The survey report about fan community of video game and members which supported the early days of video game journalism

– Focusing on the activities of "VG2 association" –

Abstract

In the early days of video game journalism, editors and writers who were familiar with video game were scarce in editorial departments, so they relied on outside writers, especially for the production of strategy articles. This presentation will explain the history of arcade game doujin circle "VG2 association" that sent numerous writers to various magazine in the early days, and how the players who belonged to it contributed to the creation of the magazine.