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Fed up with her computer science education, she built a startup to teach coding

Fed up with her computer science education, she built a startup to teach coding

Now she’s trying to pass on that experience to aspiring programmers at 1KE.
Eva Xiao · · 5 min read
A disgusting fact about internet cafes in China (and probably everywhere else, too)

A disgusting fact about internet cafes in China (and probably everywhere else, too)

If you’ve spent any time surfing or gaming at an internet cafe in China, you may have gotten a little more from that experience than you bargained for (or wanted).
C. Custer · · 1 min read
Two young Chinese gamers killed in fight over internet cafe broadband speed

Two young Chinese gamers killed in fight over internet cafe broadband speed

Has lag in games ever made you angry? It made one Chinese youth so angry that it sparked a fight leading to the deaths of two 16-year-old boys.
C. Custer · · 2 min read
China’s classy new internet cafe focuses on eSports booths, maids, and couples rooms

China’s classy new internet cafe focuses on eSports booths, maids, and couples rooms

Chinese internet cafés, or wang ba (网吧), do not have a great reputation. Dim lights, secondhand smoke, being beaten up by kids, and even murder—there’s definitely no shortage of bad
Jing Zhang · · 1 min read

Gamer in Asia: 5 essentials for surviving the Chinese internet cafe

Are you ready to go where many other people have gone before. Into the heart of darkness that is the Chinese internet cafe? If not, then fear not, because we have everything you need to prepare yourself for this epic journey.
Iain Garner · · 5 min read

3 reasons why I still play in LAN shops even when I have those games at home

LAN shops are still a blast to go to, and I’m pretty sure I can rationalize going to one on a regular basis to even the most stingy and frugal gamers out there.
Kuanyi Twang · · 4 min read

Gamer in Asia: 5 surprises about Chinese gaming culture

Moving to China can be a shock to the system and some surprises are bigger than others. So here’s a few things you should know to reduce your shock.
Iain Garner · · 5 min read

Cultural differences: how China's games console ban has affected its gaming culture

I don’t know what gaming would have been like without my consoles. They affected me in an incredible way, from a very young age. It’s easy forget how important these traditions are to us, until we see those that lack them completely.
Iain Garner · · 5 min read

Internet Café Chronicles: 7 annoying kinds of internet café staff

In a previous article, I mentioned cybercafé etiquette, but before you can demand something like that from your paying customers, make sure to take a look at how your café
Xairylle · · 6 min read

China's internet cafes are dying. Here's 5 ways that could that affect the gaming scene

Since the beginning of video gaming in China, internet cafes have played an integral role in the development of the country’s gaming culture. For many of China’s gamers, they were
C. Custer · · 5 min read