The effects of sound and music in contemporary video games on creating nostalgia

1. Brief

Welcome to my questionnaire.

This questionnaire has the aim to provide evidence and findings for my dissertation 3rd year paper at Falmouth University, Cornwall.

The question I will be exploring as part of this dissertation is: 'What is the effect of sound and music in contemporary video games on creating nostalgia'

You retain the right to withdraw from this study at any time and do not have to partake within this questionnaire if it deems irrelevant to you.

At all times your details and data will be protected. I will not be asking for any personal details such as name or email as a way of keeping your answers discrete at all times. Your answers to the following questions will be used for current and future research purposes by myself and that alone.

I will be using a mixture of both qualitative and quantitative questions throughout this questionnaire which will be formulated to creating a triangulation of results to use within my dissertation paper. Your answers will be assisted and compared to and by other means of research methods I will be conducting such as interviews via person and over social media platforms. All interviews will be conducted face to face over the means of either Skype or Facebook Messenger Video Chat.

1. What is your age? *

2. Do you play video games? *

Yes
No

3. Would you class yourself as an experienced gamer? (This means that you have studied gaming, game design, music at GCSE level or higher or you work in the field of game or sound design for game) *

Yes
No

What do think when I say 'Retro Game'?

*

4. In your opinion, what makes a retro video game? *

5. What games would you class as 'Classic' games? *

6. Do you like to listen to music from video games? *

Yes – only the music of the game I'm currently playing
Yes – only independent from the games themselves (Spotify etc.)
Yes – I listen to all music in video games that I have previously played and still playing
No

7. When I say 8-Bit what springs to mind?

8. Have you ever played arcade games? (Pac-Man etc.) *

Yes
No

9. What is the first 'retro' game you remember? *

10. Do you still play arcade games (WII, emulator etc.) *

Yes
No
I have never played arcade games before

11. What is it about retro games you like? *

12. On a scale between 1-5 how much do you agree with this statement "My choice of video retro game purchase and replaying is based on nostalgia" *

Thank you for your participation in this questionnaire. The goal is to determine the effect of sound and music in video games in influencing and creating feelings of nostalgia.

If you have any questions about this study, please contact me: Luke Stannard on email address - lukestannard20@hotmail.com

Finally, we urge you not to discuss this study with anyone else who is currently participating or might participate at a future point in time.

Thank you!

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