Pearl Abyss Gwacheon New Headquarters 'Home One' Move-in Complete... "World-Class Game Development Space"

Pearl Abyss New Headquarters 'Home One' Exterior

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Pearl Abyss announced on the 12th that it has completed moving into its new headquarters, 'Home One,' located in Gwacheon Knowledge Information Town, and has officially begun game development.

Pearl Abyss explained that Home One means 'first home (headquarters)' and 'us coming together as one headquarters.' Employees who were scattered across four buildings can now work together, improving work efficiency and focusing on game development through faster collaboration.

Home One is a building with a site area of 7,014㎡ (2,121 pyeong), consisting of 15 floors above ground and 5 basement levels. The exterior of the headquarters features wave patterns representing the 'waves' of the deep sea (Abyss) spreading worldwide.

From the design stage, Home One incorporated various requirements to create an optimal space for game development. It houses the studios for new titles such as 'Red Desert' and 'Dokkaebi,' as well as the core game engine studio. It is equipped with the largest 'motion capture studio' in Korea, a Foley sound studio, composer rooms, dubbing rooms, and an 'audio room.'

Adding the '3D Scan Studio' of the soon-to-be-completed 'Art Center' allows the company to realize its philosophy of 'creating masterpieces that resonate in the global market' with top-level graphics and content produced using its proprietary game engine, according to the company.

Pearl Abyss designed the headquarters with the hope that employees would gather to engage in various discussions and debates. In addition to elevators and emergency stairs, all floors of the workspace are connected by vertical stairs to enable employees to move freely between floors and communicate naturally.

One of Pearl Abyss's organizational culture values is 'Do not fear conflicts of opinion; communicate, trust, and seek better ways.' Based on this motto, about 170 spaces, including large and small meeting rooms, were created for employees to communicate frequently. Additionally, various types of common areas were established on each floor to encourage free expression of opinions and effective collaboration. A tablet reservation system was installed at each meeting room entrance, allowing reservations to be made directly from the meeting rooms.

Welfare and convenience facilities to enhance employees' work efficiency have also been expanded. Newly established or expanded facilities include ▲in-house daycare 'Deep Sea Whale Daycare' ▲in-house hospital ▲indoor basketball court and fitness center ▲massage room ▲psychological counseling center ▲free in-house cafeteria and caf? ▲parking facilities accommodating all employees, prioritizing employees' mental and physical health.

Jinyoung Heo, CEO of Pearl Abyss, said, “We have come together at Home One with a renewed mindset to work. Having achieved unprecedented success in the global game market with the Black Desert IP, we look forward to realizing the same dream together to create games loved by gamers in our new headquarters.”

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