The first of its kind, "Game Developer Demographics: An Exploration of Workforce Diversity" answers the question, ¡°who makes games?¡± by examining the demographic makeup of the development community. Nearly 6500 people participated in the survey, answering a series of questions pertaining to age, race, sexual orientation and education among other variables.

Key results of the demographic survey include:

• Male = 88.5%, Female = 11.5%
• White = 83.3%, Black = 2.0%, Hispanic/Latino = 2.5%, Asian = 7.5%, Other = 4.7%
• Heterosexual = 92%, Lesbian/Gay = 2.7%, Bisexual = 2.7%
• Average age = 31 years
• Average years in the industry = 5.4 years
• Percentage of people with disabilities = 13% (e.g., cognitive, mobility, sight, etc)
• More than 80% have a university level education or greater
• More than 60% of studios claim that obtaining diverse applicants is challenging

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