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__**Problem**__ How does cover design affect what video games men and women are attracted to?

__**Introduction**__ Many people believe men are attracted to this game, and women are attracted to that one. Is this true? __**Background Info**__ http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/216772/does-gender-affect-game-reviews http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/60-attractive-ps3-game-covers/ http://video.ign.com/dor/articles/894993/ign-game-scoop-tv-how-do-normal-people-see-videogame-box-art/videos/gstv_spc_073010b.html __**Hypothesis**__ My guess is that a female would want to play a game with a female on the cover. I also think a male would want to play a game with a male or guns on the front. __**Materials**__ Papers Pencils 6 Game covers __**Procedure**__ 1.Gather all materials 2.Gather testers, 3 of each gender, into a room one at a time. 3.Have each one, alone, write which cover they are attracted to. 4.Compile answers. 5.Compare them. 6.Present. __**Variables**__ Independent: Type of cover Constant: All were game covers Dependent: Preference of each gender. __**Results**__ (Data Table) OVERALL BEST: Little Big Planet With 2 Boy votes/ and Final Fantasy 13 with 2 Girl votes OVERALL WORST: HALO 3 With 1 Boy, and 1 Girl vote I was surprised how open minded the testers were on voting a E rated game the best out of them all, and the males were the ones who voted for it, although I wasn’t surprised when the girls voted for Final Fantasy 13. I was also surprised that Halo 3 of all things got last. With 1 male and 1 female vote. __**Conclusion**__ For the most part, they all chose the ones where the character in the foreground was their own gender. It was also apparent that each person had their own opinion rather than going with what a friend told them to do. So this experiment was overall a success. __**Possible Causes of erro**__r I may not have gotten enough testers for a survey. Don’t have controlled cover, didn’t have blank cover __**Possible Applications**__ Obviously used in game covers, so book and DVD covers would need it too. __**Further Research**__ I could have gotten more testers or games to use. __**Time Spent**__ 30 hrs __**Acknowledgements**__ Testers: Jacob, Luc, Alex, Taryn, Kandra, Janyssa. __**Citations**__ 60 attractive ps3 game covers." www.hongkiat.com. Shutter Shock, Think Stock, n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2011. .

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