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Accel wrote:You said you would share the data on the forum?
Definitely. I'm trying to figure out the best way to do that, and I guess I'd like some feedback in that regard. I'm obviously not going to post every response (not least because it's confidential data and my university would kill me if I did), but I've thought about trying to report some general trends in the open-ended responses and perhaps some epitomizing quotes. Of course the checkbox, 1-5 scale, and yes/no/don't know questions are easy enough to report. But I want to do whatever people will feel is the most enlightening and useful without compromising anyone's sense of confidentiality.

Suggestions are welcome on what you'd like to see, in other words.
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stonebystone wrote:
Accel wrote:You said you would share the data on the forum?
Definitely. I'm trying to figure out the best way to do that, and I guess I'd like some feedback in that regard. I'm obviously not going to post every response (not least because it's confidential data and my university would kill me if I did), but I've thought about trying to report some general trends in the open-ended responses and perhaps some epitomizing quotes. Of course the checkbox, 1-5 scale, and yes/no/don't know questions are easy enough to report. But I want to do whatever people will feel is the most enlightening and useful without compromising anyone's sense of confidentiality.

Suggestions are welcome on what you'd like to see, in other words.
I would suggest you post the condensed numbers and write out the trends on the 1-5 scales. Perhaps post some of the more interesting 'explain more' comments? You should try to post the epitomizing messages for the most common responses, but also include alternate points that are worth mentioning and can stand on their own.
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I completed the survey - good questions, stone, and good on you for asking them. I'd be very interested to read the results. Good luck!
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Finished the survey. I hope it helps.
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Your survey is missing the fighting genre. Completed none the less~
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Fighting genre=action

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Completed the survey. Will likely do a follow up interview at a later date.

Also, as a devil's advocate in the "games are art" debate, here's one fella's interpretation. I don't necessarily agree with him, but he's at least interesting.
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Did the survey. Glad to help! :) May contact you to do an interview by e-mail.
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Alexbond45 wrote:Fighting genre=action

Done w/survey

Action = Devil May Cry, God of War, Tomb Raider, etc

fighting = Street Fighter 2, Guilty Gear, Tekken, etc

Thus I propose to you that fighting infact does not equal action.
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Done. My final action on the internet before my jail term starts.
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tangramman wrote:Completed the survey. Will likely do a follow up interview at a later date.

Also, as a devil's advocate in the "games are art" debate, here's one fella's interpretation. I don't necessarily agree with him, but he's at least interesting.
Yeah, "art" is highly subjective, but I don't think it makes it a meaningless or unproductive conversation to have. I'd also say that Wittgenstein didn't "effectively deal with" the philosophical problem of what art is, any more than Socrates dealt with the problem of what love is, or Plato with what beauty is. Because those concepts lie in complex intersections of social/cultural realms and transcendent ideals, they're necessarily part of unfinished conversations.

But I agree, it's an interesting perspective. I think the question might really be, "When does the debate of games as art/not art become an unproductive one? What does it get us?" and by us I mean game-players, the industry, academics who think about games, game designers, the general public, etc.
Daitengu wrote: Action = Devil May Cry, God of War, Tomb Raider, etc

fighting = Street Fighter 2, Guilty Gear, Tekken, etc

Thus I propose to you that fighting infact does not equal action.
I have a friend who follows e-sports and he'd probably agree with you. I have to admit that's my own bias; I'm not a fighting game player. I've seen some responses to that question that argue for other missing genres (platformers as distinct from action games, for instance), and I take their point too. That's part of my hope for responses to talk back to the question in a way, and I have to say I'm pleased that's happening quite a bit.
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stonebystone wrote:That's part of my hope for responses to talk back to the question in a way, and I have to say I'm pleased that's happening quite a bit.
Yeah i did that too. Had to sweat with my limited English too... :lol:
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stonebystone wrote:That's part of my hope for responses to talk back to the question in a way, and I have to say I'm pleased that's happening quite a bit.
Not surprising to me; if there's one thing the people around here love, it's talking at great length about Katawa Shoujo =S
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oh i saw this and then I forgot about it. Now the survey is gone. Is there any way I can still take the survey? I'm very interested in this project and at the very least would like a chance to take the survey even if my results don't mean anything at this point.
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