cultural post 6

[Yewon Son]

Gaming is also a really important part of Korean culture, and the popularity of gaming has no doubt been influenced a lot by the existence and popularity of pc cafes or 피시방 in Korea. These pc cafes are pretty much "cafes" where there are just rows and rows of high-tech computers that you can rent for fairly cheap prices and play games or browse the internet on. They are often open 24 hour in Korea and you can even order food and drinks there. These pc cafes are really popular among high schoolers and middle schoolers, and make gaming more accessible. Many recent popular games like Overwatch or League of Legends require a lot of processing power to play, and these pc cafes make it possible to play these popular games without having to actually own an expensive computer with the specs to run them at home. This creation and popularization of pc cafes have led to a way to fulfill this nationwide obsession with playing computer games.