Table 1.

Sample items from first section of the VGPS.

1. In the past week, about how many total hours have you spent playing video games?     ____hours/week
2. During a typical week when classes are in session, about how many total hours do you spend playing video games?     ____hours/week
3. When there is no class, about how many total hours do you spend playing video games?     ____hours/week
4. Please list 5 video games that you play most often. For each, report how many hours in a typical week you play each of them. (if you don't play as many as 5 video games, list only those you do play and numbers of hours you play each of them)
a. __________________________________________    ____hours/week
Think about your video gaming expertise by responding to each of the following. For each item, rate your expertise level by indicating a percentage from 0 (not expert at all) to 100 (highly expert). The scale below is for reference only; you don't need to use only the given values. You may assign any number between 0 and 100 (e.g., 26.87) as your rating.
0	25	50	75	100
Not expert at all	Not very expert	Somewhat expert	Expert	Highly expert
a. _____ Your playing video games in general
b. _____ The video game you play most often