GoodBot Caregiver Gaming Survey

  • ABOUT THE CAREGIVER GAMER SURVEY

    Thank you for completing the Caregiver Gaming Survey! GoodBot is a nonprofit society that advances responsible and socially sustainable technology ecosystems. This survey takes ~10-12 minutes and explores the impacts of gaming on families and communities. The purpose is to understand challenges facing caregivers toward making gaming safer. All text responses are optional but can also be of particular value in surfacing practices, tools and controls to strengthen gamer and parental agency. Please share what you can.

  • OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY

    Your privacy is paramount. Responses will be used only by GoodBot for research and caregiver resource development purposes. We will never sell, rent, or lease your data including personal information to third parties. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to gaming@goodbot.ca. If you wish to receive survey results, caregiver resources and tools emerging from this research, please provide your email address.

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  • PART #1 - CAREGIVER STATUS

  • Are you the primary caregiver for children that play video games?*

  • PART #2 - NON-PRIMARY CAREGIVERS ONLY 

  • In what capacity do you interact with youth?

  • PART #3 - DEMOGRAPHICS

    In this section we're hoping to collect some demographic information on your family. Please feel free to answer or ignore as many of these questions as you are comfortable with!
  • What is your family's cultural background? Choose all that apply.
  • How many children are you the primary caregiver for?*

  • PART #4 - GAMER INFO

    In this section we are hoping to understand the current habits of your gamer(s) over the last year. This is a great section to answer with each of your gamer(s) if possible!
  • Select the age range are your gamer(s):*
  • Gamer gender identity
  • How many hours per week on average do your gamer(s) spend playing video games?*
  • Which style of game does the Gamer primarily play?*
  • Select all systems your gamer uses:*
  • Which system does the gamer use primarily? *
  • Select all genres that your gamer(s) have played in the last year:*

  • PART #5 - GAMER EXPERIENCE

    In this section we are hoping to understand the experience of your gamer(s) over the past year. Please answer all questions that are applicable to your gamer(s) as an entire household. If a question does not apply (e.g. your gamer does not play online) just leave your response blank. This is a great section to answer with your gamer(s) if possible!Most of these questions will consider the last 12 months of gaming and will be rated as follows : 1 (never), 2 (rarely), 3 (sometimes), 4 (often), 5 (very often)
  • Overall, do you find gaming to be a positive influence on your gamer?*

  • Please do your best to answer the following 5 assessment questions

    If you don't know the answer, select 1 and explain which answers you don't know the answer to in the comment box below.

  • PART #6 - CAREGIVER STYLE

    In this section we hope to understand how you set boundaries around gaming with your gamer(s) and how you feel about their habits.
  • Do you play video games?
  • Do you restrict gaming by time? (e.g. no gaming after 6pm or during the week)
  • If yes to the above, describe your approximate/ current time-based restrictions on a weekly
  • Do you restrict gaming by ratings?*
  • Do you allow your gamer to make online gaming purchases?

  • PART #7 - CAREGIVER RESOURCES

    In this section we hope to understand where you go for information to help make decisions on gaming.
  • What is your primary source of information when making decision on the health and safety of a game purchase?*

  • PART #8 - PERSONAL SENTIMENT

    In this section we hope to get a better idea of how important some often discussed topics are to you personally.
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  • PART #9 - INDUSTRY SENTIMENT

    In this section we hope to get a better idea of how you feel about the gaming industry generally, and their response to often discussed issues. We'll ask questions about gaming studios, the organizations that produce and promote games. You don't need to know any gaming studios specifically - just answer these broadly about organizations that are creating games currently.
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  • PART #10 - PERSONAL INFORMATION (OPTIONAL)

    If you wish to receive survey results, caregiver resources and tools emerging from this research, please provide your email address.

  • PART #11 - FINAL COMMENTS

    Your responses will help us build resources for caregivers and gaming studios alike. If you would like to receive these resources when they become available, please provide your email here!
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