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Leadership Experience through Guild Activities on Online Games : A Phenomenological Analysis

온라인 게임의 길드 활동을 통한 리더십 경험 : 현상학적 분석

  • Kim, Ki-Suk (Dept. of Holography 3D Contents, Kwangwoon Graduate School) ;
  • Jung, Hyung-Won (Dept. of Information & Contents, College of Natural Science Kwangwoon univ.)
  • 김기석 (광운대학교 일반대학원 홀로그래피3D콘텐츠학과) ;
  • 정형원 (광운대학교 자연과학대학 정보콘텐츠학과)
  • Received : 2016.04.20
  • Accepted : 2016.06.20
  • Published : 2016.06.28

Abstract

Numerous studies have been made on the negative effects of online games, as the negatives effects of the usage of online games have been recognized as social issues. However, this is a study on the positive functions of online gaming; more specifically, on how the guild activities on online games affect the user's leadership. This study has conducted in-depth interviews with online games, and drew the result using Giorgi's phenomenological analysis as for the methodology. 3 people participated in the research - a high school student, a university student, and an adult office worker - all of whom with experiences of guild leading on online games. To achieve the goal of this study, this study based the subjects' experience to analyze how online game guild activities have affected leadership on the subjects' real lives. As a result, timidity turned into initiation; not only leadership, but also decision making ability and coworking ability, as well as problem solving ability have shown improvement. Through this study, one can see that among the elements of online game, experience in guild activities is providing opportunities for enhancing leadership and possibilities for improving various other abilities. I hope more researchers continue studying interesting and diverse powers of online games based on this study.

온라인 게임 이용에 따른 부정적 영향이 사회적 문제로 인식되면서 온라인 게임 이용의 부정적 영향에 관한 많은 연구들이 이루어져 왔다. 그러나 본 연구는 온라인 게임의 순기능에 관한 연구이며, 온라인 게임에서의 길드 활동이 리더십에 어떠한 영향을 주는지에 관한 연구이다. 본 연구를 위해 온라인 게임 이용자 대상으로 심층 인터뷰를 진행하였으며, 연구 방법은 지오르기(Giorgi)의 현상학적 분석을 통해 그 결과를 도출했다. 연구 참여자는 총 3명으로, 온라인 게임에서 길드 리더 경험이 있는 고등학생, 대학생, 직장인으로 구성하였다. 본 연구의 목적을 달성하기 위해 참여자의 경험을 토대로 온라인 게임의 길드 활동이 실생활에서 리더십에 어떠한 향상을 주었는지에 대해 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 평소 소심했던 성향이 길드 경험을 통해 적극적인 성격으로 변하였으며, 리더십은 물론 의사 결정 능력 및 협업 능력 그리고 문제 해결 능력까지 향상된 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구를 통해 온라인 게임이 가지고 있는 요소 중 길드 활동 경험이 리더십 향상의 기회를 제공하고 있으며 다양한 역량 향상의 가능성을 보여주고 있다는 사실을 알 수 있다. 이를 통해 앞으로 더 많은 연구자가 온라인 게임이 가지고 있는 흥미롭고 다양한 역량에 대해 끈기 있는 연구를 이어가길 바란다.

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