This presentation analyzes survey results about who plays the video game GTA V. A paper survey of college students showed little diversity, while an online survey had more varied responses. The online survey found that both male and female players of various ages, ethnicities, and locations enjoy GTA V for reasons like the open world and ability to act without consequences. It was widely considered one of the best games of 2013 and remained popular, as the developers continued making expansions and releasing it on new platforms.

2. INTRODUCTION
This presentation aims to show the findings from a questionnaire titled ‘Do you
play GTA V?’ We did the questionnaire to find quantitative and qualitative research
in order to find out what type of people play GTA V. We found that the paper
survey done in college gave results that were similar to each other (everyone in
college lives in the north west of Britain), whereas on the computerized survey we
got a more diverse collection of answers. From this we have learned that surveys
done on a computer are likely to give a more accurate description of the types of
people who play GTA V.

3. QUESTIONNAIRE

4. WHAT IS YOUR GENDER?
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Male
Female
No. of
people

5. WHAT IS YOUR AGE?
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Under 18
18 - 25
26 - 45
46 - 64
65+
No. of
people

6. WHAT IS YOUR ETHNICITY?
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian or Pacific Islander
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
White / Caucasian
Prefer not to answer
Other (please specify)
No. of
people

7. WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
North West
North East
Scotland
Midlands
South West
South East
No. of
people

8. WHAT TYPE OF GAMER ARE YOU?
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Casual Gamer
Hardcore Gamer
No. of
people

9. HAVE YOU PLAYED OR DO YOU PLAY GTA
V?
59
10
Yes
No

10. WHICH PLATFORM DO YOU PLAY IT ON?
36 38 40 42 44 46
Xbox360
PS3
No. of
people

11. “GTA V WAS THE BEST VIDEO GAME OF
2013”
7
14
10
17
30
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
No opinion
Agree
Strongly Agree

12. HOW MANY HOURS DID YOU PLAY GTA V FOR?
25
20
15
10
5
0
No. of N/A
people
Under 10
hours
11 to 20
hours
21 to 30
hours
31 to 40
hours
40 Plus
hours

13. CONCLUSION
After we had collated all of our surveys, we have found that GTA5 is a very definite cross-sex
appeal game, as many male and female people play it. They all enjoy different
aspects, like the heists, multiplayer and story development. Our surveys and research
break the mystery of gaming being a niche market for majority male, as there are a lot
more female gamers in this day and age, as games have appeal to most people. We
believe that GTA5 is so widely appealing as it gives you the chance to be ‘bad’ on a game,
without repercussions in the real world.
People believe it to be a break from the norm, and GTA5 does just that, especially with the
fact that the game is so open, as a lot of people in the survey’s said that their favourite
features of the game were the free roaming, the driving and the exploration. Even then the
game isn’t perfect, as people have a strong opinion on how to make the game better. For
example, people said in the qualitative surveys that they would like more cars and
weapons, as well as more heists and single player missions.
When it comes to it, you can also evaluate the sheer amount the game made. GTA5 was a
definite block buster, the game cost £170 million to create and market, but it made all of
that money back in pre-orders alone! The game was at such a demand, a year later they
are working on Expansions, DLC, and even PC/XB1/PS4 versions of the game.
-Gordon, Taylor, and Adam