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Gamers Get Girls

Gamers Get Girls

How Does Online Gaming Stack up Against Online Dating

It�۪s Bigger =1 Million Members

#1 Dating Site: eHarmony about 1 million members

#1 Gaming Site: World of Warcraft about 12 million members



It�۪s Younger

Online Dating Median Age: 48

Online Gaming Median Age: 32



It�۪s More Frequented = 1 hour per month

Online Dating Average: 1.4 Hours/Month

Online Gaming Average: 34.6 Hours/Month



Gaming by the Numbers: It is Bringing People Together



In a survey of World of Warcraft Players

74.7% are dating someone else who plays the game.

Only 33% of dating site users are dating someone from that site.



On Match.com, a man contacting 100 women can expect 1 reply back.



42 of 100 of women gamers find themselves attracted to another player.



A Survey of WoW Players Found: 14.9% of Players are single.

Compared to: 43% of Americans over 18 are single.





Of WoW Players Who Traveled to See One Another:

24.3% traveled over 30 miles to meet.

75.7 traveled 100+ miles to meet.

40% of players tell fellow gamers things they wouldn�۪t tell their friends.







So what is it about gaming?

Studies Show/Why Gaming Wins

Uncertainty as to whether a person likes you makes you interested in them./ If someone picks you as a match on a dating website, the uncertainty is gone.



Disinhibition effect makes people honest online/ People aren�۪t afraid to confess their feelings when they�۪re not face to face.

Men approached by women in a high-adrenaline situation are 37.5 more likely to feel attraction/ Battling demons and trolls with a girl is a bigger rush than grabbing coffee with her.



While you Game

Your brain�۪s ���Pleasure-Center�۝ releases feel-good dopamine.

Your decision-making speed is increased by 25%



What does this mean?

Gamers feel good and act quickly- No wonder they�۪re getting the girls. GAMERS GEE GIALS HOW DOES ONLINE GAMING STACK UP AGAINST ONLINE DATING? IT'S BIGGER = 1 MILLION MEMBERS #1 Dating Site: eHarmony #1 Gaming Site: World of Warcraft 00 100 100000 ABOUT 1 MILLION MEMBERS ABOUT 12 MILLION MEMBERS IT'S YOUNGER Online Dating Median Age: Online Gaming Median Age: 48 32 IT'S MORE FREQUENTED 1 = 1 HOUR PER MONTH |3| Online Dating Average: Online Gaming Average: 1.4 HOURS/MONTH 34.6 HOURS/MONTH GAMING BY THE NUMBERS: IT IS BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER WOW 11 IN A SURVEY OF WORLD OF WARCRAFT PLAYERS 74.7% ARE DATING SOMEONE ONLY 33% OF DATING SITE USERS ARE ELSE WHO PLAYS THE GAME DATING SOMEONE FROM THAT SITE. On Match.com, a man contacting 100 women can expect 1 reply back. 42 of 100 of women gamers find themselves attracted to another player. Of WoW Players Who Traveled A Survey of WoW Players Found: to See One Another: 24.3% TRAVELED OVER 30 MILES TO MEET 14.9% OF PLAYERS ARE SINGLE 75.7% TRAVELED 100+ MILES TO MEET Compared To: 43% OF AMERICANS OVER 18 ARE SINGLE 40% OF PLAYERS TELL FELLOW GAMERS THINGS THEY WOULDN'T TELL THEIR FRIENDS SO WHAT IS IT ABOUT GAMING? STUDIES SHOW WHY GAMING WINS UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER A IF SOMEONE PICKS YOU AS A MATCH ON A DATING WEBSITE, THE UNCERTAINTY IS GONE. PERSON LIKES YOU MAKES YOU INTERESTED IN THEM. 20000 DISINHIBITION EFFECT MAKES PEOPLE AREN'T AFRAID TO CON- FESS THEIR FEELINGS WHEN PEOPLE HONEST ONLINE. THEY'RE NOT FACE TO FACE. MEN APPROACHED BY WOMEN IN A HIGH- BATTLING DEMONS AND TROLLS WITH ADRENALINE SITUATION ARE 37.5% MORE A GIRL IS A BIGGER RUSH THAN GRAB- LIKELY TO FEEL ATTRACTION. BING COFFEE WITH HER. WHILE YOU GAME YOUR BRAIN'S "PLEASURE- YOUR DECISION-MAKING CENTER" RELEASES FEEL- SPEED IS INCREASED BY 25% GOOD DOPAMINE WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Gamers feel good and act quickly - No wonder they're getting the girls. CREATED BY: ONLINEUNIVERSITY.NET SOURCES: HTTP://WWW.GAMESBRIEF.COM/2010/06/THE-ONLINE-GAMES-MARKET-WAS-WORTH-15-BILLION-IN-2009-AND-WILL-GROW-TO-20-BILLION-IN-2010/ HTTP://WWW.EUROGAMER.NET/ARTICLES/AVERAGE-AGE-0F-GAMERS-IS-32-SAYS-STUDY HTTP://BLOG.COMPETE.COM/2011/05/30/DOES-READING-PROFILES-ON-DATING-SITES-LEAVE-TIME-FOR-ACTUAL-DATING/ HTTP://VENTUREBEAT.COM/2010/03/02/TIME-SPENT-PLAYING-VIDEO-GAMES-KEEPS-GOING-UP/ HTTPS://MAILATTACHMENT.GOOGLEUSERCONTENT.COM/ATTACHMENT/?UI=2&IK=AB4D54BEEF&VIEW=ATT&TH=135E4309B8540698&ATTID=0.1& DISP= INLINE&REALATTID=F_GK5W1AG80&SAFE=1&ZW&SADUIE=AG9B_P8VMGL04M7SLV4UGOIOXH_- 8SADET=1330974166522&SADS=6XTEOGK-DIYZY5D30 AOD3P_150SHTTP://PSYCHCENTRAL.COM/NEWS/2007/08/22/1-IN-3-WORLD-OF-WARCRAFT-PLAYERS-ATTRACTED-TO-0NE-ANOTHER/1175.HIML HTTP://WOW-LADIES.LIVEJOURNAL.COM/5237890.HTML HTTP://FACTS.RANDOMHISTORY.COM/DATING-AND-RELATIONSHIP-FACTS.HTML HTTP://JEZEBEL.COM/5795371/WORLD-OF-WARCRAFT-IS-THE-FUTURE-OF-ONLINE-DATING HTTP://BLOG.LIVIABLACKBURNE.COM/2011/10/PSYCHOLOGY-OF-ATTRACTION-UNCERTAINTY.HTML HTTP://WHYWEREASON.WORDPRESS.COM/2011/08/09/THE-PSYCHOLOGY-OF-ATTRACTION-HOW-TO-FLIRT-WITH-SCIENCE/ HTTP://USERS.RIDER.EDU/-SULER/PSYCYBER/DISINHIBIT.HTML HTTP://ARTICLES.CNN.COM/2010-08-19/LIVING/SINGLE.IN.AMERICA_1_SINGLE-FATHERS-SINGLE-MOTHERS-SINGLE-PARENTS?_S=PM:LIVING BY NO ND THIS WORK IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE Но

Gamers Get Girls

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Most guys aren’t grinding away at their Level 45 Battle Mage in order to meet the ladies. But online gaming across the board is becoming more mainstream, and lots of people spend lots of time in vir...

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