• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2022.01a
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• pp.67-68
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 온라인 비대면 교육환경에서 메타버스 플랫폼을 활용한 게임제작프로젝트의 PBL(Project-Based Learning) 교수법 운영방법을 예시를 통해 제시한다. 본 연구에서는 C 대학교 게임전공의 2, 3학년 학생들이 수강한 게임제작프로젝트 관련 수업에 게더타운 메타버스 픝랫폼을 활용한 비대면 PBL 교수법을 적용하였다. 이 수업을 위해 게더타운 플랫폼에 실제 실습실 및 작업공간과 유사한 환경을 2D 디지털 가상세계를 구축하였고, 이 플랫폼에서 오리엔테이션, 팀빌딩, 프로젝트 진행 및 피드백 등 PBL 교수법을 적용하였다. 게더타운 플랫폼을 활용한 PBL 교수법 적용 결과 최종 산출물의 퀄러티는 기존 대면으로 진행했을 때와 크게 다르지 않았음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.53-61
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• 2022

Recent years have drawn a great attention to generation MZ and Metaverse, due to 4th industrial revolution and the development of digital environment that blurs the boundary between reality and virtual reality. Generation MZ approaches the information very differently from the existing generations and uses distinguished communication methods. In terms of learning, they have different motivations, types, skills and build relationships differently. Meanwhile, Metaverse is drawing a great attention as a teaching method that fits traits of gen MZ. Thus, the current research aimed to investigate how to increase the use of Metaverse in Educational Technology. Specifically, this research examined the antecedents of popularity of Gather Town, a platform of Metaverse. Big data of news articles have been collected and analyzed using the Bigkinds system provided by Korea Press Foundation. The analysis revealed, first, a rapid increasing trend of media exposure of Gather Town since July 2021. This suggests a greater utilization of Gather Town in the field of education after the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, Word Association Analysis and Word Cloud Analysis showed high weights on education related words such as 'remote', 'university', and 'freshman', while words like 'Metaverse', 'Metaverse platform', 'Covid19', and 'Avatar' were also emphasized. Third, Network Analysis extracted 'COVID19', 'Avatar', 'University student', 'career', 'YouTube' as keywords. The findings also suggest potential value of Gather Town as an educational tool under COVID19 pandemic. Therefore, this research will contribute to the application and utilization of Gather Town in the field of education.

• Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.77-94
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• 2023

This study aims to determine the factors that affect learning satisfaction and continuous use intention in metaverse-based non-face-to-face classes. Therefore, a hypothesis was established based on the technology acceptance model and information system success model, and a survey was conducted from November 22, 2021 to January 03, 2022 for students who had class experience using Gather.town-a metaverse platform. PLS Structural Equation was conducted on 122 copies, excluding the questionnaires with insincere responses. The results reveal that "all platform quality" factors influenced "easiness," "content quality" influenced "usefulness," "easiness" influenced "usefulness," "easiness" and "usefulness" influenced "learning satisfaction," "usefulness" and "learning satisfaction" had a positive effect on "continuous use intention." This study is significant because it empirically analyzes the variables that affect learning satisfaction and continuous use intention in metaverse-based non-face-to-face classes. In follow-up studies, additional research is required on the variables that affect learning satisfaction and continuous use intention targeting various metaverse-based platforms, including Gather.town.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.617-625
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• 2022

This study attempted to compare and analyze metaverse platforms according to their functions. The five metaverse platform was selected and comparatively analyzed through in-depth interviews with experts. As a result of the research, first, Roblox allows you to create and customize your own avatar, provides studio functions for free, and allows you to enjoy private games with friends. Second, Zepeto can create an avatar with one selfie and provides a creative studio function. Third, in Fortnite, it is possible to create in-game characters, purchase and wear items provided in the game, and play games with friends in Creative Mode. Fourth, in Gather Town, networking with users in virtual space is possible, and your own avatar customization and desired virtual space template are provided. Finally, Facebook Horizon participates in the virtual world Horizon with its own avatar that you decorate yourself, and it can function as a world builder, and you can set up a billboard in virtual reality or a virtual store. The value of this study provided a theoretical basis that can be applied to the future industry through the characteristics of the metaverse platform.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.275-294
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• 2023

