EPISODE · Nov 11, 2025 · 51 MIN
How InZOI was born; Dubai's digital future and video games | Gamer Galaxy
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NewsNation's Gamer Galaxy is presented by Xsolla — All the Things Powering the Business of Games.Host Cher Hwang is taking you on a trip around the world. We're taking a look at the games scene in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates — specifically in Dubai. First, we start with the Korean PC bangs, thanks to NewsNation's Robert Sherman, who takes us into one of the everyday internet cafes. Then, Hwang sits down with the KJun, creator of the AI-based life simulator game InZOI, and chats about how the game came to be, how AI is affecting his workflow, his special meeting with President Lee Jae Myung — and an exclusive look at three secret new developments that will be added on to InZOI. Finally, we share the conversation with Faisal Kazim, director of foresight at the Dubai Future Foundation, where he shares Dubai's plans to make its future digital.GUESTS: Hyungjun ‘Kjun’ Kim - inZOI Studio CEO and inZOI Producer and Director Faisal Kazim - Director of Foresight, Dubai Future FoundationHost: Cher HwangExecutive Producer: Andy GipsonEditorial Producer: Meagan OuradaSegment Producer: Cheryl HwangEditor: Tony DiasioNewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/00:00 Peak Into Episode2:14 Exploring South Korea's Gaming Culture through PC bangs with Robert Sherman9:29 Krafton and InZOI's KJun on AI, meeting President Lee, and how he got into the video game industry29:00 Dubai's emerging games scene with Faisal Kazim
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NewsNation's Gamer Galaxy is presented by Xsolla — All the Things Powering the Business of Games.Host Cher Hwang is taking you on a trip around the world. We're taking a look at the games scene in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates — specifically in Dubai. First, we start with the Korean PC bangs, thanks to NewsNation's Robert Sherman, who takes us into one of the everyday internet cafes. Then, Hwang sits down with the KJun, creator of the AI-based life simulator game InZOI, and chats about how the game came to be, how AI is affecting his workflow, his special meeting with President Lee Jae Myung — and an exclusive look at three secret new developments that will be added on to InZOI. Finally, we share the conversation with Faisal Kazim, director of foresight at the Dubai Future Foundation, where he shares Dubai's plans to make its future digital.GUESTS: Hyungjun ‘Kjun’ Kim - inZOI Studio CEO and inZOI Producer and Director Faisal Kazim - Director of Foresight, Dubai Future FoundationHost: Cher HwangExecutive Producer: Andy GipsonEditorial Producer: Meagan OuradaSegment Producer: Cheryl HwangEditor: Tony DiasioNewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/00:00 Peak Into Episode2:14 Exploring South Korea's Gaming Culture through PC bangs with Robert Sherman9:29 Krafton and InZOI's KJun on AI, meeting President Lee, and how he got into the video game industry29:00 Dubai's emerging games scene with Faisal Kazim
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