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The Shaping of “Viewing Games” as the Foundation of the Gaming Korean Wave
Korean Studies Quarterly / Korean Studies Quarterly, (P)2671-8197; (E)2733-936X
2024, v.47 no.3, pp.243-280
https://doi.org/10.25024/ksq.47.3.202409.243
Jeon,
E.
(2024). The Shaping of “Viewing Games” as the Foundation of the Gaming Korean Wave. , 47(3), 243-280, https://doi.org/10.25024/ksq.47.3.202409.243
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Abstract
This study historically examines the cultural and technological practices that have shaped and organized a new form of game culture called “viewing games,” which represents a current game phenomenon. Unlike existing studies that argue that the culture of watching games has been shaped by technological changes due to the networkization of games, this study argues that a group of fighting game enthusiasts, centered on the PC communication club, formed a new form of the game industry called “viewing games from below.” In a physical space called an electronic entertainment room, an online community of PC communication clubs developed an autonomous and localized culture, producing a Korean gaming culture through regular exchanges of battles and competitions. These enthusiasts recorded, wrote about, shared, and disseminated their gaming practices on online bulletin boards, and gamers read and valued each other’s games, producing a discourse on gaming. With this foundation, the esports genre of watching games could be shaped.
- keywords
- 보는 게임, 피씨통신, 이용자 문화, e-스포츠, game viewing, PC communication, user culture, e-sports
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