From February 4th to 5th, NEXON Games teamed up with the Nexon Foundation and ChildFund Korea to host the 'With Young Winter Healing Camp', specifically designed for young carers.

For those unfamiliar with the term, young carers are children, adolescents, and young adults who shoulder the burden of caring for family members struggling with disabilities, illnesses, or the toll of aging, often while managing the household's livelihood. NEXON Games launched the 'With Young Project' last November alongside the Nexon Foundation, kickstarting the initiative with a 100 million KRW donation to ChildFund Korea.

This event served as a cornerstone of the With Young Project. The goal was simple yet vital: provide these young carers with a much-needed respite from their daily caregiving duties. Seventeen attendees, including the primary young carers and their siblings, were invited to participate in a program featuring game development workshops, art therapy sessions with professional therapists, and a visit to an amusement park.

On the first day, the participants were invited to the NEXON Games headquarters for a taste of life as an 'Honorary Employee'. They were treated just like any new recruit, complete with honorary employee ID cards, welcome kits, and a meal at the company cafeteria, 'Deundeun'. This was followed by an orientation session that offered a peek into the inner workings of the gaming industry and the development process.

They also got hands-on experience with the actual craft of game creation. Over at the sound studio, they witnessed how game audio is brought to life and even tried their hand at voice acting for characters. In the motion capture suite, the team demonstrated how an actor's movements are translated into digital character animations—and the participants were given the chance to perform their own motion capture sequences. To cap it off, they were sent home with videos of their own character performances, featuring their own voices.

Lee Young-ho, head of the ESG TF at NEXON Games, noted, "The With Young Project is aimed at lightening the caregiving load for these young carers and helping them build more stable lives," adding, "We plan to keep brainstorming various ways to support their healthy growth moving forward."