computer game story development

Audience

write a description of an 'average' gamer - use the most recent evidence you can find?

There are many different levels of gamers but the average gamer is the most common and the most well known as they mostly play the big game titles and spend a considerable amount of time playing and these days playing online. These gamers are a mix of male and female but mainly male, they tend to stick to the two main consoles ps3 and xbox 360 unlike more serious gamers which would use these platforms and many more such as PC's and sometimes retro platforms. The average game would purchase mainly the popular titles and hardly venture out to find less known but great games, the games they would buy include GTA, Call of duty, Need for speed, Skyrim etc. The average gamer is not really stuck to one genre this depends on the individual, some may prefer a rich story whilst other would prefer a simulation racing game etc. As i mentioned before the average gamer tend to play online this is like a social network where friends can come together for co-ops or small banter games for fun against friends. A more serious gamers would be more competitive and may be in a certain group of gamers known as clans in certain games. although average gamers are mostly banter most tend to have allegiance or loyalty to many games or even consoles, this adds to the gaming world, it will not be unusual to see to average gamers debating about games for example Call of duty fans vs battlefield fans, in modern slang these people are known as 'fan boys'. with the next gen consoles coming out very soon these 'fans wars' will just get more intense and more interesting.