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Identities in Gaming: How do you define 'gamer'?


Dear Participants,

With this questionnaire, I aim to explore the openness of gaming culture to diverse participation. The goal is to determine how different groups within the gaming community define the term/identity "gamer" and whether their identity constructions align with or differ from existing models. A particular focus is on people with disabilities and their perspective on the term/identity "gamer."

The survey is being conducted by me, S. R. Stein (Pseudonym), a student at the Institute of Special Education at Leibniz Universität Hannover, as part of my master's thesis.

I kindly ask for your support and would appreciate it if you could complete the online questionnaire. It takes approximately 25-45 minutes to complete.

At the bottom of the page, I will inform you about the data protection-compliant handling of your personal data. Please read the following statements carefully.

For any questions feel free to contact me.

I ask for your consent to participate in my survey and for the use of your data for the specified purposes.

If you agree with my project, you can indicate this at the beginning of the online questionnaire.

In any case, your participation in my survey is voluntary. Should you choose not to participate (either fully or in part) or wish to withdraw or restrict your consent, there will be no disadvantages to you.

Thank you for your cooperation and your trust in my work.

Kindly regards

S. R. Stein (Pseudonym)

M.A. Student at the Institute of Special Education

Leibniz University Hannover, Germany

e-Mail: pischke@stud.uni-hannover.de

There are 28 questions in this survey.

1. Data Controller:

S. R. Stein (Pseudonym), M.A. Student at the Institute of Special Educationat Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, e-Mail: pischke@stud.uni-hannover.de

2. Purpose of Data Collection:

The data collected through this questionnaire will be used exclusively for my master's thesis. The results will be published in an anonymized and aggregated form.

3. What Data is Collected?

The following data categories are collected:

- Age

- Optional:

- Disability,

- Share of household expenses,

- Gender,

- Membership in communities.

No personal data will be collected that would enable direct identification.

4. Legal Basis for Processing:

Processing your data is based on your voluntary consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke this consent at any time without any disadvantages.

5. Storage and Deletion of Data:

The collected data will be securely stored and deleted or anonymized according to legal retention periods after the completion of the master's thesis. Your IP address will not be stored.

6. Rights of Data Subjects:

- You can request confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by me (according to Art. 15 DSGVO).

- You can request information from me at any time about your data and the circumstances of its processing (according to Art. 15 DSGVO).

- You can request the correction and completion of the data processed by me (according to Art. 16 DSGVO).

- You can request the deletion of your personal data if there is no justification or obligation for storage (any longer) for processing (according to Art. 17 DSGVO).

- You can request the restriction of processing in the cases defined by law under Art. 18 DSGVO.

- You can request the release of your data in a common, structured, and machine-readable format (right to data portability) (according to Art. 20 DSGVO).

7. Data Processors:

The survey is conducted using LimeSurvey. This tool adheres to the DSGVO.

8. Cookies and Tracking:

No cookies and tracking are used.

9. Voluntariness of Participation:

Participation in the survey is voluntary. You can interrupt your participation at any time without providing reasons or skip individual questions except for mandatory ones.

10. Contact:

For questions or concerns about data protection, you can contact me at any time.