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Which games does the international community rate? Which countries vote like each other? Using data from the 2007 Game Developers Choice Awards' open nominations, this presentation uses social network analysis to describe the international community of games preferences. Presented at the Women in Games Conference (http://womeningames.com), in Newport Wales: 21 April 2007.
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The Games We Play
Aleks KrotoskiWomen in Games Conference
Newport, WalesTwenty-First April Two-thousand Seven
Sixty-six Percent of respondents were from the
USA
Eleven percent were from the UK. Ten percent were from
Canada, Three percent were from Finland
One percent was from Japan
Less than One percent were from Nineteen other
countries
By simply adding up the numbers, the winner was what you saw on the tin…
But what were the most popular games nominated by
ALL of the countries who voted?
Best Game
•The most countries voted for…
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Gears of WarCompany of HeroesGuitar Hero Two
•The numbers
Gears of WarOkamiElder Scrolls: OblivionLegend of Zelda: Twilight PrincessWii Sports
Game design
•The most countries voted for… Legend of Zelda: Twilight PrincessDead RisingDEFCON: Everybody DiesLocoRocoCompany of HeroesGears of War
•The numbers
Wii SportsBullyOkamiElder Scrolls: OblivionViva Pinata
Visual Arts
•The most countries voted for…
Gears of WarOkamiFinal Fantasy XIIViva Pinata Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
•Nominations
Gears of WarFinal Fantasy XIIOkamiElder Scrolls: OblivionViva Pinata
Who votes like who?
Visual Arts
•
Six common votes: USA and CanadaFive common votes: USA and Japan
– Eighty-three percent of Japan’s total
Interesting note• One hundred percent of
Germany’s votes were also USA
Who votes like who?
Best Game
•
One hundred percent of Switzerland’s votes were also voted for by USAEighty percent
of Germany’s votes were also voted by France
Ten common votes: USA and CanadaNine common votes: USA and UK
–Twenty-one percent of the UK’s totalEight common votes: UK and Canada
Interesting notes•Sixty percent of Germany’s votes were also USA•Fifty percent of Japan’s votes were also USA
Who votes like who?
Game Design
•
Sixty-seven percent of Japan’s votes were also voted for by Finland
UK and The Netherlands share votes for two games
Nine common votes: USA and Canada–Forty-five percent of Canada’s total
Five common votes: USA and UK–Twenty-one percent of the UK’s total
Interesting notes•One hundred percent of the Netherlands' total votes were also USA•Twenty-nine percent of Finland's votes were also USA
Aleks Krotoskiwww.toastkid.com