[Bu-aeri's Game Dictionary] Who Are the Pro-Game Lawmakers Entering the 21st National Assembly?

From the top left: Jo Seung-rae, Democratic Party of Korea member; Park Sung-joong, United Future Party member; Choi Hyung-doo, elected member; Ryu Ho-jeong, elected member

[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] As the results of the 21st National Assembly general election have been announced, attention is focusing on the figures who will represent the future stance of the game industry. In the 20th National Assembly, lawmakers belonging to the 'Korea Game Forum' supported the game industry.

Among the lawmakers of the Game Forum, Cho Seung-rae of the Democratic Party of Korea succeeded in his re-election. Representative Cho founded the Game Forum and is regarded as a leading pro-game figure. He proposed an amendment to the Act on the Promotion of the Game Industry (Game Act), which changes the term "game addiction" to "game immersion," and has consistently voiced for improving the perception of games. In this general election, he also pledged to improve game perception, promote the industry, and amend the Game Act, so his role in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's discussions on a comprehensive revision of the Game Act is also being watched.

Park Sung-joong of the United Future Party, who was re-elected in Seocho-eul, also pledged job creation through fostering new businesses such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the game industry, so he is expected to support the development of the game sector in his future legislative activities.

The actions of Choi Hyung-doo, the United Future Party winner in Changwon-si Masanhappo-gu, Gyeongnam, are also noteworthy. Choi promised to establish a 'Game Theme Park' on an artificial island in Masanhappo Bay. He pledged to use technologies such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) on the artificial island to allow game users to experience games directly.

With the defeat of Kim Byung-kwan of the Democratic Party, the position of a politician from the game industry will be filled by Ryu Ho-jeong, the first proportional representative of the Justice Party. In an interview with Asia Economy last month, Ryu stated that she would work for game workers once she enters the National Assembly. Ryu said, "My first pledge is to institutionalize the abolition of the comprehensive wage system," adding, "It is a major cause of long working hours. Without institutionalizing its abolition, many game companies without labor unions find it difficult to abolish the comprehensive wage system."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.