Experts Share What Game Companies Look For in Talent

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon, Reporter] The Gyeonggi Game Culture Center, a dedicated center for promoting game culture operated by Gyeonggi Province, will hold the "Gyeonggi Game Culture Seminar" once a month from May through December.

Participants in the "Gyeonggi Game Culture Seminar" include guardians who want to better understand games and communicate with their children, as well as teenagers interested in pursuing careers related to gaming in the future.

The seminars will be conducted as non-face-to-face online live broadcasts featuring speakers including game industry professionals, game communication experts, mental health specialists, and educators who can address various concerns surrounding gaming.

The first seminar will be held on the 21st at 6 p.m. with the theme "What Game Companies Look For in Talent."

Chang Hyun-young, Vice Director of R&D Center at NC Soft, will serve as the speaker and share insights helpful for teenagers dreaming of employment in game companies as well as guardians who want to connect their children's gaming with career prospects.

Registration for the first session can be completed through OnOffMix (https://onoffmix.com/event/237332) until May 20.

Subsequent monthly seminars will cover topics including ▲preparation processes for becoming a professional gamer and ways to make a living through gaming (career path field) ▲managing children's gaming usage, communicating with children absorbed in gaming, and creative educational methods through board games (communication field) ▲building relationships outside the gaming world and healing education for guardians (counseling/healing field).

The "Gyeonggi Game Culture Seminar" will be held a total of eight times through December this year. Since participation is only available through advance registration, attendees must check the application schedule for each month in advance.

More information is available by contacting the Gyeonggi Game Culture Center (1566-6356) or visiting the center's website (gcon.or.kr/gcc).

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province established the Gyeonggi Game Culture Center in March and is promoting game culture activation projects including ▲counseling and healing programs for game overuse ▲support for game community activities and ▲inter-campus esports competitions.