university-ofcalgary-logoUlric Wong, B.A.Sc., M.Sc. Ph.D. Candidate from the Clinical Psychology at University of Calgary contacted us to ask our visitors to assist him with a survey aimed at learning the play behaviour and patterns of gamers.

Participants will be entered into a $25 prize draw. The survey can be found here.

      World of Warcraft players needed!

      The University of Calgary is looking for World of Warcraft players with active characters to participate in a survey to learn more about game play patterns, player variables, game engagement, game addiction, and game rewards.

      Win Money

      Upon completing the survey, you will be able to enter a draw for one of four $25 (Canadian) prizes by entering an email address at the end of the survey. There will be two more follow up studies for cash prize draws in four and eight months’ time.

      Eligibility

      If you would like to help us learn more about video game play behaviors in this study

      • You must know the name and realm server of at least one of your currently active World of Warcraft characters

      The Survey

      The survey asks questions asks multiple choice questions about play behaviour, engagement, and addiction variables and will ask for the names of your active World of Warcraft characters.

      You will not be contacted by the researchers in-game. Under no circumstances, will you be asked for your login details!

      The survey can be found here: Link to the survey

      Questions

      If you have any questions or concerns please email the researcher at: uwong@ucalgary.ca