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[Serwayn Fletcher]

Hi there and apologies in advance if this is the wrong place to put such a thread.

Anyway...I am doing a massive survey about NPC romances, and how players' romantic behaviors and attractions with NPCs in-game are similar to, or different from, their romantic behaviors and attractions in real life. This thing started as a project for a 100-level communications class, but my preliminary survey data suggested a need for further study. To that end, I've had some industry mentors assist me with putting together a more comprehensive survey, which right now has over 300 respondents.

This survey is seeking to find out:

• The degree to which genderbending and experimenting with sexual orientation is taking place, and why.
• The differences and similarities between real-life romantic behavior, and in-game romantic behavior with NPCs.
• What specific qualities players find attractive in romance-able NPCs, versus what they find attractive in real life. (I used a set of adjectives found partially on the BSN in romance threads, and also from the initial personality test found on Match.com.)

Why I'm studying this:

• I'm fascinated by it
• I'm a beginning game writer who wants to see if there's a formula to predict what kinds of NPC romances will be most rewarding for players, and thereby...
• Write better games, dudes!

The survey will be open until May 1. It is my intention to publish my findings and speak about them at conferences, and also to share them with the good folks at BioWare (because one of my preliminary findings was that any conversation about NPC romance MUST include BioWare and their products).

The survey can be found HERE:
https://www.surveymo...m/s/NPC_Romance

Thanks to everyone who is able to help out with this initiative!