Statistics about Games
Only idiots think that games and social media are different now. -- Gee
Here are some interesting facts on gaming from the Learning Federation:
- An 8th grader plays video games an average of 5 hours per week
- By high school, 77% of students have played games; by college nearly all have
- 60% of college students are regular game players
- As of April 2005, America’s Army had more than 5 million registered users
According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project:
- 70% of college students play video or online games at least once in a while.
- 65% of college students are regular or occasional game players.
- Half of college student gamers agreed that gaming keeps them from studying. In addition, about 10% admitted that their main motivation for playing games was to avoid studying.
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