• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.11 no.10
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• pp.1-9
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• 2021

Although interest in the metaverse increases due to the pandemic, the understanding of the metaverse interest factor, which is an essential element for the sustainability of any metaverse platform, is lacking. This study aims to reveal the interest factors of metaverse services by analyzing user community discourse. We collected user community discourses from and applied LDA to extract topics. Further, we categorize the factors into growth and verifiable indicators, various levels of interaction, self-expression and freedom, and connection with the real world. The content planning direction of the game-based metaverse of utilization was derived. This study is meaningful in that it analyzes the interest factors of the metaverse based on the empirical evidence of user discourse data.

• Journal of Creative Information Culture
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.89-99
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to statistically analyze the correlation between unplugged activities using SW educational board games and computational thinking ability of elementary school students, and then find a method of SW education through the results. The study was conducted with 40 students in the 5th grade at an Elementary School in Incheon. Students participated at unplugged activities using a board game for SW education with 12 hours of teacher guidance and 10 hours of free activities. After that, a post-test was conducted to analyze the degree of improvement in computational thinking ability. As the results, it was confirmed that the comprehensive computational thinking ability was improved, and that the four areas of the sub-domains of computational thinking ability were improved to a significant level. These results suggest that providing a basic SW education experience by utilizing a board game for SW education helps to improve students' computational thinking ability.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.59-68
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• 2014

As the prevalence of mobile platforms, expanding digital content production and also increasing interest about the serious game. However, existing educational serious games are short of application of educational function and lower effectiveness that not linked with off-line education. In this paper, we developed an educational serious game 'Rice-Mimi Adventure' for children based Tablet PC. The Games are designed five steps by four elements that storytelling, playing, music and cooking. Specially, players interaction between characters should be increase their own concentration and interest. For the effectiveness verification that linked education of on/off-line, experiment to 126 students of 3,4th grade in Choenan. A result shows positive data that on/off-line linked education using Tablet PC and effectiveness of game contents applied design factors. For this work, we should find effective class and teaching method using digital contents in off-line education for children.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.35-42
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• 2012

Main focus of FPS game's play is securing vantage points in space based on specific theme and removing enemies. It could be more directly interacted with players' game space than other genres. This paper analyzes design patterns on FPS game of nine types consisted of three themes : past war, modern war, near future war, which is based on 10 different patterns of near future theme-oriented by Hullett and Whitehead. As an outcome, an important function of 'element of cover' was found additionally as a main pattern besides the 10 different patterns. And by analyzing its attributes, it is suggested the efficient way to use the 'cover' pattern for level-design. This result can be utilized as an empirical guideline for level-design of FPS games by theme.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.41-54
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• 2015

Despite a great performance of Korean online game in Chinese online game market, Korean companies were faced with decreasing market positions in China from 2006. To overcome this problem, I will suggest a research model about determinant of repurchase behavior of on-line game user and moderation effect of online review. Data collected from questionnaire survey were used in empirical analysis on research hypothesis through moderated multiple regression method. There are several conclusions as such; first, perceived value and loyalty of consumer have great positive relationships with repurchase behavior. Second, online review has positive direct influence on repurchase behavior and moderation effect of relationships among them. Third, game company has great efforts to develop online games and game contents which were guaranteed before in price, quality, information, and accurate consideration of online review.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.259-266
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• 2007

Much efforts to use educational games for students' learning is being made actively at home. In this study the action levels of the educational game and the learners' personality types are main variables to be explored. It is expected that the results of this study would suggest how to utilize educational games in teaching and learning. The above is the result of the research about the level of action of educational games, the type of the personality, and the intrinsic motivation. It is considered that the result can be enough information for learners, parents of students and teachers who try to use and develop educational games. For example, it can be an idea to construct menus considering characteristics of learners in various steps of designing and developing educational games. And it can help to improve learners' intrinsic motivation especially if games are developed, distinguishing games for extrovert learners from those for introvert learners.

• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.66
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• pp.159-183
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• 2014

This study analyzed the competition among three game platforms, PC, Console and Mobile in aspect of user's gratifications using niche analysis. To do this, four gratification factors, 'transportability and accessibility', 'liveliness and variety', 'availability and economic feasibility', 'relationship', were assessed. To investigate competition level among three game platforms, niche breadth, niche overlap, competitive superiority of four gratification factors were analyzed. The results of niche analysis show that mobile platform appeared as a most competitive platform because it utilized diverse resources for game user gratification and had competitive superiority in 'transportability and accessibility' which appeared as most important factor determining user's gratification. However there was no game platform which had competitive superiority in all four gratification factors.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2014.07a
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• pp.469-472
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• 2014

성장 가능성이 큰 콘텐츠의 핵심으로 불리는 게임은 매년 높은 매출을 보임에도 불구하고, 사회 내 입지가 좁아지고 있다. 이를 탈피하기 위해, 힐링 콘텐츠를 통한 게임의 단점을 극복하고, 부정적인 인식을 줄이기 위한 게임 개발을 시도하였다. 본 논문에서는 게임 산업의 현재를 분석하고, 힐링 콘텐츠를 활용한 게임 개발배경을 설명하고, 힐링 콘텐츠의 정의와 그 내용을 활용한 퍼즐 어드벤처 게임을 개발하였다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.421-426
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• 2017

After the Pokemon game became popular, the popularity of the Augmented Reality game is higher than ever. Therefore, it is an important choice to use an engine to create an augmented reality game. It explains how to create an augmented reality game using Unity engine, which is one of the most used game engines in game development. We describe a method for implementing augmented reality optimized for games by selecting a MARKERLESS method that does not require a marker among the augmented reality techniques. In this paper, we propose a technique to create MARKERLESS augmented reality game using KUDAN AR engine which supports Unity engine and unity through 'Our Hero' project.

• The Journal of Bigdata
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.231-240
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• 2020

With the development in the IT industry and the growth in the game industry, user's game data is recorded in seconds according to various plays and options, and a vast amount of game data can be analyzed based on Bigdata. Combined with business, Bigdata is used to discover new values for profit creation in various fields, but it is utilized in the game industry in insufficient ways. In this study, considering the characteristics of the subdivided lines, we constructed a win-loss prediction model for each line using the game data of League of Legends, and derived the importance of variables. This study can contribute to planning of strategies for general game users to get information about team members in advance and increase the win rate by using the record search sites.