Comments on: “What we have here is a failure to communicate.” http://www.benjaminhoyt.com/blog/2010/05/what-we-have-here-is-a-failure-to-communicate-2/ - Ben Hoyt on Video Games, Technology, Politics, and more... Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:34:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Taylor http://www.benjaminhoyt.com/blog/2010/05/what-we-have-here-is-a-failure-to-communicate-2/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Taylor Tue, 25 May 2010 21:41:07 +0000 http://www.benjaminhoyt.com/blog/?p=221#comment-433 Myth #2 – Gamers are mostly teenage males. I found this point humorous and it's very untrue. I myself am a female and past the teenage years (barely lol) and I know plenty of girls and older individuals who play video games. In fact the average game player is 35 years old and has been playing games for 13 year. Also, forty percent of all game players are now women. As gaming becomes more accessible to wider audiences the term "gamer" will apply to more and more individuals. Myth #2 – Gamers are mostly teenage males. I found this point humorous and it’s very untrue. I myself am a female and past the teenage years (barely lol) and I know plenty of girls and older individuals who play video games.

In fact the average game player is 35 years old and has been playing games for 13 year. Also, forty percent of all game players are now women. As gaming becomes more accessible to wider audiences the term “gamer” will apply to more and more individuals.

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