Tokyo-Seoul Webcam Activity Report
On Saturday March 24th, Webcam activity was held connecting OK Village in Tokyo, Japan and MIZY Village in Seoul, Korea. Children at these sites greeted, introduced themselves and played games together via webcam.
According to the survey held to 17 participating children at OK Village in Tokyo, Japan, only 40% of them answered that they either "Strongly like" or "Like" Korean people, however, the same rate went up to 80% after they played via webcam.
According to the survey held to 17 participating children at OK Village in Tokyo, Japan, only 40% of them answered that they either "Strongly like" or "Like" Korean people, however, the same rate went up to 80% after they played via webcam.
Multiple children in Tokyo answered that they "do not know" about Korea so well before the activity, however, after the activity, participants commented: "Their reactions are very funny", "They pay attention to us", "We can communicate by drawings without words", "I liked their Japanese pronunciations", "There are people like us in the other country", "I discovered there are many Koreans who laugh", "I found their names interesting. There are many funny kids, just like Japan", "It was good that we could do Pangaea together", "Koreans laughs often. They speak fast", "Japan and Korea are not very different", "I would like to play with Korean kids more", "They were kind to us despite difference of country". Children at two sites had a good time communicating with each other while looking at each other's faces through webcam.
Posted by: ayako | 1. Activity Report
