Gamers play against type: Avid online role-players do not fit gamer stereotypes, survey finds

Participants in the role-playing game EverQuest II defy the stereotype of the overweight male teenager, researchers reported this month in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news141484615.html">Gamers play against type: Avid online role-players do not fit gamer stereotypes, survey finds</a></p> <p>Participants in the role-playing game EverQuest II defy the stereotype of the overweight male teenager, researchers reported this month in the <I>Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.</I></p>