Slightly iffy of them to extrapolate from a survey of players from just one game though. But then it is the BBC, hardly a bastion of quality journalism.
Still, at least they didn't mention Second Life
"Bourgeois society stands at the crossroads, either transition to socialism or regression into barbarism" - Rosa Luxemburg, 1915.
The participants, who were recruited directly out of the game, completed a web-based questionnaire about their gaming habits and lifestyles... It found that the most hard-core players are female, that gamers are healthier than average, and that game playing is an increasingly social activity.
Despite gaming being seen as a male activity, female players now make up about 40% of the gaming population... the survey revealed an unusually high level of bisexuality among the women who took part in the study - over five times higher than the general population.
Quote
Another unexpected finding was that the online game players - particularly the women - were healthier than the general population
MMORPG - Mostly Men Online Role Playing Girls. They're lying on the questionnaires too!
A point can be MOOT. MUTE is more along the lines of what you should be. - WayAbvPar
Author
