Thorman

It's clear from Thorman's research that males and females both express their social roles through the social act of game play. While (almost) everyone in the study claims to play for social reasons, the women seen to be the facilitators and instigators of social interactivity by asking questions, etc. through gameplay when both they and their male counterparts are playing. Does this translate to women's broader social roles, or is it more indicative of a women's "roles" within a male dominated "field"?

It's interesting that no one in the article claimed to buy a console because they just straight up like to play video games. Would the modesty of reason for purchase be different for a study done in America? Japan?