Who is Playing What and Why?
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Over 59% of Americans play games, with the average age of gamers being 31 years old. Video games are no longer just for children, as 29% of gamers are under 18, and 74% of K-8 teachers use digital games in the classroom to increase student motivation and engagement. The gaming audience has nearly equal gender representation, with 48% of gamers in the US and 52% in the UK being female.
Who is Playing What and Why?
- 1. Who is Playing What and Why?
- 3. Whos Playing Games? Over 59% of Americans play games That means that in America alone, over 150 million people play games. Average age of the gamer is 31 This is up from 30 years old last year. Is it safe to assume that as video gaming aged another year.
- 5. Children and Video Games 29% of gamers are under 18 Video games are no longer seen as strictly toys for kids. In fact, it seems as though that image has changed almost entirely 74% of K-8 teachers use digital games in the classroom The instructors report that video games increase motivation and engagement in their students.
- 7. Gaming and Gender 48% of gamers are female Up another percentage point from last year (47%), women are a massive force in the video gaming audience. 52% of gamers in the UK are women Across the ocean, a study conducted in September 2014 found that 52% of gamers are women.
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