Editing PC bang (section)

{{short description|Type of LAN gaming center in South Korea}}
{{Italic title|string=bang}}
{{Infobox Korean name
|hangul=PC방, 피시방 or 피씨방<ref>"PC방" is the usual transcription in South Korea. "피시방" and "피씨방" are transcription of exclusive use of [[Hangul]]. The former corresponds to South Korean standard orthography for writing loan words (외래어 표기법), but many South Koreans wrote as the latter when using Hangul exclusively.</ref>
|hanja=PC房, 피시房, 피씨房
|rr=pisibang or pissibang
|mr=p'isibang or p'issibang
|title=PC ''bang''
|image=Korean.culture-PC.bang-01.jpg
|caption=A PC ''bang'' in 2006
}}
A '''PC''' '''''bang''''' ({{Korean|hangul=PC방|lit=PC room}}) is a type of [[Internet café|internet cafe]] or [[LAN gaming center]] in [[South Korea]]. Patrons can use computers, often to play video games in person with friends, for an hourly fee.

Although the per capita penetration of [[personal computer]]s and [[broadband internet access]] in South Korea is one of the highest in the world, PC ''bangs'' remain popular as they provide a social meeting place for gamers (especially school-aged gamers) to play together with their peers. Aside from the social aspect, PC ''bangs''' ability to offer access to expensive and powerful [[high-end]] personal computers (better known as gaming PCs), designed specifically for [[video gaming]], at a comparatively low price has also bolstered their popularity.