The Clash Between US and Asia Comparative Approaches in Video Games

Zoom Webinar

While video games are available around the world, the content, the design, and the gamers’ norms differ from place to place. For example, did you know that Western gamers feel skepticism about the "freemium" or "pay-to-win" model, but Chinese gamers more frequently lean into it in order to pay for the upper hand? We see another difference in how Chinese gamers express more interest and satisfaction in the completion of video games than their Western counterparts.

How do cultural norms affect gamers’ gaming motivations and, in turn, impact the gaming industry in Asia and the West? The second episode of the Video Games mini-series explores the video game differences between the United States and Asia, with a particular emphasis on countries that include China, Japan, and South Korea.

Please register to listen as Jennifer deWinter, Tara Fickle and Se Young Kim join Patrick Jagoda to discuss the unique cultures in the gaming world.
10:30pm    South Korea | Japan
9:30pm      Hong Kong | Beijing | Singapore
7:00pm      Delhi
3:30pm      Paris
2:30pm      London
8:30am      Chicago

Speakers

Jennifer deWinter
Professor of Rhetoric
Director of Interactive Media and Game Development
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tara Fickle
Associate Professor of English
University of Oregon

Se Young Kim
Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies
Colby College

Moderator

Patrick Jagoda
Game Designer
Professor, Department of Cinema and Media Studies
University of Chicago

About /pɒp/Asia

The UChicago Yuen Campus /pɒp/Asia series will address topics that originate, revolve around and affect the Asia-Pacific Region. From music and anime to tattoos and the exploding interest in crypto currencies, we’ll explore the cultural goings-on in deep corners around the region and how they are influencing the rest of the world. Read more.