Studying developers for fun and profit: (Keynote abstract)

Summary form only given. NCsoft Corporation is a leading global developer and publisher of online games. Founded in 1997 by Taek Jin Kim, NCsoft is home to the critically acclaimed Aion, Lineage, Guild Wars, City of Heroes franchises and numerous Casual Games. With offices in North America, United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand, NCsoft aims at providing fun to everyone, everywhere in the world. With over 3,600 employees around the world, NCsoft develops and publishes games of diverse genres for global gamers. Using high quality game scenarios and outstanding technology gained through continuous research and development, NCsoft is creating some of the world´s finest games. In this session, the audience will hear about the corporate details of NCsoft and the major titles developed or under development by the company.