Gaming Event Survey Summary
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Total Responses Received:
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70 |
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Question 1
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What type of gaming systems are you interested in?
Multiple answers allowed | Arcade Machines | 67 | | | Early Games Consoles (e.g. Atari 2600 Intellivision Vectrex) | 38 | | | Classic Home Computers (e.g. Spectrum BBC Micro Amiga) | 43 | | | Legendary Consoles (e.g. NES Megadrive SNES Playstation) | 57 | | | Modern Consoles (e.g. PS2/3 XBOX 360 Wii) | 30 | | | Portable Systems (e.g. Gameboy Atari Lynx Neo Geo Pocket) | 31 | | | Obscure/Failed Systems (e.g. Atari Jaguar CD-I Virtual Boy) | 41 | | | Japanese Systems (e.g. PC-Engine Neo Geo MSX Wonderswan) | 42 | | | PCs | 17 | | | Pinball Machines | 34 | |
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Question 2
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What are your favourite gaming genres?
Multiple answers allowed
| Shoot Em Up | 52 | | | Platform | 42 | | | Driving | 43 | | | Puzzle | 32 | | | RPG/Adventure | 21 | | | Strategy | 20 | | | Fighting | 38 | | | First Person Shooter | 35 | | | Sports | 26 | | | Music Games | 21 | |
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Question 3
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Which of the following attractions would you be interested in at a gaming event?
Multiple answers allowed
| Competitions | 54 | | | Celebrity Q&A Sessions/Discussion Forum | 46 | | | "How To" Sessions (e.g. How to build your own arcade machine) | 28 | | | Homebrew/Remakes Showcase | 38 | | | Charity Auction/Raffle | 47 | | | Merchandise (e.g. Games for sale T-shirts Posters) | 62 | |
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'Other' answers| Live auction | | Obviously a wide range of systems to play on | | Beer! :) | | Prize draws every hour or so |
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Question 4
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Which of the following competitions would you consider entering?
Multiple answers allowed
| High Score Challenges | 44 | | | Fighting Game Tournament (e.g. Street Fighter II Mortal Kombat) | 34 | | | Multiplayer Battles (e.g. Mario Kart Bomberman) | 49 | | | Sports Tournament (e.g. FIFA Pro Evo Wii Sports) | 27 | | | FPS Deathmatch | 32 | |
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Question 5
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Please rate the importance to you of the following event venue facilities: | | Important |
Neutral |
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| On-site Bar | 50( 71%) | 17( 24%) | 3( 4%) |
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On-site Catering | 55( 79%) | 12( 17%) | 3( 4%) |
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Internet Access | 11( 16%) | 31( 44%) | 28( 40%) |
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Car Parking | 46( 66%) | 16( 23%) | 8( 11%) |
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Near to Public Transport | 34( 49%) | 19( 27%) | 17( 24%) |
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Accommodation nearby (e.g. Hotel) | 39( 56%) | 24( 34%) | 7( 10%) |
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A ‘chill out’ area to relax away from the gaming | 27( 39%) | 30( 43%) | 13( 19%) |
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Disabled Access/Facilities | 10( 14%) | 34( 49%) | 26( 37%) |
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Question 6
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Would you be interested in appearing at an event as an exhibitor (i.e. selling or demonstrating)?
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Question 7
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Would you be willing to supply gaming equipment to an event (systems, games, TVs etc)?
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Question 8
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Would you prefer an event to last 1 or 2 days?
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Question 9
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If the event was held on a bank holiday weekend (e.g. Easter) would you be likely to attend?
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Question 10
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Any other comments or suggestions?
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| Plenty of space to play / watch. Multiple setups of popular systems. | | Have a good sized venue, lots of people selling stuff | | decent PA system for guest speakers/Q&A sessions | | Famous programmers & game players to attend the event | | 2nd Day must not run till late | | Music, needs to have music |
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Question 11
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Where did you find out about this survey? | Retro Gamer Forum | 49 | | | Another Gaming Forum/Site | 18 | | | A Friend Told Me | 1 | | | Other | 1 | |
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