A Short Survey on the Roleplaying Community

[kelwina]

I'm researching online roleplaying communities for an ethnography and need some statistics. It should only take a minute and will greatly help me.
I'll post my own for an example.

How old are you?

What is your gender?

When did you first start roleplaying?

Where did you first roleplay?

Have you ever cosplayed or participated in live-action roleplay?

Do you play any roleplaying video games?

 

[kelwina]

How old are you?
18

What is your gender?
Female

When did you first start roleplaying?
About 5 years ago.

Where did you first roleplay?
On world of warcraft.

Have you ever cosplayed or participated in live-action roleplay?
No.

Do you play any roleplaying video games?
Yes I play world of warcraft, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Oblivion, Fallout, and several others.

 

[Anarchemitis]

How old are you?
-19
What is your gender?
-Male
When did you first start roleplaying?
-2008
Where did you first roleplay?
-This Website, The Darth Mobius' Battle for B7R: A Flight Combat RP
Have you ever cosplayed or participated in live-action roleplay?
-I have cosplayed once, as an Engineer from TF2.
Do you play any roleplaying video games?
-I've played KoTOR twice, and Mass Effect.

 

[Broken Orange]

I'm researching online roleplaying communities for an ethnography and need some statistics. It should only take a minute and will greatly help me.
I'll post my own for an example.

How old are you?

What is your gender?

When did you first start roleplaying?

Where did you first roleplay?

Have you ever cosplayed or participated in live-action roleplay?

Do you play any roleplaying video games?

19

Male

Last year

Here, the Escapist

No

Mass Effect series, Dragon Age, Fallout 3 & New Vegas.

 

[spartan1077]

Should be in offtopic probly...
15
male
a couple months ago
here
no I don't LARp or anything like that...although I would if I could
every kind...


what is ethnography?

 

[kelwina]

An ethnography is an anthropology study done on a specific subculture.

Thanks for the replies everyone

 

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

14

A male

6 and a half months ago

Escapist

Not yet (Plan too in the near future)

Fallout 3 & NV, Mass Effect series, Dragon Age, ES: Oblivion, Fable series and Bladestorm (Sorta RPG-ish).

 

[NeoAC]

@Spartan: Well no if she wants RP data, I can see why its here. This is where she's going to find them.

How old are you?
21

What is your gender?
Male

When did you first start roleplaying?
Probably 8 years ago.

Where did you first roleplay?
On a Yu-Gi-Oh site I was on.....shut up, I was 13!

Have you ever cosplayed or participated in live-action roleplay?
No.

Do you play any roleplaying video games?
Um, not religiously. Final Fantasy, um, does Saints Row 2 count? If not I think that might be it actually.

 

[iThinkCat]

OMG, I'm going to look so nerdy filling this out.

How old are you?
23

What is your gender?
Female

When did you first start roleplaying?
Roughly 13 years ago

Where did you first roleplay?
Star Wars D6 pen and paper with my older brother at home.

Have you ever cosplayed or participated in live-action roleplay?
No, but have seriously considered cosplay.

Do you play any roleplaying video games?
Yes! Anything from the FIRST Final Fantasy, the more recent Mass Effect 2, and almost everything in between.

 

[kelwina]

Well happy birthday avoulance! Thanks for the replies everyone

 

[The Clown]

How old are you?
16
What is your gender?
male
When did you first start roleplaying?
at about 13
Where did you first roleplay?
WoW
Have you ever cosplayed or participated in live-action roleplay?
No, but have always wanted to
Do you play any roleplaying video games?
Many, mass effect, WoW, oblivion, Fable 2 and 3, warcraft 3(the custom games do include RP).

 

[Icarion (aka Stockholm)]

How old are you?
15

What is your gender?
male

When did you first start roleplaying?
About 5 years ago.

Where did you first roleplay?
with my friends, theoretical Warhammer (just sheets and books, no models or tables)

Have you ever cosplayed or participated in live-action roleplay?
No.

Do you play any roleplaying video games?
Yes I played world of warcraft(once, not really into it), Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Oblivion, Fallout, and several others.

 

[CloggedDonkey]

How old are you?

14

What is your gender?

Male (no surprise there)

When did you first start roleplaying?

About nine months ago, though I have been playing table-top roleplays with my brother since I was about eight or nine.

Where did you first roleplay?

My parents cardshop with my brother, though I started internet roleplays here on the Escapist.

Have you ever cosplayed or participated in live-action roleplay?

I have never cosplayed (unless Halloween counts), and I have never done a live action roleplay.

Do you play any roleplaying video games?

The Fallout series, Dues Ex, and The Elder Scrolls Four: Oblivion, Penny Arcade Adventures episode one and two, Costume Quest, and I have watched quite a bit of Person 3 and 4.

Hope this helps.

 

[Vakz]

How old are you?
19

What is your gender?
Male

When did you first start roleplaying?
This is a sorta difficult question. I've never actually done roleplaying as in LARP, nor the pen-and-paper kind, though I'd very much like to try it. If trying the "live inside your character" in video games count, then probably.. 5 - 6 years or so.

Where did you first roleplay?
See above answer.

Have you ever cosplayed or participated in live-action roleplay?
I have never been part of the roleplay itself, though I have helped friends with costumes and stories.

Do you play any roleplaying video games?
Yes, A LOT. Fallout, Dragon Age, KotOR, WoW, used to play Warhammer Online, several other RPG-MMOs (though only for a short time), and many others. I really can't remember them all.

 

[BoosterGold]

How old are you?
22
What is your gender?
Male
When did you first start roleplaying?
5 years ago Dungeons & Dragons version 3.5
Online RP: close to 5 months ago

Where did you first roleplay?
during my freshman year at college
Online RP: The Escapist

Have you ever cosplayed or participated in live-action roleplay?
Yes, I have cosplayed, as a Green Lantern version of myself
I did LARP once, it was kinda fun

Do you play any roleplaying video games?
Yes. Pokemon, FF 1-6, Super Mario RPg and a whole lot more,, most are either for the handheld consoles or old school.

 

[Shanaar]

How old are you?
22
What is your gender?
Male
When did you first start roleplaying?
10 years ago for video game, 7 years ago for pen and paper
Where did you first roleplay?
Icewind Dale for video game, DnD for pen and paper
Have you ever cosplayed or participated in live-action roleplay?
No
Do you play any roleplaying video games?
Started with Icewind Dale. Then: Baldurs gate 2, Neverwinter nights plus expansions, Neverwinter nights 2, Ultima Online, WOW, Morrowind, FF 8, Mass effect 1,2, Dragon age, Fallout 1,2,3 Deus ex 1,2 Fable 1,2 and that about it what I can remember at the moment.

 

[Jeff Gibson]

How old are you?
20
What is your gender?
Male
When did you first start roleplaying?
Almost 3 years, I think
Where did you first roleplay?
GameFAQS
Have you ever cosplayed or participated in live-action roleplay?
No
Do you play any roleplaying video games?
Yes. Dragon Quest, mainly.

 

[XThecommander]

Age
15

Gender
Male

when did you start roleplaying
7 years ago for game. 2 for actually typing/writing

Where did you start roleplaying
Starcraft custom games/UEAW Fourm

Have you cosplayed?
No

Do you play roleplaying games?
Yes, starcraft had custom games that you roleplayed in

most of us are either 14-17 or 20-24.

 

[The Hairminator]

How old are you?
18
What is your gender?
Male
When did you first start roleplaying?
Mid 2009
Where did you first roleplay?
The Escapist
Have you ever cosplayed or participated in live-action roleplay?
Nope (I love dressing up, though)
Do you play any roleplaying video games?
Yes