I'm currently doing an assignment for one of my modules and was wondering if I could have some opinions from you guys. It would be greatly appreciated.

Basically I'd like to know what influences you to play/buy videogames. Does it have anything to do with increased popularity? Maybe you've been a gamer since a very young age and it's become a way of life. Are there particular games that make you want to play them? Maybe it's the appeal of the console?

According to Wikipedia we are now into the 7th Generation of gaming consoles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaming_...nth_generation

This started from around 2005 when the Xbox360 was released. So do have any opinions on society in general and the impact that games have upon them?

Thank you.