• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.36
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• pp.167-187
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• 2014

Animation-related films and game industries have been expanding their markets rapidly responding to sharply increasing public demand. The production processes of major studios are getting more and more specialized and detailed. Therefore, they feel burden to manage and maintain as the HR and physical sizes are getting greater. So, independent studios which perform partial processes of the works are increasing over North America and Europe. Specialized studios build previous functions and related business models. They are expanding their areas. Therefore, this study targeted studios specialized in digital concept art in free production step. The characteristics of such studios were analyzed. To this end, first definitions of digital concept art concepts and functional & artistic features of entire production, and their application to business were deliberated through documents and online. Based on the results, the features of 'concept art service', 'self-brand business/ communication', and 'education service' were drawn. Second, based on it, targeting three con cept art studios such as Atomhawk (UK), FengZhu Design (Singapore), and Studio Gage (Korea), case research was done. Comparative analysis for the cases was conducted. It turned out that concept art studio s lead new market demand through active business strategies such as related contents development, marketing, etc. based on specialization. This research is significant to understand global trend of newly establishing specialized studios market and suggest reference data to improve prospective domestic specialized studios competitiveness.

• Digital Contents
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• no.9 s.148
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• pp.112-115
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• 2005

한국데이터베이스진흥센터가 운영하고 있는 온엑스포(www.onexpo.or.kr)에서는 9월과 10월 두 달 동안‘2005 캐릭터·애니메이션 온엑스포’를 개최한다. 온엑스포는 국내 디지털콘텐츠 기업의 제품을 온라인상에서 상설 전시하고 해당 기업의 홍보와 마케팅을 지원하는 국내 최대 규모의 사이버 전시장으로, 전시 기업의 홍보를 효과적으로 지원하기 위해 분기별로 주제를 정해 테마전시회를 개최하고 있다. 지난 3월과 4월에는‘이러닝 온엑스포’를, 5월과 6월에는‘게임 온엑스포’를 개최한 바 있으며, 이번에는 국내의 캐릭터·애니메이션의 트랜드를 알아보고 대표적인 기업을 소개하기 위해 ‘2005 캐릭터·애니메이션 온엑스포’를 개최한다. 이번 호에서는‘2005 캐릭터·애니메이션 온엑스포’참가 기업 중 우리나라의 캐릭터·애니메이션 사업을 이끌어 갈 피콤엔터테인 먼트·은아트·스튜디오 짜박을 소개한다.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.02a
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• pp.513-518
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 특별한 스튜디오 조명이 아닌 가정용 혹은 학교용 조명 하에서 동작하는 감정 표현이 가능한 그림자 놀이 도구를 소개한다. 이 놀이는 사용자의 실사로부터 추출된 가상 그림자에 사용자의 동작에 따라 실시간으로 반응하는 가상 표정 애니메이션 캐릭터를 투영한다. 이 놀이 도구는 행위전시 등의 공연 환경뿐만 아니라 가정, 학교 등의 일상 환경에서도 동작이 가능하도록 설계되었다. 따라서 가장 일반적인 조명의 하나인 가정용 형광등과 백열등 환경을 가정하였고, 배경에 대해서는 어떤 제약도 가정하지 않았다. 사용자의 실사를 구분하는 과정에는 배경 차분화 기법을 사용하였고, 빛의 산란 및 실제 그림자의 영향 등으로 인한 잡음을 최소화하기 위해 몇 가지 잡음 제거 알고리즘을 결합하여 적용하였다. 이 도구에서 가상 그림자의 표정 애니메이션은 사용자의 손동작에 따라 변화하며, 손동작 및 머리 위치의 추적을 위해 새로이 고안한 자질 기반 추적 기법을 적용하였다. 이 도구는 공연장에서의 인터렉티브 미디어 아트 전시 또는 공연, 아동 대상의 미술 교육, 예술치료 등의 분야에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.3-13
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• 2019

Purpose: The human body is a chemical laboratory. Artists are exposed to a variety of chemicals in art studio space and the art materials used in the creation contain toxic ingredients, exposing them to a variety of incurable diseases, including cancer. It aims to analyze the problems of the studio space environment and the risks of art materials, which are fundamental causes of the outbreak of incurable diseases, and to derive the direction of specific practices that can reduce the occurrence of incurable diseases by artists. Method: The harmfulness of an artist's creative space is the cause of a disease outbreak, and two primary factors cause it. One is the environmental hazards caused by the use of tools, air pollution, and chemical hazards caused by art materials in the architectural space environment of the studio. Necessary measures are put forward to control disease outbreaks by identifying the status and cause of intractable diseases caused by studies. Result: The plan is urgent for the establishment of safety rules and regular pre-trainthese two factors and analyzing the results of prior research and implementation investigationing, the legal provisions of studio architecture design and the introduction of labelling rules to control the distribution of harmful art materials.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.57-75
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• 2019

Soundscapes have the potential to help people experience the historical background and cultural traditions by the scenery of a local area and to be used as a cultural and tourism resource. This concept was first explained in detail by M. Schafer and has been developed as a new way of experiencing landscapes using various senses. This research studied the soundscape of Kyodong Island, the so-called "Island of Peace" and designed new cultural acoustic content for education and tourism. Kyodong Island is located right below the Northern Limit Line and the whole island is in the Civilian Controlled Area. The political and economic status of the island has been changed dynamically by the Korean War and the division of the country. These days, the island needs to realize the vision of the "Island of Peace" in a more creative way using local resources, including its "cold war landscape" and the natural scenery of the region. This research applied the concept of a soundscape to document the island, and to reproduce it in an artistic way. A workshop was conducted to learn concepts and techniques of soundscapes with a sound artist. Listening, recording, conducting interviews, and literature research was used to study the soundscape of the island. After that, this research reconstructed the soundscape of the island through a soundscape composition. The main theme of the composition story was the "Hope and Wish for the Harmony and Peace" to show the vision of the "Island of Peace". The initial sub-theme for the introduction part was "First Encounter with Kyodong Island" arranging the representative soundscape, which could be the first impression of the region. The second sub-theme was "War and Tension" using several soundscapes as a metaphor for the tragedy of the Korean War. The third sub-theme was "Everyday Life of Kyodong Island" which described the energy of the present day, after the wounds of the war have healed. The final sub-theme was "Harmony and Peace" using traditional music and keynote sounds of the region as a reminder of the peaceful past, before the war. The recording files were documented as two types of sound maps. One was a two-dimensional map to show the soundscapes from one point of view, and the other used the online application called "Sound Around You". The final artwork was displayed at an exhibition and uploaded on YouTube to be shared publicly. Through this project, we discovered the potential of soundscapes as a medium to preserve the history and local identity, as well as presenting a new vision. The artwork will be exhibited at historically and culturally meaningful places on the Island to utilize the underused places as local tourist attractions and educational resources.