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Here is a quick summary of the results as promised: It turns out the overwhelming majority of respondents think video/computer game trailers are deceptive. In fact, I didn't get a single Disagree or Strongly Disagree, and only one Unsure. Equally the majority of people believe deceptive...

Survey is open for one more week folks! If you haven't completed it yet I would must appreciate any final participants.

The survey will be open until the 31st of July. Responses has come to a halt over the last few days so I would much appreciate any taking the time to participate in the survey. It's very short and will only take a couple of minutes to complete.

There is actually quite a lot of research about ingame advertisements, like when you see billboards in football games and stuff advertising things, but there is literally nothing on video game trailers. Video game publishers/companies use the marketing techniques from the motion picture industry...

You playing Doom Eternal or Doom 2016? I'm finding Doom Eternal extremely chaotic and quite difficult compared to 2016, which is a lot more elegant in terms of gameplay. I have concluded that using the flame throwing shoulder thing as often as possible is vital for survival. Ammo management is a...

Yeah, this is an interesting observation. My initial idea for my research was to research which characteristics (graphics, gameplay, story etc) of trailers influence purchasing intent, but there is very little literature on trailers about, and literally all of it is connected to movie trailers...

I bought DOOM Eternal. I've had my eye on it for a while so thought now was the time! I'm not enjoying it as much as DOOM 2016, which was a masterpiece in my opinion, but it's still a very good game.

Thanks a lot! :) This is actually quite a useful thread. It's interesting to see which trailers hold influence over people. My research was actually inspired largely by the release of Cyberpunk 2077. The trailers leading up to the release gave a lot of hopeful impressions, but ... well, we all...

Can't remember the exact first game I ever played but it was probably something like Roland on the Ropes, Boulder dash, or Batman on the Amstrad.

Hi, I'm currently working on research for my postgraduate dissertation. My research topic is the relationship between video/computer game trailers and company reputation. I've created a survey to collect data. I would much appreciate anyone who participates in the survey, it would help out my...