Kwangnam Ko, M.A., (born 1976) studied Massmedia and Journalism at the Sung Kyun Kwan University (SKKU) in Seoul, South Korea. In his masters thesis (2008) he explored the role of traditional narratives such as film related to the experience of gamers playing video games.
From 2004 to 2005 he was a research assistant at the Research Center of the Korea Broadcasting Comittee (KBC), from 2007 to 2010 he was a staff member and later became Professional Member of the Board at the Game Rating Board of South Korea.
Since March 2010 Kwangnam Ko has been a fellow at the Graduate School Media and Communication (GMaC) researching on the topic "Vergleichende Untersuchung zur Spielerfahrung und Immersion bei FPS-Games von deutschen und koreanischen FPS-Spielern" [Comparative Survey on Gaming Experience and Immersion of Gemran and Korean FPS Gamers with FPS Games]. His research priorities are narratives, social interaction and immersion in the virtual gaming world, as well as intercultural research regarding Europe and Asia.
Blogs: http://kwangnam-ko.blogspot.com (German), http://blog.naver.com/woistmensch (Korean)