This study aims to analyze usability of public libraries' metaverse platform. This study also examines factors that affect usability and immersion of metaverse platform of Gangbuk culture information library, Hanbat library in Daejeon, and Mapo Central library. In order to conduct this study, 60 college students participated in online survey and experiment. There was a statistically significant positive relationship between learnability and usability, and between GUI and immersion in every library. Learnability and usability of Gangbuk culture information library were statistically significantly higher than other libraries. On the other hand, GUI score and immersion of Hanbat library was significantly higher than other libraries. However, given that there were few users connected to metaverse platform, there was no significant difference in interactivity among libraries. This study examines characteristics (including strengths and weaknesses) of metaverse platform of each library. It is expected that the results of this study could contribute to the improvement of usability of public library's metaverse platform.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.484-486
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• 2022

This study compares these two platforms with Gedertown and Zepeto, which have the largest number of users among metaverse that have grown rapidly due to various factors such as COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on the differences between avatars, usage fees, class rooms, and communication methods. Accordingly, the difference between 2D and 3D of the metaverse platform and the difference in camera use can be seen.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2022.07a
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• pp.217-218
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 코로나19 팬더믹(pandemic)으로 최근 3년가 비대면 강의가 대부분 이루어졌고, 자연스럽게 비대면 교수법 또한 여러 가지 형태로 시도되어졌다. 게더타운(Gather Town)이라는 온라인 화상회의 공간을 2D게임화 시켜서 세계적인 인기에 힘입어 본교 학생 500명 가까이 활용해 보았고, 이후 국내에서 3D기반의 매타버스 플랫폼 디토랜드(DITO LAND)를 개발하여 본교 학생 300여명의 학생들을 대상으로 실시하여 2D, 3D 기반의 장단점을 파악하게 되었다. 이를 바탕으로 추후 어떠한 방향으로 메타버스 콘텐츠를 활용한 교수법이 더 효과가 있을 것인지 예측하고, 메타버스 콘텐츠 개발자들에게 조금이라도 도움을 주고자 한다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.9
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• pp.179-193
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• 2022

Amid the explosive growth of various metaverse platforms, there is no unified indicator to measure, analyze, and evaluate based on customer experience. Therefore, the usability evaluation factors in metaverse were identified through a heuristic methodology and literature review, to evaluate the metaverse, a two-to three-dimensional virtual world platform. A measurable system was established by subdividing 20 items in 5 fields, including user control, information structure, design and content, and usage environment, derived through Delphi technique. Based on this, after experiencing the actual contents of major metaverse platforms such as Roblox and Zepeto, usability was evaluated and comparative verification was conducted. As a result, it was estimated that metaverse user experience could be improved as its utility was derived relatively high in terms of user control and content. This study constitutes a theoretical contribution by extending the usability evaluation system, which has been widely used in the field of service design, to the fields of extended reality and mixed reality. At the same time, it has practical key findings of providing basic judgment standards to stakeholders in the metaverse field, as well as policy implications for digital capability enhancement and industry revitalization.

• The Journal of Information Systems
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.219-238
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• 2022

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the structural relationships between interest, interaction level, presence, which are the characteristics of metaverse, learning immersion, and learning satisfaction, which are learning factors. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey technique was used to achieve the purpose of the study. A questionnaire survey was conducted from November 22 to December 5, 2021, with students with experience in non-face-to-face classes using Gather Town and a total of 114 copies of the questionnaire excluding those with insincere answers were used for empirical analysis. SPSS Win ver.23.0 was used for basic statistical analysis, and AMOS 22.0 was used for the establishment and analysis of a structural equation model. Findings According to the study findings, interest and interaction levels had effects on learning immersion and learning presence, self-efficacy on learning presence, and learning immersion and learning presence on learning satisfaction. This study is meaningful in that it conducted an empirical study to find variables for improving learning immersion by conducting classes based on metaverse. Based on the findings of this study, it was found that interest and interaction, which are the biggest characteristics of metaverse, sustain learning participation and immersion and increase presence thereby enhancing learning satisfaction so that the possibilities of metaverse as a next generation education platform passing the limit of existing real time video platforms can be peeped.

• Smart Media Journal
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.9-17
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• 2022

In the COVID-19 pandemic era, non-contact services were demanded and the use of extended reality and metaverse services increased rapidly in various applications. In this paper, we analyze Gather.town, ifland, Roblox, and ZEPETO metaverse platforms in terms of user interaction, avatar-based interaction, and virtual world authoring. Especially, we distinguish interactions among user input techniques that occur in the real world, avatar representation techniques to represent users in the virtual world, and interaction types that create a virtual world through user participation. Based on this work, we highlight the current trends and needs of human-metaverse interaction and forecast future opportunities and research directions.