SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study suggested that the growing level of video game addiction during COVID-19 pandemic era can be largely attributed to gamers’ intent to escape reality. Jang Ye-beet, a professor at Aju University’s culture and contents department, conducted a survey of 256 online gamers in their 20s living in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s video game market expanded more than 20 percent on-year to rank fourth in the world last year on the back of stellar growth in online games, a report showed Monday. The country’s video game market posted 18.9 trillion won (US$15.9 billion) in sales last year, up 21.3 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Employees of companies in the video game industry work overtime an average of 2.6 days a week, a recent report showed. In particular, it has been found that workers in development, technology, game management and quality assurance (QA) do overtime on a regular basis. According to a survey of [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Online live video game streaming is taking the world by storm, as the idea of sharing and enjoying the experience of playing and watching games becomes increasingly popular, and the impact is being also felt in South Korea where eSports have a huge following. As demand for video game streaming [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of underage children using their parents’ credit cards or cell phones (direct carrier billing) to pay for their gaming ventures is on the rise, and as a result, refund requests from parents receiving monthly billing surprises are also growing. According to the Korea Consumer Agency, there were [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – eSports, also known as pro-gaming, refers to a form of sports where the primary aspects of the sport are facilitated by electronic systems, namely videogames. The popularity of eSports is growing not just in Korea, but also internationally, to the point where global sports clubs are actively investing in [...]
GOYANG, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A next generation video games exhibition titled PlayX4 is taking place at Kintex in Ilsan from May 19 to May 22. The exhibition is hosting a variety of next generation VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) games, which visitors can experience. “The gaming industry is one of the [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study suggests that online gaming addiction is no longer simply a bad habit, but a new type of illness. A Korean research team led by professor Jeong-seok Choi at Boramae Hospital’s Mental Health Department revealed Monday that online gaming addiction can have a negative effect on the [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study conducted by Professor Eui-Joon Jung from the cultural content department at Konkuk University on a total of 2,000 subjects (comprised of elementary school, middle school, and high school students) from the Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi regions has revealed that children overindulge in video games to escape [...]