2010 IGDA ARG SIG Survey

IGDA ARG SIG 2010 Demographic & Salary Survey

Respondents ARG player Grassroots ARG developer/designer/contributor Independent ARG developer/designer/contributor Professional developer/designer/contributor None of the above (Please explain) 3% 16% Other responses: 48% Student 18% Teacher Researcher Academic 15% 102 total respondents

Games Played All Time % In the Last Year % 50 37.5 25 12.5 0 None 1-2 3-5 5+

Gender Male Female 34% 39% 61% 66% ARG Players ARG Developers

Age % Players % Developers 30 22.5 15 7.5 0 15-17 18-21 22-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-49 50+

Ethnicity White Black/African Asian/Paciﬁc Islander Hispanic Rather not say 3% 3% 3% 3%5% 3% 2% 92% 87% ARG Players ARG Developers

Player Countries Australia United Kingdom United States Other 11% 5% 5% One response each from: Canada Chile France 78% Germany

Developer Countries Australia Brazil Canada Germany United Kingdom 8% 3%3% United States 8% Other 3% 7% One response each from: Argentina Italy France 67% Norway South Africa

Developer Primary Roles Game Design Narrative design Puzzle design Art/web design Writing 7% Programming/technical support 4% Production/project management 11% 33% Consulting Other 9% 16% 11% Other responses include: 5% 5% Audio/video production Acting Concepting PR

Additional Dev. Roles Game Design Narrative design Puzzle design Art/web design 70 Audio/video production Writing 52.5 Acting Programming/technical support Production/project management 35 Event management/ground support Consulting 17.5 Other 0 Other responses include: Response Percent PR/Marketing

Prior Background Games Film/video Social/new media Marketing Theater/performance art 6% Print media 6% 23% Other 13% Other responses include: 12% 14% Education Journalism Music 26% Student None of the above

Memberships Yes No 20% 42% 58% 80% IGDA Member ARG SIG Member

Professional Status Yes No Have you ever received 43% money to create or contribute to the 57% production of an ARG?

Paid vs. Unpaid Work 100 75 50 25 0 % Work Paid 45% 55% Paid Unpaid

2009 Payment Methods Hourly/day rate Flat fee per project Salary (may include non-ARG responsibilities) Other 60 45 Other responses include: Award honorarium 30 Merchandise sales 15 0 Response Percent

2009 Average Hourly Rate $0-10 $10-25 $25-50 30 $50-75 $75-100 $100+ 22.5 15 7.5 0 Response Percent

2009 Hours Billed 50 hours or less 50 to 250 hours 250 to 500 hours 40 500 to 1000 hours 1000 to 1500 hours 1500 hours or more 30 20 10 0 Response Percent

ARG-Related Work 100 75 50 25 0 5% % Work ARG Related Untitled 2 ARG Work 95% Non-ARG Work

Employee vs. Freelancer 100 75 50 25 0 % Work Freelance Untitled 2 48% 52% Freelance Employee

Ownership Yes No 35% Do you own your own studio, agency, or other legal entity? 65%

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