[Scholarly Survey] help me complete my undergraduate thesis on League of Legends!

Verfall·Jan 2, 2015·20 votes·2,876 views

Hey guys, I’m a senior Communication Studies major at the College of Wooster in Ohio. In order to graduate I need to do a research project. For my study, I’m analyzing the *motivations *players have for playing League of Legends! I’m turning my greatest hobby into an actual scholarly study, it is super sweet. It would be extremely helpful if you would take the survey I have prepared for my study.

**You do have to be at least 18 years of age in order to complete this survey. **

The more people I get to take this, the more representative my data will be, so please tell your friends to take this as well. Once I finish my study and write my report, I will do a follow-up post about my findings and conclusions so that you all can see what I was able to do with your help! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email me at . And thank you for your help!

It will take a maximum of 5 min to complete! *edit: I know that it may seem long to complete, but the progress bar at the bottom lies- so don't look at that. Also thanks for sticking with it, it really means a lot to me that you all are willing to help!

27 Comments

RWCJJan 3, 20154 votes

Done, Good luck!

MelloriJan 3, 20153 votes

Did the survey, but I wanted to add a note.

When picking favorite game mode, you forgot to add ARAM. Dominion is in there, bots are in there, but ARAM isn't.

Thunder DreamssJan 3, 20153 votes

On a related note, one the question about favorite position you really should add "Fill" there. Fill is by far the most common position I end up taking.

redniwediSJan 2, 20152 votes

Done and done. Good luck with your studies.

DeliothJan 3, 20152 votes

You're welcome. Thank you for bringing League of Legends into the scholarly spotlight, it is greatly appreciated.

CommandShockwaveJan 3, 20152 votes

Some of the questions seem extremely redundant.

The first page reiterates basically the same question 4 times by asking you if you find the game entertaining, fun, etc...

VerfallJan 3, 20152 votes

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Some of the questions seem extremely redundant.

The first page reiterates basically the same question 4 times by asking you if you find the game entertaining, fun, etc...

The reason for that is to make sure that people answer consistently. It builds reliability for the measurements that are being used.

CommandShockwaveJan 3, 20151 votes

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The reason for that is to make sure that people answer consistently. It builds reliability for the measurements that are being used.

I see, interesting. Shouldn't that type of strategy be implemented with more complex questions though? It seems a bit silly to need to ask someone in multiple ways whether or not they find the game fun.

VerfallJan 3, 20151 votes

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I see, interesting. Shouldn't that type of strategy be implemented with more complex questions though? It seems a bit silly to need to ask someone in multiple ways whether or not they find the game fun.

Yes it is essential for more complex measurements, but is also needed for the more simple ones. Just asking "are you having fun" once and being done does not provide me with good data.

Thunder DreamssJan 3, 20151 votes

I do kind of wonder about the effectiveness of asking the same thing multiple ways. The issue is that due to subtleties in language you're actually asking different but related things.

For example you ask both if League is exciting and thrilling.

Excitement is "great enthusiasm and eagerness." That applies when I'm playing LoL.

Thrilling on the other hand means "a sudden feeling of excitement."

Between queue times, champion select, and loading it take a few minutes to get into game. It never surprises me that I'm in game and so any excitement for a match has time to build. It's not sudden so it's not thrilling.

VerfallJan 3, 20152 votes

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I do kind of wonder about the effectiveness of asking the same thing multiple ways. The issue is that due to subtleties in language you're actually asking different but related things.

For example you ask both if League is exciting and thrilling.

Excitement is "great enthusiasm and eagerness." That applies when I'm playing LoL.

Thrilling on the other hand means "a sudden feeling of excitement."

Between queue times, champion select, and loading it take a few minutes to get into game. It never surprises me that I'm in game and so any excitement for a match has time to build. It's not sudden so it's not thrilling.

I appreciate your concern, but the measurements and questions have been taken from (and cited) other similar successful scholarly surveys. And your responses to the questions being slightly different is good, that means that there is more variety in how you feel when playing League. Also, why you may find that it isn't "thrilling" others may better identify with that feeling when a game suddenly gets really intense, and that is what they like the best. Thanks for taking it any way and giving some feedback!

GigglesOJan 3, 20151 votes

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I see, interesting. Shouldn't that type of strategy be implemented with more complex questions though? It seems a bit silly to need to ask someone in multiple ways whether or not they find the game fun.

There are different ways to find the game fun. I honestly think this game is less exciting and more amusing.

ElemonJan 5, 20152 votes

This actually seems like a really great idea... Using League for school projects... Sorry, I'm not 18 yet... Otherwise, I totally would've taken this :P

VerfallJan 5, 20151 votes

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This actually seems like a really great idea... Using League for school projects... Sorry, I'm not 18 yet... Otherwise, I totally would've taken this :P

Thanks for the support anyway! I love trying to work League into whatever school work I'm doing.

GigglesOJan 3, 20151 votes

I'd like to see a copy of the statistics when you are done :| I did take the survey.

Dead EchoJan 3, 20151 votes

Good luck.

sakudaJan 3, 20151 votes

That's one of the longest surveys I had in a while :P

ImHerVoiceJan 3, 20151 votes

stop making the questions blur together. Make a better survery. Seriously its like im answering the same thing with different words....

And half these questions seem like they're geared towards normal playing casuals. Instead of someone who wants to improve and only play ranked.

Ayame IsakiJan 3, 20151 votes

Completed. Have a bump and good luck!

SexyTaylorSwiftJan 3, 20151 votes

I found Wooster to be very annoying. They kept trying to recruit for football even though I told them that I wasn't going there since they didn't have a pharmacy program.

VerfallJan 3, 20151 votes

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I found Wooster to be very annoying. They kept trying to recruit for football even though I told them that I wasn't going there since they didn't have a pharmacy program.

