This is a website where people go for more than a hang out and chat website, but it has its RPG for its users. The new users do speak and act much differently than the rest of the group.
Questions that I already have formulated when I interview someone on the site:
1. How much time do you spend on MMORPG's?
2. Why do you play RPG's?
3. What is the benefits of this?
4. What are the people like?
5. Is spending time playing these games a waste of time or not? Why?
6. How would you describe the site?
7. Why do you use this site as opposed to others?
8. What do you do in real life?
9. Do you have more friends online or in real life?
10. How many people on the site do you know in real life?
11. What is the game like?
12. How do they see each other?
The picture I have included is an example of the type of avatars they use. There is almost an infinite number of different avatars the players can make.
You seem to have a lot of good ideas already but I'll try to come up with a couple more for you.
ReplyDeleteI know that Gaia has many different aspects. What do people come there to do. Do they play the RPG, just chat, play other games, or a little bit of each?
Hmm, you already have so many good ideas. It's hard to come up with a another one.
How about: Do they play, or would they consider playing RLRPG's?
you really do have a lot of good ideas.It seems that there a lot of people getting addicted to these types of online chat/games.I wonder if they have support groups for those individuals who can do nothing but sit infront of a computer for hrs. playing games?
ReplyDeleteYou have a great idea for your paper. Its crazy just how fast and popular these online gaming communities are spreading. I wonder if these people have an outside life or at least a female influence in their life?
ReplyDeleteThats a great subject for you paper. Those are nice questions you have there. You can also ask: "Do you only interact with people that play gaiaonline?" and "Do you have a life?"
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