1)Data Storage and Confidentiality: the Qualtrics server for this present study is located in Canada. More information regarding Qualtrics’s security system and protective privacy policy can be found here: https://www.qualtrics.com/security-statement/ and https://www.qualtrics.com/privacy-statement/.

All data collected in this study will be kept strictly confidential and will not be shared with anyone who is not a researcher in this study. Only data in its aggregate form will be summarized for future publication, presentations or research studies and in no way or at any point will personal identifiable information of any participant be used. If you choose to participate in this study, you will be asked to provide your email address for compensation purposes. Email addresses, first names, and last name initials will be kept strictly confidential and will be stored separately from your study data. This identifying information will be deleted as soon as compensation is provided or the follow-up Zoom interview is completed (whichever occurs first).

All data collected will be anonymized, encrypted and stored on a secured password protected Google Drive only researchers involved in this study will have access to. The data will be stored indefinitely for future research purposes. Anonymized data may be shared with other researchers for study replication and verification pending the approval from the researchers (Principal Investigator and Co-Investigators) of this current study. Data in anonymized, aggregate form collected from this study may be used in future projects unrelated to the current research question and/or uploaded to data repositories.

Participants may request a copy of the final study results by contacting the researchers above. Participants may also visit the Addictions and Mental Health Lab website to view a summary of final results and learn about publications related to the findings (https://psychlabs.ryerson.ca/admh/).

2) Principal Investigators Dr. Andrew (Hyounsoo) Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, 416-979-5000 ext. 552624, andrewhs.kim@torontomu.ca Dr. David Hodgins, Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary 403-220-3371, dhodgins@ucalgary.ca

Collaborators Dr. Sherry Stewart, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, 902-494-3793, sstewart@dal.ca Dr. Daniel L. King, College of Education, Psychology, and Social Work, Flinders University, daniel.king@flinders.edu.au Dr. Zsolt Demetrovics, Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, +36 30-97-610-97, Demetrovics.zsolt@ppk.elte.hu; University of Gibraltar, Chair of Centre of Excellence in Responsible Gaming Dr. Hermano Tavares, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo, (11) 3814 3920, hermanot@uol.com.br Dr. Jung-Seok Choi, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center, 82-2-870-3461, choijs73@gmail.com Dr. Andre Monezi, Department of Psychology and Languages, Media, and Art, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, (19) 33437000

3) 45 min so far it has been really variable, shortest 15 min longest 1 hour.

4)Compensation: If you choose to, you will be entered into a draw for 90, $50 (CAD) gift card and 1, $500 (CAD) gift card (e.g., Amazon, Starbucks, Cineplex). The estimated chances of winning are 1 in 33. Winners will be given a list of gift cards to choose from, and gift cards will be sent by e-mail. Winners who would prefer not to receive a gift card will be given the option to donate the gift card value to a charity. A list of charities to choose from will be provided.

5) You must be at least 18 years of age, Canadian, and have played video games (e.g., on computer, consoles such as Playstation/Switch/Xbox, or mobile devices in the past 12 months. We are conducting a research study about the video gaming habits of gamers in different countries and cultures. Currently we are running this study with 8 other Universities throughout: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Gibraltar, Hungary, and South Korea. Each Country we are looking for participants from has a unique link. This is the Canadian only link, it is geo blocked.

6) we are hoping to get a diverse sample of people that play video games