Consumption of video game soundtracks
1. Which age group do you belong to?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Under 16
1.3%
5
16 - 19
24.1%
90
20 - 25
45.6%
170
26 - 35
23.6%
88
36 - 44
3.8%
14
45 - 59
1.6%
6
Over 60
0.0%
0
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373
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0
Response
Response
Percent
Count
2. Which of these describes you better?
Casual gamer (You play games
every now on then, at home, at
52.8%
197
4.3%
16
38.6%
144
4.3%
16
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373
skipped question
0
work, school, or on the go).
Social gamer (You play games on
Facebook and other social media.
Maybe Friends with Words,
Farmville, Sims Social, or
Bejeweled are also in the mix.)
Hardcore gamer (You play games
whenever you can. You are
probably a member of a guild and
like playing online with friends).
Not a gamer.
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3. Have you ever listened to videogame music outside of the context of the game?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
No
9.7%
36
Yes
90.3%
337
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373
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0
Response
Response
Percent
Count
4. How did you listen to game music?
Original Soundtracks (OSTs)
83.7%
277
Downloaded music.
80.1%
265
YouTube stream.
73.1%
242
42.0%
139
36.9%
122
22.4%
74
20.5%
68
12.1%
40
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331
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42
Observing someone else was
playing a game.
Videogame advertising (trailers,
ads, etc.)
Live concerts.
External references (popular music,
movies, etc)
Other (please specify)
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5. Have you ever purchased, downloaded, streamed, or shared videogame music?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
No
8.5%
28
Yes
91.5%
303
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331
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42
6. Is sharing Original Soundtracks (OSTs) something that you do regularly with others?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Never
25.4%
84
Not often
58.6%
194
Very often
16.0%
53
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331
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42
7. Think back to a particular piece of game music that stands out on your memory. What
game is this?
Response
Count
317
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317
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56
8. When you listen to a game soundtrack does it spark memories of the game?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
No
8.2%
26
Yes
91.8%
291
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317
skipped question
56
9. What memories do you recall?
Response
Count
278
answered question
278
skipped question
95
Response
Response
Percent
Count
10. Does this soundtrack evoke any particular imagery to you?
No
16.7%
46
Yes
83.3%
229
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275
skipped question
98
11. Please explain what imagery you see?
Response
Count
224
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answered question
224
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149
12. Thinking back to this particular game does it spark a particular memory of the
game?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
No
31.1%
82
Yes
68.9%
182
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264
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109
13. What memories do you recall?
Response
Count
173
answered question
173
skipped question
200
Response
Response
Percent
Count
14. Have you played this game?
No
4.3%
11
Yes
95.7%
243
answered question
254
skipped question
119
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15. Does this music convey a particular emotion to you?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
No
17.2%
48
Yes
82.8%
231
answered question
279
skipped question
94
16. Please explain what emotions you feel?
Response
Count
226
answered question
226
skipped question
147
17. In your opinion, what is the role of music in videogames?
Response
Count
266
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266
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107
18. When you listen to a game Original Soundtracks (OSTs), rank which element do you
feel more related to? [1 being the most important, 4 the least important]
Rating
Rating
Average
Count
1
2
3
4
Game characters
22.0% (58)
27.7% (73)
29.2% (77)
21.2% (56)
2.50
264
Games story
30.3% (80)
38.3% (101)
23.1% (61)
8.3% (22)
2.09
264
The aesthetics of the game
26.5% (70)
18.6% (49)
33.7% (89)
21.2% (56)
2.50
264
21.2% (56)
15.5% (41)
14.0% (37)
49.2% (130)
2.91
264
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264
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109
I am only interested in the music
itself
19. Does having a soundtrack affect your interactions with other gamers or people who
listen to soundtracks?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
No
57.6%
152
Yes
42.4%
112
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264
skipped question
109
20. How does it affect your social interactions?
Response
Count
109
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109
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21. Do you share your Original Soundtracks (OSTs) with others or do you tend to be the
recipient of shared Original Soundtracks (OSTs)?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
I share more than I receive
27.5%
71
I receive more than I share
39.1%
101
33.3%
86
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258
skipped question
115
I don’t share Original Soundtracks
(OSTs)
22. Regarding gaming events, [competitions, expos, concerts, etc] do you [choose one
of the following]:
Actively participate in or attend
gaming events?
Seldom participate in or attend in
events?
Wish to participate in or attend
an event in the future?
Disregard gaming events?
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Response
Response
Percent
Count
13.2%
34
20.5%
53
41.1%
106
25.2%
65
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258
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115
23. Have you reviewed soundtracks on online spaces?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
No
84.5%
218
Yes
15.5%
40
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258
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115
24. Do you think it is important to review the soundtrack of a game?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
No
44.2%
19
Yes
55.8%
24
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43
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330
25. Why do you think it is important to review the soundtrack of a game?
Response
Count
22
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22
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351
26. What role do you think your feedback has in the creation of a soundtrack?
Response
Count
253
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253
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120
27. In summary, why did you listen to the soundtrack outside the videogame?
Response
Count
253
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253
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120