What Is the Beta Hat Research Community?
Participate in playtests and live discussions to shape the future of games.
The Beta Hat Research Community connects gamers with studios that want their honest feedback. Members participate in paid studies, help influence upcoming titles, and become part of a premium network of players whose voices truly matter. All participants must be at least 16 years of age and reside in the US.
THE PROCESS
Be Heard
Make an Impact
Once you register for our panel, you’re on your way to influencing the direction of game-changing products and services.
From there, you’ll be contacted based on your responses and will be screened to ensure you’re participating in the appropriate market research study.
Currently, we are only accepting applicants who reside in the US. You must be at least 16 years old.
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Sign Up
Create a profile to receive communication on potential opportunities.
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Take Our Profiling Survey
Tell us more about yourself in the profiling survey. The more information we have, the more likely you are to be contacted.
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Qualify
Based on the preferences you’ve outlined in your profile, you will receive study opportunity information via email, text, phone, or a combination of the two.
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Participate
Depending on the project, you may participate in a focus group, one-on-one interview, in-home discussion, on-site playtest, online survey, etc.
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Be Rewarded
Your opinion matters. In appreciation, receive an incentive for your impact – it’s simple and straight forward!
Frequently Asked Questions
A focus group is a round-table discussion on products and services that you use. The discussions are led by market research professionals and usually last between 1-2 hours. While focus groups are common types of research studies, we also do in-home interviews, shop-along interviews, phone interviews, and online research.
When you’re done, you will receive an incentive for your contribution!
The Beta Hat Research Community works in conjunction with Beta Hat to conduct research studies across the US.Beta Hat and their clients rely on integrity of participants to conduct accurate and meaningful research. We ask that you:
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Be truthful in answering questions about yourself and your habits.
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Arrive for your appointment on time and ready to participate in the discussion.
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Notify us if you must cancel with as much advance notice as possible.
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Enjoy it. Focus Groups are fun!
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Registering will add you to the Beta Hat Research Community, giving you access to various study opportunities. During the sign-up process, we will ask for contact information, demographic questions, and details about your gaming habits. This will be used to identify those who may qualify for a particular project. Additional screening will be needed to confirm qualification. Click here to register now.
Based on the details provided in your profile, you will receive study opportunity information via email, phone, or a combination of the two. During our initial outreach we will establish if you are available and interested in a particular study and a good candidate for the research.
If you qualify for a study, you will receive an email confirmation outlining the details such as location, what you will receive as an incentive, and any other details necessary to ensure you’re ready and prepared for your participation.
Once you’ve completed your participation, you will receive your incentive. Your voluntary participation in market research with the beta Hat Research Community constitutes an independent contractor relationship, not an employment relationship.We recognize things change and it’s important that we collect the most up to date information from each participant for each project. For this reason, you may be presented with questions you’ve answered previously. We thank you for your effort and patience with this process!
Our clients provide us with the specifications to ensure we get the right people for the project. You may not qualify for every study and that’s okay! This is no reflection on you, nor does it compromise your status in our system. It’s important to us that our participants engage in research topics that make sense for them and fit our clients’ needs!
YES! The Beta Hat Research Community adheres to the Insights Association Code of Standards and Ethics for Market Research and Data Analytics. That means your information is kept completely confidential. We do not sell or give your information to any third party. See our privacy policy here.
If you would like to unsubscribe from our database and no longer want to receive any calls or emails about focus groups, please send an email to support@betahatrc.com with the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE".
