Comparing to see if Girls or Boys Enjoy Playing Video Games More

Ashley Scarantino
SUNY Cortland

Introduction
Why do guys typically enjoy playing
video games more than girls? This
study compared the enjoyment and
participation rates of the amount of
girls who enjoyed playing video
game to the amount of guys who
enjoyed them.

Methods
The study was conducted
by having Professor
Jacksons EXS111 class
participate in playing a
variety of games that
involve physical activity.
One of those included Just
Dance 4. The students had
an option to choose the
game they wanted to play.
The results of the students
who participated and
enjoyed certain games
was interesting.
The study was conducted
by having Professor
Jacksons EXS 111 class
participate in playing a

Results
The results came to show that the
boys that participated in playing
video games enjoyed playing more
than most of the girls that
participated.

Conclusion
In conclusion, when
comparing the enjoyment
rates of students playing video
games, it is shown that boys
typically enjoy playing video
games more than girls enjoy
them. Further research would
include continuing the
research with a different group
of participants. With another
group of participants, different
statistics will occur but the
same result should be the
outcome.