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A Study on Impact of Game Overindulgence and Addiction on Game Companies Loyalty, Product Loyalty, and Profitability

게임 과몰입 및 중독이 게임 기업 충성도, 제품 충성도, 수익성에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Ji-Hun (Dept. College of General Education Sungshin Women's University)
  • Received : 2015.06.02
  • Accepted : 2015.08.08
  • Published : 2015.08.20
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Abstract

This study aims to establish the concepts of overindulgence and addiction and present proposals on game policies and marketing for game companies by identifying relationship among game product loyalty, game company loyalty, and game company profitability from the psychological viewpoint (game overindulgence and addiction) of online and mobile gamers. Accordingly, this study has the following implications. First, government should realize the fact even gamers are confused over differences in such concepts concerning game and have processes to reestablish game overindulgence and game addiction and follow policies to establish such images. Second, loyalty to game products should be enhanced by highlighting the features to buy items and additional contents through game networks as well as features to share contents and records generated within games for those with overindulgence. Moreover, companies should strengthen publicity to increase loyalty to game companies. Conversely, the focus should be on game product image rather than corporate image. Third, game companies should engage in strategies for the game's direction, development, and marketing to establish positive brand based on game products and help become the brand of the corporation itself. Fourth, there is a necessity to increase gamers and study their satisfaction rate based on game development and efficient marketing.

본 연구는 온라인 및 모바일 게임 이용자의 심리적 관점(게임 과몰입, 게임 중독)에서 게임 제품 충성도, 게임 기업 충성도, 게임 기업 수익성의 영향관계를 파악하고, 이를 통해 중독과 과몰입에 대한 개념 정리를 확립하고, 기업의 게임 정책 및 마케팅에 대한 제안점을 제시하고자 하였다. 따라서 본 연구의 시사점은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 정부는 게임에 대한 개념의 차이를 이용자들도 혼동하고 있다는 사실을 인지하여 게임 과몰입과 게임 중독이라는 개념을 다시 한 번 정립화 하는 과정 및 이미지 확보를 위한 정책이 필요하다고 생각한다. 둘째, 게임 과몰입자에 대해서 게임 내에 생성한 콘텐츠 또는 기록 등을 공유할 수 있는 기능과 게임 네트워크를 통해 아이템을 사거나 추가 콘텐츠를 구매할 수 있는 기능을 부각시켜 게임 제품의 충성도를 더욱 고취시키도록 노력해야 할 것이다. 또한 기업에 대한 홍보를 강화하여 게임 기업의 충성도를 높일 수 있도록 해야 할 것이다. 반대로 게임 중독자에게는 기업의 이미지 보다는 게임 제품의 이미지를 인식시켜야 할 것이다. 셋째, 게임 기업은 게임 제품을 통해 긍정적인 브랜드를 성립하고, 나아가 기업 자체의 브랜드가 될 수 있도록 하는 게임의 방향성, 개발, 마케팅전략을 펼쳐야 할 것이다. 넷째, 게임 개발과 효과적인 마케팅 전략을 토대로 이용자를 늘리고 그들의 만족도를 연구할 필요성이 있다. 다섯째, 게임 기업은 게임 과몰입자들을 대상으로 제품 광고 및 운영효율화 등을 통해 수익성에 일조할 수 있는 마케팅 전략이 필요하겠다.

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