Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

The Society of Digital Policy and Management (한국디지털정책학회)
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A case study on the promotional animation of the mobile game 'Honour Of Kings'

모바일 게임 <왕자영요>의 홍보 애니메이션 사례연구

  • JIANG, QIANQIAN (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)
  • 강천천 (동국대학교 영상대학원 멀티미디어학과) ;
  • 정진헌 (동국대학교 영상대학원 멀티미디어학과)
  • Received : 2021.05.19
  • Accepted : 2021.08.20
  • Published : 2021.08.28
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Abstract

With the development of OSMU mode in the game industry, the most popular 3D mobile game 'Honour Of Kings' in China, in addition to the entertainment effects of the game itself, has paid more attention to the production of promotional animation video contents in recent years. The huge animation market is generating abundant game revenue for 'Honour Of Kings'. This paper selected the most popular game promotional animations 'MU BIAO' and 'Bu Ye Chang'an' through a survey of 30 CG promotional animation in the official story station of 'Honour of Kings'. Important elements such as rich stories and the special effects of the gorgeous scenes, etc are summarized. Through the research of this paper, grasped the importance of promotional animation content in the game industry, and can expect the common growth of the game industry and the animation industry, which is one of the ways to create high profits in the game market.

게임산업 OSMU모델의 발전으로 중국에서 가장 인기가 높은 3D 모바일 게임 '왕자영요'는 게임 자체의 엔터테인먼트 효과 외에, 근년에 홍보 애니메이션 영상 콘텐츠의 제작을 더욱 중시하고 있다. 거대한 애니메이션 시장은 모바일 게임 <왕자영요>에 풍부한 게임 수익과 함께 많은 신규 이용자들이 발생하고 있다. 본 논문은 <왕자영요> 공식 스토리 스테이션 내 30개의 CG 홍보 애니메이션 단편영화에 대한 조사를 통해 최근에 가장 인기 있는 게임 홍보 애니메이션 <목표>와 <불야장안>을 선정하였고, 애니메이션의 특징 분석으로는 풍부한 스토리, 화려한 장면의 특수효과 등 중요 요소들에 대해 정리하였다. 본 논문연구를 통해 게임 산업에서 홍보용 애니메이션 콘텐츠의 중요성을 파악하였으며, 또한 이를 통해 게임 산업과 애니메이션 산업의 동반성장을 기대할 수 있으며 게임시장의 높은 수익을 창출하는 방법 중 하나임을 알 수 있었다.

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