Chris Hong

Chris Hong is CEO and Chief Developer of CosmoUniverse, a studio that provides consulting, design, co-development, monetization and live services for real-time multiplayer games. He has about 30 years of experience in games, starting in 1995 as a server and backend programmer. He has launched more than 12 PC and console real-time multiplayer online games and more than 10 mobile games. He has worked as a tech lead, tech director and production director at companies including Ubisoft, Metacore, Neowiz and Smilegate. Over 15 years he founded and managed three game companies in Korea, and for more than 12 years he taught at universities and polytechnics, including game development in Singapore. His experience spans development, live service, business management, finance and investment. He is also looking for games for global publishing on behalf of Neowiz. At Games Gathering 2024 in Lviv, he spoke about overcoming network latency in real-time multiplayer games.