How's game industry in South Korea? Gyeonggi Province strives to elevate game culture with Gyeonggi Game Culture Center.
Gyeonggi Game Culture Center
Sales and the number of gamers are continuously increasing as the game industry maintains its rapid growth. In line with this growth, the Gyeonggi Game Culture Center was established to promote healthy game culture. Gyeonggi-do residents who are interested in or have concerns about games can utilize various programs for such subjects as game addiction, literacy education, and game-related community support. The Gyeonggi Game Culture Center helps develop the industry by supporting game culture in the province, resolving various issues associated with games and expanding the base for game culture through education.
Elevating Game Culture
There are many programs for elevating game culture. The first of them is game literacy education. For example, the Gyeonggi Family Game Camp is a two-day experiential game program at a camping site in the province that links gameplay, literacy education, and outdoor camping.Concurrently, the Game Development Challenge Program helps teenagers explore potential careers by allowing them to experience game development. In addition to mentoring, outstanding teams receive a gubernatorial award through expert screening. This is connected with the Game Career Seminar, which provides opportunities to attend lectures by industry experts.
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In addition, the Game Development Open Class aims to foster the next generation of e-sport professionals by providing customized game development training. Through practical training related to game development, students can learn game planning and art design as well.
Game Literacy Training includes the production and distribution of game culture-related content. This encompasses various topics, such as understanding game culture, prevention of game addiction, and career opportunities. In addition to such content, the center plans to expand the base of game culture by supporting game community activities.
The second program category pertains to addiction counseling. In the case of a game behavior counseling program, treatments of all game-related behaviors are supported. Examples include career counseling and parent-child communication counseling education. The consultation fee of approximately KRW 1 million is subsidized as well. In addition, there is a healing camp for those who struggle with game addiction, and various programs are offered under the themes of mental health, careers, and physical health. The programs target teenagers such as those in the seventh to tenth grades.
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Gyeonggi Province Brings e-Sports to the International Stage
The Gyeonggi Provincial Government has organized international e-sports competitions and plans to promote a number of related events. The goal is to expand the base of e-sports amateurs and revitalize domestic scenes. Meanwhile, there is an e-sports festival for college students, which can be seen as a campus competition in which participating universities conduct their own programs and receive operating subsidies.
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The E-Sports Academy supports not only amateur e-sports players but also retired players and members of the public, thereby contributing to job security through professional advancement support and vocational e-sports education. Amateurs are provided with support in three categories - League of Legends, Battlegrounds, and Cart Riders – so as to enable their participation in competitions and provide employment opportunities. To foster e-sports talent, e-sports training centers will also open in Pangyo and Gwangmyeong later this year.
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