Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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Development of nature friendly characters for infants and toddlers

영유아를 대상으로 한 자연친화적 캐릭터 개발 연구

  • Joo, Eun-Ryeong (Dept. of Multimedia, Graduate School of Digital Image and Contents, Dongguk University) ;
  • Chung, Jean-Hun (Dept. of Multimedia, Graduate School of Digital Image and Contents, Dongguk University)
  • 주은령 (동국대학교 영상대학원 멀티미디어학과) ;
  • 정진헌 (동국대학교 영상대학원 멀티미디어학과)
  • Received : 2017.12.18
  • Accepted : 2018.03.20
  • Published : 2018.03.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to show development examples of nature-friendly characters and to play a guide role for various nature-friendly characters to appear by presenting nature-friendly characters setting in Korea. Three famous examples of nature-friendly characters in foreign countries and the influence of nature on infants and young children will be examined with reference to previously published papers and published books. I have confirmed that nature harmony positively affects emotions and life respect of infants and young children, the characteristics of nature-friendly characters are 1. The characters are drawn based on nature environment as background. 2. They have been beloved for story of nature conservation and love for nature, and playing in nature environment. As story setting, I suggested 1. A story of forest experience with friends 2. A story of nature observation and exploration such as playing, exploration, and explanation 3. A drawing of Korea nature environment, including grass, flower, tree, insect, etc. 4. An educational and philosophical story of life respect, nature conservation, and love for nature.

현대 문명의 발달로 사람들은 편안한 생활을 영유하게 됐지만, 폭력적이고 자극적인 콘텐츠들도 쉽게 접하게 되었다. 현대 문명에서 벗어나 자연을 동경하는 자연친화 문화가 형성되고 있으며 이러한 문화를 영유아들이 쉽게 접하는 캐릭터에도 적용해 자연친화적 캐릭터를 만들고 발전시켜 나가야 한다. 본 논문에서는 자연친화적 캐릭터 개발사례를 보여주고 한국의 자연친화적 캐릭터 설정을 제시하여 다양한 자연친화적 캐릭터가 등장하도록 가이드 역할을 하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 유명한 국외 자연친화적 캐릭터 3가지 사례와 자연이 영유아에게 주는 영향을 선행 연구된 논문과 출간된 책을 참고하여 조사한다. 선행 연구를 통해 자연친화가 영유아의 정서와 생명존중에 긍정적인 영향을 준다는 것을 확인하였으며 자연친화적 캐릭터의 특징으로 1.그 나라의 자연환경을 배경으로 그려졌다. 2.자연보호와 사랑, 자연에서 노는 이야기로 많은 사람들의 사랑을 받아왔다. 이야기 설정으로 1.친구들과 숲 체험활동을 하는 이야기 2.놀이, 탐구, 해설 등 자연 관찰과 탐구의 이야기 3.풀, 꽃, 나무, 곤충 등의 한국의 자연환경으로 그려진 그림 4.생명 존중, 자연보호, 자연 사랑의 교육적, 철학적 이야기를 제시하였다. 본 논문을 통해 자연친화적 캐릭터가 널리 알려지는 계기가 되길 바라며 국내 캐릭터 산업이 다양한 분야로 확장되고 성장해 나가길 기대해 본다.

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