoid ""unsolicited
male approaches"" and male swappers finding that they are treated far better by
other males. In the words of one male participant quoted in the study, ""Nerd +
Boob = Loot."" Titled ""Gender Swapping and Socializing in Cyberspace: An
Exploratory Study,"" the study was conducted by Zaheer Hussain and Mark
Griffiths and surveyed 115 participants, 83 of which were male and 32 female.
The survey was conducted through various MMOG-enthusiast forums, and the
researchers noted that flaws to the study may include the relatively small
sample size and the self-reporting format. ""What makes these findings important
is that in most instances, the gamer has the opportunity to choose the gender of
his or her character and to develop other aspects of the character before
beginning to play,"" concluded the researchers. ""Choosing to gender swap may
have an effect on the gamer's style of play and interaction with other gamers
and could even have an effect on guild membership."" Researchers also noted that
the study supported previous findings that ""suggest the female persona has a
number of positive social attributes in a male-oriented environment."" Yep, this
is true. I am a male and play as a female character. You will always be treated
better when doing such. Also, people who say this is gay obviously have no idea
what they are talking about, and need to stop repeating what they heard other
people say years ago. Choosing to play as a female avatar has no reflection on
ones sexuality.
Some people just like to be treated nice, some like the way female characters
look better, and in some cases you don't even have a choice. (FFXI for example)
" "A new data-mining report from the US Director of National Intelligence has
revealed that top spies are developing software that they hope will detect
violent extremists in online worlds, as reported by Wired. Mysteriously titled
The Reynard Project, the software will study the way gamers behave online, and
for the second stage will ""automatically detect suspicious behaviour and
actions in the virtual world."" So, it hopes to discover what ""normal""
massively multiplayer online gaming behaviour is like, and set off alarm bells
if people are deviating. The ultimate aim is to catch all those violent
extremists who have been using their time to infiltrate World of Warcraft. or wow
The report has been approved by Congress, and if it ""shows early promise,"" it
may become a full project. Umm....we are not supposed to have any freedom in
this country are we. This is starting to get ridiculous beyond belief. guild wars gold Now we
are going to be monitored in the video games we play too. What next. Implant
chips into our brains that alert the authorities to any negative thoughts we may
have at the time about absolutely ANYTHING. lineage 2 adena Not cool at
all. lmao! whats too much is too much. but i guess desperation doesnt know
boundaries. plus the article is vague as all hell. they are basically telling us
we are being watched, but why , not really. gold wow what is extreme behavior.
if i am a ganker and a heavy pk-er am i am an extremist. I mean this could be
something good and useful but than again considering whos involed and how did
they explain it, wow or
it seems like a very disgusting new way of privacy invasion! just an easy way to
monitor 11 million ppl...shameful!!! Those who say they are just trying to
protect us... haven't you ever heard Ben Franklin's quote... ""Those who desire
to give up freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserver either
one."" "
new study out of Nottingham Trent has found that 54 percent of all males and 68
percent of all females ""gender swap""--or create online personas of their
opposite sex. The study found that males and females had different reasons for
gender swapping, with female gamers primarily seeking to avoid ""unsolicited
male approaches"" and male swappers finding that they are treated far better by
other males. In the words of one male participant quoted in the study, ""Nerd +
Boob = Loot."" Titled ""Gender Swapping and Socializing in Cyberspace: An
Exploratory Study,"" the study was conducted by Zaheer Hussain and Mark
Griffiths and surveyed 115 participants, 83 of which were male and 32 female.
The survey was conducted through various MMOG-enthusiast forums, and the
researchers noted that flaws to the study may include the relatively small
sample size and the self-reporting format. ""What makes these findings important
is that in most instances, the gamer has the opportunity to choose the gender of
his or her character and to develop other aspects of the character before
beginning to play,"" concluded the researchers. ""Choosing to gender swap may
have an effect on the gamer's style of play and interaction with other gamers
and could even have an effect on guild membership."" Researchers also noted that
the study supported previous findings that ""suggest the female persona has a
number of positive social attributes in a male-oriented environment."" Yep, this
is true. I am a male and play as a female character. You will always be treated
better when doing such. Also, people who say this is gay obviously have no idea
what they are talking about, and need to stop repeating what they heard other
people say years ago. Choosing to play as a female avatar has no reflection on
ones sexuality.
Some people just like to be treated nice, some like the way female characters
look better, and in some cases you don't even have a choice. (FFXI for example)
" "A new data-mining report from the US Director of National Intelligence has
revealed that top spies are developing software that they hope will detect
violent extremists in online worlds, as reported by Wired. Mysteriously titled
The Reynard Project, the software will study the way gamers behave online, and
for the second stage will ""automatically detect suspicious behaviour and
actions in the virtual world."" So, it hopes to discover what ""normal""
massively multiplayer online gaming behaviour is like, and set off alarm bells
if people are deviating. The ultimate aim is to catch all those violent
extremists who have been using their time to infiltrate World of Warcraft. or wow
The report has been approved by Congress, and if it ""shows early promise,"" it
may become a full project. Umm....we are not supposed to have any freedom in
this country are we. This is starting to get ridiculous beyond belief. guild wars gold Now we
are going to be monitored in the video games we play too. What next. Implant
chips into our brains that alert the authorities to any negative thoughts we may
have at the time about absolutely ANYTHING. lineage 2 adena Not cool at
all. lmao! whats too much is too much. but i guess desperation doesnt know
boundaries. plus the article is vague as all hell. they are basically telling us
we are being watched, but why , not really. gold wow what is extreme behavior.
if i am a ganker and a heavy pk-er am i am an extremist. I mean this could be
something good and useful but than again considering whos involed and how did
they explain it, wow or
it seems like a very disgusting new way of privacy invasion! just an easy way to
monitor 11 million ppl...shameful!!! Those who say they are just trying to
protect us... haven't you ever heard Ben Franklin's quote... ""Those who desire
to give up freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserver either
one."" "
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