From March to December, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Arts Council Korea, and the Game Culture Foundation collaborated with 43 institutions—including primary, middle, and high schools, community youth centres, Gyeonggi Shared Schools, and welfare centres—to conduct the '2025 Digital Over-immersion Youth Humanities Healing Program'.

This program is a model validated by the 'Research and Development of Humanities Healing Programs for Game-addicted Youth' conducted in 2024, led by Professor Han Duck-hyun of Chung-Ang University Hospital. It is designed to address the psychological traits of youths experiencing over-immersion, such as reduced empathy and difficulties with self-regulation, by stimulating various cognitive brain regions to help them manage their digital habits.

This year's program focused on strengthening emotional and cognitive functions through literary texts, consisting of eight sessions. The scope will be expanded to include history starting next year.

Key activities included: ▲Forging new relationships through the book of 'me' ▲Assembling worlds of fantasy and transcendence ▲Facing my emotions ▲Improving relationships with parents and peers ▲My reading bucket list ▲From game player to creator ▲To my future self.

A total of 3,897 youths participated across 167 sessions (1,336 sub-sessions). Among 1,017 high-risk students, the 'problem' group decreased by 71.2% from 323 to 93, and the 'potential problem' group decreased by 47.4% from 694 to 365. Preventive education was also provided to 2,880 students in the general group.

Yoo Byung-han, Chairman of the Game Culture Foundation, stated, "We will continue to strengthen our humanities-based healing programs to ensure that youths can navigate the digital age as active participants, culturally resolving the side effects of media and finding a balanced life through humanistic reflection."

Detailed information is available on the official Game Culture Foundation website.