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Images of Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide Demonstration Represented in New Media Contents: Focusing on Simulacra and Simulation

뉴미디어 콘텐츠에서 재현되는 과산화수소 분해 실험의 이미지 -시뮬라크르와 시뮬라시옹을 중심으로-

  • Received : 2019.11.21
  • Accepted : 2020.02.20
  • Published : 2020.02.29
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Abstract

This study attempted to understand the characteristics of images of scientific experiments represented and consumed on YouTube, a representative of today's new media. In particular, this paper analyzes the case studies of YouTube's hydrogen peroxide decomposition experiment based on Baudrillard's theory of Simulation and Simulacra, which discusses the strong status of images and the ambiguity of the boundary between virtual and reality. A total of 14 YouTube videos related to hydrogen peroxide decomposition experiments were analyzed. In those videos, hydrogen peroxide decomposition experiments were typically conducted with several signs representing scientific experiments, but the most important sign in the videos were bubbles produced through experiments. For more public consumption of the content, the bubbles resulted from hydrogen peroxide decomposition reproduced in YouTube have been transformed into a more spectacular image as 'super-huge' and 'explosive' bubble. Considering the influence of new media that can be accessed by students anytime and anywhere, it is positive that science experiments in new media enhance students' intimacy and access to science. At the same time, however, it is also important to note the danger that the purpose of scientific experiments will be limited to only 'showing specular images', due to the nature of new media, which mainly deals with immediate and superficial images. Furthermore, this study argues that improving students' science media literacy is required to critically examine the science-related images represented in the new media based on understanding the characteristics and limitations of new media that deeply affect daily life.

이 연구는 대표적인 뉴미디어 매체인 유튜브 상에서 재현되고 소비되는 과학 실험의 이미지의 특성에 대해 이해하고자 했다. 특히 이 연구에서는 현대사회에서 이미지의 강력한 지위와 가상과 실재의 경계의 모호함에 대해 논의한 보드리야르의 시뮬라시옹과 시뮬라크르의 이론을 바탕으로 유튜브의 과산화수소 분해 실험 영상 사례를 분석했다. 총 14편의 국내외 과산화 수소 분해 실험 관련 유튜브 영상이 분석되었다. 연구 결과, 뉴미디어 매체 속에서 과산화 수소 분해실험은 전형적으로 과학적 실험을 의미하는 기호들과 함께 재현되고 있었으나, 가장 핵심적인 기호는 실험을 통해 생성되는 거품이었다. 콘텐츠의 더 많은 소비 촉진을 위하여 유튜브 속에서 재현되는 과산화수소 분해 실험의 거품은 더욱 자극적인 '초거대한 거품 폭발'의 이미지로 변화되어갔다. 뿐만 아니라 유튜브의 댓글을 통해 과산화수소 분해 실험을 수행하는 교실에서도 이 거대한 거품의 이미지는 실재보다 더 실재같은 시뮬라크르이며, 실제 실험의 수행에도 영향력을 미치는 시뮬라시옹이 일어남을 확인할 수 있었다. 학습자가 언제 어디서나 접근 가능하며 수많은 이미지를 제공하는 뉴미디어의 영향력을 고려할 때, 뉴미디어 속 과학실험이 학생들의 과학에 대한 친밀함과 접근성을 높인다는 점은 긍정적이다. 그러나 즉각적이고 표면적 이미지만을 주로 다루는 뉴미디어의 특성으로 인해 과학실험의 목적이 '스펙터클 이미지의 생성'으로만 고착될 위험성도 유의해야 할 것이다. 더 나아가 이 연구에서는 일상생활에 깊숙이 영향을 미치는 뉴미디어의 특성과 한계를 이해를 토대로 그 속에서 재현되고 굳어지는 과학 관련 이미지들을 비판적으로 검토하는 과학 미디어리터러시가 요구됨을 주장했다.

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