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Title: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: Nabeel88 on September 23, 2009, 11:05:31 am: Hey everybody, I am currently doing research for the University of Southern Mississippi on Arcade Culture from 1979 to 1986. If anyone is willing to answer some survey questions, it would really help http://bit.ly/2jc6ZR.
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: ChadTower on September 23, 2009, 11:12:20 am: done.
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: Zero_Hour on September 23, 2009, 11:27:18 am: Quote from: ChadTower on September 23, 2009, 11:12:20 am

done.

ditto
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: Ginsu Victim on September 23, 2009, 11:42:12 am: "
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: Matthew Anderson on September 23, 2009, 12:16:24 pm: Me 2...

Can we see the final paper...?
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: Dartful Dodger on September 23, 2009, 01:59:55 pm: done
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: shardian on September 23, 2009, 02:06:38 pm: Quote from: pinballjim on September 23, 2009, 01:51:38 pm
Think I was too young to be in any arcades for your date range.

:P

Sadly, same here.
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: CheffoJeffo on September 23, 2009, 06:14:21 pm: Nobody is interested in arcade culture here in Canuckistan ?

:'(
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: Nabeel88 on September 24, 2009, 01:33:57 am: Thanks guys. This is for my senior undergraduate thesis. I will be more than happy to post the thesis when it is complete. The rought draft is due in approximately 3 months and I will provide a link to it when I am finished. I have roughly 10 people already. If I could get 15 or so, it would really help me out. I have gotten some great responses. Thanks again guys.
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: SavannahLion on September 24, 2009, 02:36:39 am: "
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Post by: smalltownguy on September 24, 2009, 07:06:21 am: Done! That was a nice little trip down nostalgia lane. :w00t
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: ark_ader on September 24, 2009, 04:41:08 pm: Done.
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: Ummon on September 25, 2009, 02:03:01 am: Some of those questions were kinda wonky. Course, there weren't that many straight arcades round here.

Quote from: ark_ader on September 24, 2009, 04:41:08 pm
Done.

Dude. Yer avatar is kinda whacked. But you know that.
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: Epyx on September 25, 2009, 03:52:54 pm: So can us Canuckleheads fill this out? ;)
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: Fordman on September 25, 2009, 10:57:58 pm: I have taken the survey!

Question: "What kind of people were patrons of arcades?" or something close to that.

Answer "Social misfits, the Dungeon's & Dragon's losers, non-jocks that didnt want to be the water boys for the jocks and tomboys (the girls that didnt know they were lesbians yet!). The kids that were still too poor to own an Atari, ColecoVision or Nintendo!

:cheers:

Fordman
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: RayB on September 26, 2009, 03:49:44 pm: Wow, all the stereotypes. Complete opposite of the arcades I went to.
Title: Re: Research Survey on Arcades
Post by: Ummon on September 27, 2009, 12:19:17 am: Quote from: RayB on September 26, 2009, 03:49:44 pm
Wow, all the stereotypes. Complete opposite of the arcades I went to.

Yeah, round here there was all kinds, but mostly people/kids with money, and maybe some stoners (who might've had money, too....). This changed somewhat into the late 80s, the places did end up becoming more of drug havens, but it was still pretty clandestine, and sketchy, bust-wise. They'd started hiring off-duty cops. The bowling alley on the other hand was a much better place to score.