Gamer

Picture a gamer, someone who spends countless hours immersed in one of those online role-playing alternate realities. And what do you see? Is it a [physically:mentally] fit female closer to 40 than 14? If not, you may need to rethink your assumptions about geekdom. Because a study in the Journal of [Communication:Advertising] shows that when it comes to dominating the virtual world, women are [actually:really] more [hardcore:lor] than men.Scientists [conducted:made] a survey of some 7,000 players who were logged on to a game called EverQuest II. And they discovered some interesting things. First off, the average age of the gamers surveyed was 31. And that playing time tended to increase with age. Which is also where the [differences:sex-determination] come in. The female gamers actually logged more time online: an average of 29 hours a week, versus 25 for the males, with the top players putting in 57 hours a week on the girl's side, and 51 for the guys. What's more, it looks like women are more likely to lie about how much they really play. The [researchers:scientists] found that the gals tended to lowball how long they spend glued to the screen. So, never ask a woman her age. Or how much time she spends defeating the dark elves to rebuild the world of Norrath.