Survey about Civilization IV

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lordkhan

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Dear Civ-Players and fans!

for my Bachelor’s thesis in ”virtual gaming world“ at Cologne University of Applied Sciences (and as a fan from the start) I’m carrying out a study on Civilization IV. I want to find out if the game imparts knowledge about complex systems. Therefore I have created a questionaire.

It takes approx. 15 minutes to answer all the questions and you can enter a raffle to win one of two Amazon gift cards! :king:

Here is the link to my survey: http://civ4.civsurvey.com (english version)

(german version: http://civ4.fragenzumspiel.de )

Thank you in advance to all answering this questionnaire! In case you are interested I can provide you with the results after my thesis will have been marked (approx. September).

Patrick :)


A note on privacy:
The data will be saved completely anonymously and will be exclusively used for my Bachelor’s thesis. There is no commercial intention!
 
I've filled it in, but I don't really know what to say for the "what makes the game complex" question. "Because it is" is the only answer I have. And I don't get what question I02 is asking, as I already put how ofen I check everything "on average" in I01, so as it is already an average, what does the second question even mean?
 
@Manfred: I02 asks you about changes in your way of how often you check cities, units, etc. during a game. So you might check the conditions to win a game less often in the beginning but more often in the end. But I admit you're right: I02 can confuse!
 
The questions on the survey were very thought-provoking about why I like Civ and strategy games in general. Let us know about your results! I wonder what you're going to do with all the write-in answers.
 
Thank you, guys! I appreciate your comments (and, of course, your support!). :) :goodjob:

I will let you know about the results as soon as I get my thesis back! ;)
 
Survey completed. I don't think Ive learned much about other things from PLAYING the game but certainly the civopedia.
 
mica8911 said:
Survey completed. I don't think Ive learned much about other things from PLAYING the game but certainly the civopedia.
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I'd agree in terms of facts. The game certainly does generate an interest in what's in the civopedia.

I do find that my political thinking is (I hope) a little sharper from playing the game and seeing how diplomacy and war fit together in the game. It isn't exact, but I find myself looking at politics from a Civ perspective and understanding it a bit better sometimes.
 
Bushface said:
Survey completed. One criticism - the age groups possibly don't go high enough, though I'm flattered to be included in the 40+ group.
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I'm sorry (no offence intended ;) )!

And thank you all for your help! The results will come, but I have to wait until my thesis is marked before I can publish it. So stay tuned! ;)
 
I need some clarification.

Do you consider turn based and real time strategy to be of the same genre? I play other real time strategies, but I do not play other turn based strategy games.

edit: Question 9 seems a little off. You mean "Do you usually play with the same civilization?"
 
Filled in the survey.

I was the guy who said he thinks about civ during intercourse ;)
 
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