What are massive multiplayer online games?
Massive multiplayer online games (MMOGs)—also sometimes called massive(ly) multiplayer online role-playing games—are online game spaces where multiple individuals can play a game together. While gamers can go anywhere within the digital world of an MMOG, the game developer has determined the direction and goals of game play. MMOGs may be played solo but are often played in groups of individuals who band together to form a “guild” to take on a task, goal, or quest together. MMOGs are also persistent spaces where game play continues to move forward even when an individual or group of players is not playing the game. Three in ten gaming boys play MMOGs. One in five (21%) teens who play video games play MMOGs. Boys are much more likely to play MMOGs than girls. Nearly one-third (30%) of boys who game have played a MMOG, compared with 11% of gaming girls. There are no statistically significant differences in MMOG play by age; younger teens and older teens are just as likely to report playin
