Welcome to SOOS OIO Hardcore Or Casual Gamer Test
Ever wonder if you are a hardcore or casual gamer?
Does spending a lot of time playing one game make you a hardcore gamer?
From game design point of view, there are quite a number of factors that define a gamer as hardcore or casual. Some of the factors include:
- The variety and quantity of games you play
- The level of game challenge you enjoy
- The knowledge of games and games technology
- The duration of game play
- The level of competitiveness
- The level of integration of gaming into your lifestyle
Based on these factors, the terms Hardcore and Casual Gamer describe the game literacy of a gamer. Many equate a Hardcore Gamer as a Game Addict. By definition, an addict is one who loses his/her self-control due to substance abuse. In the case of a game addict, the gamer loses his/her control over decisions and behavior to gaming. It is possible for a Hardcore Gamer NOT to be a game addict. A Hardcore Gamer whose decisions and behavior are not controlled by games is not an addict.
We adapted this Hardcore or Casual Gamer Test from Gamasutra to help you evaluate how invested you are in gaming. We hope this test will help you reflect and evaluate your gaming habits.
If you are a game designer, this test probably does not apply to you.
Each of the statement requires you to rate it from a scale of 1 to 5 according to how it applies to you.
1 - Strongly Disagree
5 - Strongly Agree
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