Gamers: Image and Reality 英二 1 24 th Oct. 2012

Summary O As video games have become more popular and sophisticated, they have influenced popular culture.

Summary O The video game industry is highly profitable, and the designers of a successful game can become very rich because there are many people buying and playing video games.

Summary O Most gamers are the same as normal people. O Both gamers and non-gamers spent the same amount of time doing different kinds of activities O As many women as men played video games

Stereotype O Most gamers are males. O Gamers are not interesting or attractive people O Gamers are mostly fat or unhealthy

Stereotype O Not only are gamers ugly, but they are also boring O Gamers are antisocial O Gamers possibly have emotional problems

True or False O ____ Gamers are antisocial because they are ugly and fat. O ____ Since gamers can pretend to be different people through the Internet, the sort of communication is real.

True or False O ____ Since gamers spend too much time in the real world of their games, they can no longer recognize the false worlds. O ____ The stereotypical image of gamers does not seem to match with reality

True or False O ____ All of the gamers fit the negative stereotype. O ____ Most gamers are the same as normal people. O ____ Gamers did not spend all their time alone.

O First-person- shooter (FPS) game O Adventure games O Role-playing adventure games O Allow players to create new characters O Place a player in a different time or place or create an entirely imaginary world O A thrill that comes with fighting