Funny you mention that, and this is completely unrelated to this survey, but I like it.

The football team is god awful, so good thing you didn't play for them.
While they do not have a pharmacy program, one of my fraternity brothers just got accepted to a couple different Pharmacy Schools.
Wooster also doesn't have any organized League of Legends club or anything, so that's sad.

SexyTaylorSwiftJan 3, 20151 votes

Lol, it was literally awful and cool at the same time. I was named to an all-conference team in high school, but knew that I wasn't going anywhere good to play, so was more worried about my degree, playing football just to have fun with in college. I say it was awful because there coach called me, their defensive coach called, and about 3 of their student-players called. It was really frustrating telling each one that I had a 0% chance of coming to their school since they didn't have a pharmacy program, only to be called again. Most schools don't have an actual program, you just major in chemistry and then apply to schools, but I was looking for a school that was tied into a pharmacy school where if you got the grades, you were guaranteed to get an interview :). I decided on Thiel College, football team was also awful haha, but, they had a tie into LECOM pharmacy school, so since that was a top concern, I was just playing football to play.

Thiel also didn't have a League club :( But, our IT guy played it and a couple other students I found did. You just have to look for em :). Anyway, I did your survey. Took longer than 5 mins lol.

Pistolero DeLocJan 3, 20151 votes

I don't mean to sound rude, but I tried to do this survey and just couldn't. I got 5 pages in, realized I had made little progress while answering questions that sounded either too similar or too in-depth, and stopped. I wanted to complete it, but as a friendly tip I offer this. I'm usually someone who does surveys (even to companies) as I feel the feedback is nice. But keep in mind that too many questions, too in-depth questions, and a bad layout (the last one I know isn't your fault) prevent people from wanting to complete it. Just keep it in mind on your next survey if you have one.

"On average, we discovered that respondents take just over a minute to answer the first question in a survey (including the time spent reading any survey introductions) and spend about 5 minutes in total, answering a 10 question survey. However, respondents take more time per question when responding to shorter surveys compared to longer surveys" -SurveyMonkey website based off research 10,000 surveys varying of 1-30 questions.

Good luck in your studies. Always nice to see people try to show the world that video games aren't "nerdy", but just as viable a source as music and film.

VerfallJan 3, 20151 votes

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I don't mean to sound rude, but I tried to do this survey and just couldn't. I got 5 pages in, realized I had made little progress while answering questions that sounded either too similar or too in-depth, and stopped. I wanted to complete it, but as a friendly tip I offer this. I'm usually someone who does surveys (even to companies) as I feel the feedback is nice. But keep in mind that too many questions, too in-depth questions, and a bad layout (the last one I know isn't your fault) prevent people from wanting to complete it. Just keep it in mind on your next survey if you have one.

"On average, we discovered that respondents take just over a minute to answer the first question in a survey (including the time spent reading any survey introductions) and spend about 5 minutes in total, answering a 10 question survey. However, respondents take more time per question when responding to shorter surveys compared to longer surveys" -SurveyMonkey website based off research 10,000 surveys varying of 1-30 questions.

Good luck in your studies. Always nice to see people try to show the world that video games aren't "nerdy", but just as viable a source as music and film.

Thanks for your feedback! I would have loved to keep it much more simple, but my adviser really made me keep it considerably longer for reliability reasons. I do feel that it is pretty long, but it ensures consistent response data. Also, the progress bar at the bottom lies. If I continue research (hopefully I will) things will be considerably shorter!

Bouffon dAnglaisJan 3, 20151 votes

Bump, good luck with your studies.

ReportThisRivenJan 3, 20151 votes

Completed survey, I'd like to add that I like league for many reasons been a gamer for year and playing league since I had a pc, but the main draw of playing league is my friends. I have many friends that have moved far away over the years that league and pc gaming in general has allowed me to stay connected to or recconect when I find out that friend I haven't heard from in a couple years is on league too! The list keeps growing! One of my friends had moved from sc to ny and we have stayed connected through league for about a year and when he came down for Christmas it was like he never left! It's strange how connected technology allows us to be nowadays! And the goodbye was strange as well "take it easy man, good luck with the ride up there." "But I'll we you on curse tomorrow XD WTF is this world we live in! I love it! XD 1000 miles away and it doesn't even feel like it! Another friend is in Washington and moved midway through high school! As well as many oter friends local or an hour or two away. We are able to hangout virtually and if it wasn't for that I would have quit league by now because it's addicting and I'd feel like I was wasting my time :p I know I could have a more productive hobby. But it's more than gaming for me, it's socializing, creating memories with my friends.

VerfallJan 3, 20151 votes

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Completed survey, I'd like to add that I like league for many reasons been a gamer for year and playing league since I had a pc, but the main draw of playing league is my friends. I have many friends that have moved far away over the years that league and pc gaming in general has allowed me to stay connected to or recconect when I find out that friend I haven't heard from in a couple years is on league too! The list keeps growing! One of my friends had moved from sc to ny and we have stayed connected through league for about a year and when he came down for Christmas it was like he never left! It's strange how connected technology allows us to be nowadays! And the goodbye was strange as well "take it easy man, good luck with the ride up there." "But I'll we you on curse tomorrow XD WTF is this world we live in! I love it! XD 1000 miles away and it doesn't even feel like it! Another friend is in Washington and moved midway through high school! As well as many oter friends local or an hour or two away. We are able to hangout virtually and if it wasn't for that I would have quit league by now because it's addicting and I'd feel like I was wasting my time :p I know I could have a more productive hobby. But it's more than gaming for me, it's socializing, creating memories with my friends.

Thanks for taking the survey and all the insight you offered into your specific motivations. This is great stuff that I can use from outside of the survey!