You are invited to participate in a research study about video game players’ experiences with video game narratives and characters. This document contains important information about this study and what to expect if you decide to participate.
Your participation in this research study is voluntary and you do not have to participate. Refusal to participate will involve no penalty or loss of benefits, and you may discontinue participation at any time without penalty or loss of benefits.
This research study’s purpose is to explore user’s experiences with video game narratives and video game characters. By participating in this study, you are committing approximately 5 minutes to complete a short demographic survey. From there, if selected for further investigation, you will be asked to participate in a focus group of approximately 60-90 minutes. If selected there will be a secondary consent form informing you of the focus group requirements. This study will be asking 6-8 participants to complete the focus group from the initial group of survey participants. There are no expected risks to you as a result of participating in the demographic survey. You will not benefit directly from participating in this study.
Survey data will be saved on a password protected box folder. All identifying information will be separated from the study data. Your confidentiality is only as secure as your equipment; no guarantees can be made regarding the interception of data sent via the Internet.
Because of the nature of the data, it may be possible to deduce your identity; however, there will be no attempt to do so, and your data will be reported in a way that will not identify you.
Identifiers may be removed, and your information may be used for future research or shared with another researcher for future research studies without additional consent.
There is no cost to the subject for participating in this research.
The information that you provide in the study will be handled confidentially. However, there may be circumstances where this information must be released or shared as required by law. The SDSU Institutional Review Board may review the research records for monitoring purposes.
For questions about your rights as a participant in this study or to discuss other study-related concerns or complaints with someone who is not part of the research team, you may contact SDSU’s Research Integrity and Compliance Officer at 605-688-5051 or sdsu.irb@sdstate.edu.
You must be 18 or older to participate. Your consent is implied by participating.
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