국내 최초 가상 게임 페스티벌, '2020 인디크래프트' 22일 개막<br /><br />The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many events to go online.<br />South Korea will host the world's first virtual game festival, where over a five-day period people can create a character and virtually walk around and test new online games all from the comfort of their own home.<br />Our Jang Tae-hyun has the details.<br />South Korea is holding its first-ever online game festival.<br />'Indie Craft' is an event held entirely online where people can, virtually, see new games and interact with others.<br />The event is being hosted by Seongnam city and organized by Seongnam Industry Promotion Agency and Korea Mobile Game Association.<br />Attendees can make a character and virtually visit over 50 booths where they can see various new games.<br />From Wednesday to Thursday, the festival is open for business purposes only... but from Friday to Sunday, it's open to all.<br />"During the B2B days, game developers and investors can have business meetings. And, during the B2C days, developers can meet the users and promote their games".<br />'Indie Craft' players can walk around the virtual space and even talk to other visitors.<br />"There are two ways of communicating. One is by using a mic and earphone to talk and the other is by typing.<br />Gamers can ask questions and even enjoy mini games like car racing.<br />The coronavirus pandemic has made people stay home, and this has led to a boom in the online gaming industry.<br />A survey conducted by Unity Technologies shows that more people have been playing games during the pandemic.<br />Those playing computer and mobile games went up by 46 and 17 percent respectively.<br />In the South Korean content industry, over 67-percent of last year's profits came from games.<br />Many businesses are struggling due to the pandemic, but the gaming industry can help the economy to recover.<br />Jang Tae-hyun, Arirang News.<br />
