8.10. Boss Battle - Understanding the Audience¶

Who Plays

The Entertainment Software Association publishes an annual report detailing who is buying and playing games and what games they are buying.

Open this report in a separate window (Ctrl-click it in most browsers).

Find the following facts:

What was the average age of a gamer in 2014? \b[1-2]?\d%?\b Too Low \b[4-9]\d%?\b Too High .* Double check the report \\b35%?\\b

By what does the % of gamers who are age 18+ women exceed the % of gamers who are 18 or younger males? \b\d%?\b Too Low \b[2-9]\d%?\b Too High .* You are going to have to do some subtraction... \\b18%?\\b

What % of gamers were female in 2014? \b[1-3]?\d%?\b Too Low \b[5-9]\d%?\b Too High .* Double check the report \\b44%?\\b

Q-20: What genre of game sold the most units for consoles in 2014?
• Sports
• Action
• Shooter
• Racing

What's Your Type

Take the online Player Type Quiz and find out! The types used in this quiz: Ace, Effector, Strategist, and Innovator are not the Bartle types, but they are a similar attempt to categorize the kinds of players that play games.