PC-Bang (Room) Culture: A Study of Korean College Students’ Private and Public Use of Computers and the Internet
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The purpose of this study was to examine how Korean college students use computers within the PC-Bangs as well as at home. Data on media usage and PC-Bang usage patterns was collected from 291 University of Ulsan students. Results suggest that PC-Bangs are used mainly for game playing and have become a male-dominated play space. Female students, however, tended to use computers at home and for other nongaming activities such as chatting and emailing. Data also revealed that displacement of nonmedia-related activities by PC-Bang usage rarely occurred. However, existence of gaming habits did exist and with the abundance of gaming-related activities available in South Korea, these media-related habits may displace similar activities.
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