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PC bang
A PC bang (Korean: PC방; literally "PC room") is a type of LAN gaming center, where patrons can play multiplayer computer games for an hourly fee. The typical cost for an hour of play ranges from 500 to 1500 won (approximately $0.44 to $1.32 USD.), with 1000 won per hour being the most common cost. Although the per capita penetration of computers and broadband internet access is very high in South Korea, PC bangs remain popular as they provide a social meeting place for gamers (especially school-aged gamers) to play together with their peers. The computer hardware used by PC bangs may be more powerful than the systems available in the players' homes. Most PC bangs allow players to eat and drink while they play. Catering to people who stay for long hours, PC rooms are usually equipped with drinks and snacks (that are bought separately). Popular snacks include ramen cup noodles, coffee in cans, and various chips. Players can also order food from local restaurants.
==Industry==
The most played games in PC bangs are known in the industry as massively multiplayer online role-playing games, in which more than 100,000 people around the globe can play at the same time.〔Demick, B. (2005, Sep 22). Online overdose: South korea frets about online gaming addiction. The Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/240882962?accountid=14771〕 PC bangs rose to popularity following the release of the PC game ''StarCraft'' in 1998. South Korea has developed a thriving computer industry with the Internet use reaching over 50% of the population. Currently 25 million citizens are using the Internet, and 14.4 million Korean homes are equipped with Internet access.〔Yang, S. J. (2002). 56 percent of Korean use Internet at least once a month. The Korean Herald. Retrieved August 11, 2013, from http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2002/01/16/200201160051.asp〕 Accompanying this high rate of home Internet access it is the estimated 25,000 PC bangs that now exist, while in 1997 there were only around 100 PC bangs in South Korea.〔Larissa Hjorth. Games and Gaming: An Introduction to New Media. Bloomsbury, 2011〕 Many popular Korean multiplayer games provide players with incentives which encourage them to play from a PC bang. For example, the Nexon games Kart Rider and BnB reward players with bonus "Lucci" — the games' virtual currencies — when they log on from a PC bang.
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