Seongdong-gu Hosts Youth Online Gaming Festival 'KartRider League, Ddiddwi Seongdong Race'
Group and Individual Competitions Held on the 21st-22nd... Audience Participation Possible, Supporting Social Relationship Building Online
[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Won-oh) will hold an online gaming festival for youth called ‘KartRider League Ddiddwi Seongdong’s Race.’
This event is organized to provide an opportunity for youth, who dream of becoming the next generation of e-sports players, to participate in a competition centered around online games, one of the various interests among young people. It also offers online audience participation where they can cheer for their favorite friends, aiming to give youth, exhausted by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, a chance to come together.
The competition will hold preliminary rounds on the 21st, followed by the finals from 2 PM to 5 PM on the 22nd, featuring both team and individual matches.
Any youth aged 12 to 24 who reside in Seongdong-gu, attend schools located in Seongdong-gu, or are active in the Seongdong-gu community can participate via the link (http://naver.me/5EfO7AUc).
The finals can be watched live through the YouTube live channel of the Seongdong Youth Center, the event organizer, where viewers can also cheer on the participants. Various events for both the audience and participants are also prepared.
A district official stated, “This event is part of the ‘Youth Harmony Festival’ that the district has been promoting for the past 10 years. This year, the Harmony Festival will be held with new methods and content, and as the first event, we are hosting this online gaming competition to provide youth, who find it difficult to even meet friends due to social distancing, with an opportunity to form social relationships together.”
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Jeong Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “In fact, youth have been familiar with ontact (online contact) even before COVID-19. We will actively strive to prepare various participatory and open youth policies suitable for the post-COVID-19 era for these young people.”
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