How attitudes to gaming changed along with behaviour during the pandemic

Jo Bowman

Discusses the GameTrack tracker study, run by Ipsos MORI in collaboration with the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE), which busted some persistent myths about what kinds of people are playing video games and what are the effect on users of playing.

People of all ages who were confined to their homes because of pandemic-related lockdowns turned to screens as a link to information and entertainment from the outside world. A European study shows there was a simultaneous surge in the usage of video games.

But the GameTrack tracker study, run by Ipsos MORI, in collaboration with the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE), revealed much more than a rise in usage.

The MRS Kids & Youth Research 2022 conference heard that the study – which looked at the gaming habits of people aged six to 64 in the UK, France, Germany...

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