·Jensen Huang joins NC founder Kim Taek-jin at Seoul gamer event, as decades-old gaming partnership expands into AI, robotics NC founder and co-CEO Kim Taek-jin (left) and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang take part in NC's Aion 2 gamer event at a PC gaming cafe in Seoul on Sunday.
·(NC) NC’s 25-year partnership with Nvidia took center stage during Jensen Huang’s recent visit to Seoul, highlighting how Korea’s gaming and esports culture helped fuel the rise of the AI chip giant long before it became the world’s most valuable company.
·“NC has been with Nvidia when we were announcing the Lineage series in the early 2000s,” said Kim Taek-jin, NC founder and co-CEO, as he stood by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during the game-maker’s Aion 2 gamer event held at a PC gaming cafe in Gangnam district in southern Seoul on Sunday.
·“At the moment, Lineage 2 contributed to the success of Nvidia and the bond, which began back then, has continued to date.” Huang chanted “TJ” -- Kim’s initials -- with the gamers, saying he loves Aion 2, NC’s latest massively multiplayer online role-playing game, and that GeForce, Nvidia's flagship line of graphics processing units, has grown together with Korean esports.
·Huang has repeatedly shown his appreciation for Korean PC games and PC gaming cafes for the success of Nvidia.
