1. Casual or core – which are you?
Find out what sort of gamer you are by filling in this table. Look at the criteria
for a core gamer answer yes or no to the question and then support your
response with an example of how you consume you games – use specific
games and experiences.
CORE CRITERIA
YES/NO
Technologically savvy – No
EVIDENCE
I know nothing about graphics cards
can you hook your console
to the net easily or upgrade
your PC?
Have the latest highend
computers/consoles –
No
I don’t know the difference
which consoles/formats do
you own?
Willingness to pay to
No
play – how much would you
Buy games cheap
invest in a new game or
console?
Prefer violent/action
games – are you more
Yes/No
Depends on what I feel like playing
at the time
Yes
I play Hotline Miami
Yes
I do it without realising
No
Prefer to find out myself
No
I don’t have friends who play the
same games as me
Yes and no
Yes to complete the story, No to
100% completeion
Bioshock than Angry Birds?
Prefer games that have
depth and complexity –
do you like a challenge?
Play games over many
long sessions – long haul
or short bursts?
Hunger for gamingrelated information – do
you use game related
website or read game
magazines?
Discuss games with
friends/bulletin boards –
is this a common topic of
conversation with your on
and offline friends?
Play for the exhilaration
of defeating (or
completing) the game –
do you try to play to
completion?

2. Much more tolerant of
frustration – how long do
Yes
I don’t get angry at games
No
I don’t care
you give a game if it’s hard
to play?
Engaged in competition
with themselves, the
game, and other
players – do you strive
to get the high-scores
and be the best?
HARDORE OR
CASUAL?
A bit of both