Study Finds Video Gamers are Surprisingly Fit

GnomeQueenGnomeQueen The Lulz QueenMountain Dew Mouth Icrontian
edited October 2008 in Gaming
EQ2 players FTW.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26947992/wid/11915829?GT1=40006

Comments

  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    I liked Kotaku's take on it a little more:
    MSNBC is running an interesting story on a recent survey conducted by researchers at the University of Southern California that indicates that MMORPG players rank amongst the most apt to lie on a survey about their physical fitness to anonymous researchers in order to receive a limited-edition in-game item.
  • pigflipperpigflipper The Forgotten Coast Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Most of the gamers that I know are in relatively good shape, not great, but they are more healthy (and more active) than the "average" American.
  • tmh88tmh88 Pittsburgh / Athens, OH
    edited October 2008
    I can't think of any hardcore gamer friends of mine that actually fit the typical fat and dorky mold.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    I'm not fat, I'm big boned. ;D
  • PurplezArcticPurplezArctic
    edited October 2008
    I don't like the article to much, as it relies too much on exactly what the surveyors reported. The way the survey was executed seems to be done wrong, considering the information they are requesting, which is just to easy to lie about. On top of this, the gamers likely went through the survey to receive the in game item.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    It's probably true, but I'm sure there's a big aberration in the sample set.
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