"The median age is 23 years old", says Jupiter Research.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"The average age of computer and video game players is 28 years old", according to the IDSA.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"An average age of 21.1 years", from a 2001 IDC survey.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Challenging the stereotype of video gaming as the domain of teenage boys, an industry group reported on Tuesday that more adult women than young boys are playing games. Not only that, but the average age of players has risen to 29. (wired.com)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Computer gamers come in all shapes and sizes, claims research
The stereotype of the computer games player as a young, male nerd is no longer accurate, a new survey shows.
Women and people aged over 50 are playing computer games in greater and greater numbers.
The survey has been carried out by Peter D. Hart Research Associates Inc on behalf of the Entertainment Software Association.
It shows that 17 per cent of gamers are over 50 - compared to 13 per cent in 2000. Women aged over 18 make up the second biggest segment of players, accounting for 26 per cent - more than boys aged under 18 for the first time, who constitute 21 per cent of the market.
Under 18 girls are also playing in greater numbers, and now account of 12 per cent of those playing computer games.
But men aged 18 and over continue to be the biggest audience for computer games - comprising 38 per cent of the market.
The average age of the computer gamer, Peter D Hart suggests, is 29, and the average amount of time spent per week is 6.5 hours.
Under 18 year old boys spend the longest playing games, with an average of 7.3 hours per week.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lots of different numbers, but the big picture suggests that the gamer audience is older than many people believe.
Laatst bewerkt: 6 mrt 2004