Study on Gender Differences among Gamers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7796482.stm
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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.
“In many cases, stereotypes reflect what I would call a ‘cultural time lag’,” he said.
“With television, what you get is an endless stream of commercials telling you to buy things and to consume things, and what we think we’re finding is that when you remove all that consumption impulse you are probably less driven to consume.”