[MUD-Dev] Online Gaming in Asia

[Eric Hu]

An interesting article from Casino Magazine.

Online games of Korea are very different from UO, EQ, DAoC, Sim
Online or SWG. Obviously, designers of Lineage spend a lot of time
in designing the combat, not storytelling.

The most interesting part is Chinese culture area-- China, Taiwan,
Korea, Japan, HK, Singapore -- thought Game is the representation of
lazy, feckless, shiftless.

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  Online Gaming Is Significantly More Popular In China, South Korea
  and Taiwan
  October 30, 2002
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  A study said Web users in Hong Kong spent more time connected to
  the Internet than surfers in any other country, spending an
  average of nine hours and 43 minutes online per month. Part of
  that, according to a survey conducted by Ipsos-Reid, an industry
  group that interviewed 10,000 people between the ages of 12 and 24
  in 16 countries, stems from the growing popularity of online games
  in Asia.

  The survey showed online gaming is significantly more popular in
  China, South Korea and Taiwan than anywhere in the world. "Online
  gaming hit its peak in the United States about 18 months ago,"
  said Megahed. "In Asian countries, the Web is newer and games are
  following the same course as they did here."

  Gaming sites that offer casino gambling appear to be most popular
  in South Korea, with 65 percent of Internet users there visiting
  them, according to another industry survey. NetValue said its
  study showed that Hong Kong ranked second for gamblers with 39.8
  percent. Taiwan, with 34.2 percent, was third in the region,
  followed by Singapore and China

  Not everyone is happy with the growth of the Web. In a published
  report, schools administrators in Singapore think the love affair
  with the Internet has gone too far, and are calling in
  psychiatrists to help the growing number of "addicted"
  surfers. The Singapore government said that about 80 students in
  the island nation of 4 million people are considered Internet
  addicts, up from only three addicts five years ago.
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