Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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Factors Affecting User Satisfaction of Mobile Social Network Games: Focusing on the Quality and Self-determination

모바일 소셜 네트워크 게임 이용만족에 영향을 미치는 요인: 품질과 자기결정성 요인을 중심으로

  • Youm, Dong-sup (Dept. of Advertising & Public Relations & Journalism, The Mokwon University) ;
  • Park, Kyoung-Ha (Dept. of Visual Design, The Yeonsung University)
  • 염동섭 (목원대학교 광고홍보언론학과) ;
  • 박경하 (연성대학교 시각디자인학과)
  • Received : 2016.09.01
  • Accepted : 2016.11.20
  • Published : 2016.11.28
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Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate and identify what factors influence the satisfaction of the users for the fast-growing social network game based on the mobile. To this end, we looked around the variable product characteristic factor, quality and the consumer characteristic factor, user self-determination. Also we surveyed 211 male and female college students. The first finding was that all the sub-factors of the quality factor had positive effects on the satisfaction of the mobile social network games. The second finding was that all the sub-factors of the self-determination factor had positive effects on the satisfaction of the mobile social network games. The third finding was that only the sub-factors of quality had positive relative effects on the satisfaction of the mobile social network games, in the order of playfulness, usability, functionality from the most to the least. The findings of this study are expected to offer meaningful and practical suggestions for the development of high quality game contents for the user convenience, as well as the academic significance, the expansion of game-related area of research through the break from the traditional research trends, technology and engineering point of view and from the PC-based online game.

본 연구는 최근 모바일을 기반으로 급성장하고 있는 소셜 네트워크 게임에 대해 이용자들의 만족에 영향을 미치는 요인은 무엇인지 규명해보고자 진행되었다. 이를 위해 제품특성 변인인 품질요인과 소비자 특성 변인인 이용자들의 자기결정성 요인을 중심으로 남, 여 대학생 211명에게 설문조사를 실시하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 모바일 소셜 네트워크 게임에 대한 품질요인을 구성하고 있는 하위 요인 모두 이용자들의 만족에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 둘째, 모바일 소셜 네트워크 게임에 대한 자기결정성을 구성하고 있는 하위 요인 모두 이용자들의 만족에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 셋째, 모바일 소셜 네트워크 게임에 대한 품질요인과 자기결정성 요인이 이용만족에 미치는 상대적 영향력은 품질을 구성하고 있는 하위 요인들만 즉, 유희성, 사용편리성, 기능성 순으로 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구결과는 그동안의 연구경향인 기술 공학적 관점과 PC기반의 온라인 게임에서의 탈피를 통해 게임관련 연구영역의 확장이라는 학술적 의의와 함께 이용자들의 편의에 맞는 양질의 게임 콘텐츠 개발을 위한 의미 있는 실무적 시사점을 제공할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

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