Detonated video game: analysis and ranking of ninth generation video game attributes and differences in the preferences between gender and age group.

• Mário do Amaral Nascimento UNESA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbgames_estendido.2022.224652

Abstract

This article aimed to find out which attributes are considered important in a ninth generation video game and how relevant they are to the consumer. In addition, survey the sociodemographic profile of the gamer and verify the differences in preferences between the attributes. For this, a survey was carried out, distributed in the main gamers Facebook groups, obtaining 413 respondents. To verify the differences between the sociodemographic variables, the non-parametric Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used. Thirty-nine attributes were discovered and ranked, as well as significant differences in the grades assigned by gender and age group. Understanding the attributes of a product as well as the profile of a consumer is of paramount importance not only for the participants of this industry, but also for future academic studies on the subject.

Keywords: videogames, atributes, gamer, genre, games

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