• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.538-547
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• 2021

This study seeks to derive game design elements that turn out game streaming-friendly through the analysis of Internet game streaming. To this end, this study surveyed previous studies on the motivation of watching internet game broadcasting and simplified the motivations to 'Expertise' and 'Amusement', the goal that game streaming should aim for, and divided streamer's streaming types into 'Reviewer', 'Master', 'Entertainer' and 'Acrobat' by those two options. Based on the categories, this study analyzed game streaming videos of various genres and confirmed that both the number of videos and the number of views by the streaming type were the highest in the 'Acrobat' group. In addition, the analysis shows that and revealed different figures by the type although they belong to the similar genre. By comparing and analyzing the systems and content elements of the two games, this study identified 's advantages in three points-Fortune, Setup Time, Control View- and finally suggested some guidelines for streaming-friendly game planning.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.61-74
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• 2016

As e-Sports evolves, a variety of industries grow together. Game broadcastings contribute to spread video game culture through various media platforms. Hence people start to perceive e-sports as a genre of sports and the demand on real-time game broadcasting increases. The global game broadcasting channels based on OTT(Over-The-Top) service also increase rapidly. In this paper we understand the status of streaming service and watching attitude of global game broadcasting. We also provide practical suggestions along with analysis results.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Computer Game
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.81-89
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to classify the types of internet personal game broadcasting in China and to examine viewers' preferences type of it. By targeting top 100 creators of Player-Unknown's Battleground streaming as a personal game broadcaster with over 100,000 followers, the game types were classified based on the purpose and characteristic of game broadcasting such as game play, entertainment, and audience participation. As a result, the type of internet personal game broadcasting in China was classified into progamer type, cooperative playing type, storytelling type, and reciprocal entertainment type. The progamer type was 38% and it was the highest proportion of Player-Unknown's Battlegrounds streaming. Next came storytelling type, cooperative playing type and reciprocal entertainment type with 25%, 19% and 18% respectively. In sum, progamer type and storytelling type which shows relatively low real - time communication with audiences accounted for a high percentage of 63%. This implies that the characteristics of the broadcast media focused on 'showing' have influenced the production and planning of personal game broad casting. The interactive characteristics of the platform of personal game broad casting can be expected to gradually change the conventional customs of broadcasting media.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2017.06a
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• pp.205-206
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• 2017

최근 스마트폰의 사용이 보편화 되고 주요 소비층이 밀레니엄 세대가 됨에 따라 개인 방송이 큰 이슈로 떠오르고 있다. 개인 방송 서비스 중 최근 큰 인기를 끌고 있으며 많은 사용자를 확보하고 있는 것이 게임 방송 분야이다. 게임 방송을 진행하는 브로드캐스터는 스트리밍 영상과 채팅을 통해 시청자와 실시간으로 소통하며 방송을 진행한다. 하지만 시청자는 브로드캐스터의 목소리와 화면에만 의존할 뿐 다른 추가적인 정보 서비스를 제공받기에는 한계가 있다. 이에 본 논문은 OBS를 이용한 HTML5 기반, JQuery 웹소켓 프로토콜을 통해 개인 방송 플랫폼을 제작하였고 Socket.IO를 사용하여 실시간 채팅 서비스를 추가하였다. 방송을 송출하는 방송 진행자가 입력하는 키 값을 스트리밍 영상에 오버레이할 수 있게 됨으로써 시청자에게 게임 진행 정보를 전달할 수 있고 시청자는 이를 통해 방송 진행자의 게임 스킬을 습득할 수 있으며 몰입감을 높일 수 있는 서비스를 개발하였다.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.85-96
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• 2014

The purpose of this paper is to analyze storytelling in on-line personal game broadcasting in order to find out unique characteristics of on-line personal game broadcasting. This study selects Youtube channel and as classic cases of on-line personal game broadcasting, and analyzes the cases with Bakhtin's theory of carnival. The on-line personal game broadcasting modifies the broadcasting format of mass media externally. Also, the on-line personal game broadcasting internally moves between interior and exterior of the game text in order to create new narrative events. In this process, the polyphonic utterances of the broadcasting host appeared. The reversal of the tragedy and the comedy leads the audience to catharsis.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.39-52
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• 2021

This purpose of study is to investigate the influence of e-sports(electronic sports) broadcasting contents and communication factors on game broadcasting viewing intention, focusing on the immersion parameter. As a result of the analysis, it was found that 'creativity' among content elements such as 'entertainment', 'creativity' and 'informationality' has a great influence on immersion. Among the communicator factors, 'communication', 'professionality', and 'uniqueness' were found to have a positive effect on immersion. In addition, the sense of immersion had a great influence on the intention to watch the broadcast.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.25-32
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• 2012

Due to the development of the digital technology, the digital broadcasting is changing to a multi-entertainment platform that can operate data (broadcasting) services (such as games, weather information, and stock trading services) as well as traditional broadcasting contents. Most of the data services, however, failed to get satisfactory results because of the inconvenience in operating the services using a TV remote controller and the failure of gaining the viewer's interests in the competition with the broadcasting contents. The paper introduces a survey on the viewer's modality of using a data service and, based on the survey result, proposes a design guideline that makes a data service minimally interrupt a viewer watching a broadcasting content.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.61-67
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• 2020

The game has several genres. Actions, RPGs, FPS, and simulations are diverse, and the game that flows around the story is a game genre that feels like watching a movie on the other. Internet game broadcasters can be thought of as playing a movie in a movie theater when they broadcast a story-type game. The difference with the movie theater is that you can get involved in the story by showing your play directly to viewers. As a broadcasting material, story-type games are a good means, but the fact that the story is published on the Internet in terms of game publishers can have a negative impact on sales revenue as viewers can enjoy the story without purchasing the game. The purpose of this study is to analyze the coordination status between producers and internet broadcasters for story-type games that could be copyrighted and suggest ways to move forward.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.143-150
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• 2019

Deaf subtitles provide the hearing impaired with visual elements, commentary, and enjoyment of TV programs. Subtitles in game play are a great help to the game play for the hearing impaired as well as the average user. This paper aims at the academic research on the BIT subtitle system BIT, and is intended to help game play and game broadcasting of the hearing impaired.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.267-278
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to verify empirically the effects of BJ worship and perceived homophily on game efficacy through mediating effect of loyalty to viewing. 485 participants who had watched personal game broadcasting were collected as a sample through an online survey and the collected data were analyzed through structural equation modeling. The research model assuming full mediating effect and the alternative model assuming partial mediating effect were compared and bootstrapping was performed to analyze direct and indirect effects between variables. The results showed BJ worship and perceived homophily had significant effects on game efficacy through the full mediated effect of loyalty to viewing. The noteworthy contribution of this study is to verify how viewing personal game broadcasting has a significant impact on the formation of game efficacy and then ultimately provide positive perception of BJ.