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