[2022 국정감사] G-sikbaek by Kim Seong-hoe and “We must look at the game from the point of view of love and affection along with discipline”

The YouTube channel “Seonghoe Kim’s G-style Encyclopedia”, which produced videos for the rights and interests of game consumers, such as the recent problem of the Uma Musume Pretty Derby operation, appeared at the national audit, stressing the need for protect the rights and interests of game users.

On the afternoon of the 5th, creator Kim Seong-hoe appeared as a reference in the audit of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism conducted by the Committee for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the National Assembly. In response to the question from Lee Sang-heon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, “What is the reason for the growing number of truck and carriage protests by game users since last year?” He said: “The Korean gaming industry has become a huge industry, surpassing 20 trillion won, and as games become more sophisticated and specialized, as the attachment of users who enjoy it intensifies. , the amount of money charged has also increased.

Subsequently, creator Kim said, “The word gamers sympathize with now is ‘What industry treats customers this way?’ He also mentioned the coffee truck which expressed his gratitude to him for the operation of the gaming company, which is the opposite of the truck protest.

Creator Kim pointed out that the revenue model of probabilistic-type articles of the domestic gaming industry needs to be improved. Speaking from the point of view of the game company, he said: “The internal market is small and there are few users spending money, so they would have had no choice but to suck the bone marrow from so-called nuclear billing users,” he said. . . Furthermore, he said: “Don’t look at the history of the national game from the point of view of too much hatred,” he said.

In addition, creator Kim answered the question “the introduction of a flexible working system in the game industry and the problem of overworking of game developers” posed by Justice Party lawmaker Ryu Ho-jeong. Commenting on his experiences as a developer and planning team leader at a game company in the past and what he had covered for video production, creator Kim said, “I think there is a need to improve the working and working environment. because good games come when people can function happily. ”In this regard, it was proposed to set up a system that would introduce the concept of a gap year in consideration of the specificity of the sector.

Cultural affairs committee members listened to creator Kim’s response and expressed their views. President Hong Ik-pyo ordered the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to seek institutional encouragement and support measures, stating: “The National Assembly does not see games as mere speculation, but as a strategic industry for the future”. Upon hearing this, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo-gyun also expressed the position that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is a pro-gaming ministry.

Reporter Chan-wook Kwon, Consumer Economic Daily