• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.187-197
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• 2022

This study examined the effects of game genre, news media with differing political ideologies, and game-related information sources on gamer issue participation by performing a hierarchical regression model, using an online survey on Korean gamers (N=1,362). As a result of the study, playing specific genres of games played a positive role in gamer issue participation. The group behavior or collective action for or against game regulation reported in the liberal/moderate media acted as a mobilization cue for readers and potentially encouraged gamers to take social action. But the conservative media, which used governmental organizations and interest groups as sources of information, had a negative impact on real-life participatory behavior. The biased journalism practice of the mass media on game-related social issues influenced gamers' social and political behavior through corrective action. This study is significant in empirically analyzing the relationship between political ideology, game genre, media use, and gamers' social participation. The current research suggests the improvement of game regulation policy and the need for theoretical and conceptual expansion of game research.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.87-98
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• 2022

With the development of fourth industrial revolution-related technology and increased demands for non-face-to-face services, VR games attract attention. This study collected VR game review data from an online game platform STEAM and analyzed chronical trends using text mining and word cloud analysis. According to the results, experience and perceived cost were major trends from 2016 to 2017, increased demands for FPS and rhythm games were from 2018 to 2019, and story and immersion were from 2020 to 2021. It aims to contribute to expanding the base of VR games by identifying the keywords VR users take interest in by period.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.635-638
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• 2008

Online games' environments have recently changed with developments of computer technique. Various factors such as respective for realistic expression, solidity, the quality of the material, shadow, should be considered. In these factors, shadow expression plays a important role for realistic one. A lot of repeated operation should be executed to provide shadow. In other words, realm division against a lot of dots to estimate objections and the degree of brightness should be divided. This paper provides effective methods to perform realistic shadow through mapping LOD of objections as shadow without drawing data to judge the realm of shadow for shadow creation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2022.01a
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• pp.73-76
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 메타버스 공간에서 패션 아이템 판매에 있어서 필수적이라 할 수 있는 온라인 가상 피팅 기술을 동작 인식 전용 디바이스가 아닌 일반 스마트폰 카메라를 활용하여 구현하는 기술을 제안한다. 가상 피팅 기술을 구현하기 위해서는 딥러닝 기법을 활용하여 입력 영상을 분석하고, 분석 결과를 토대로 인체의 전체 자세를 추정하며, 인체 사이즈의 근사값을 추출하는 과정들이 수행되어야 하는데, 현재의 스마트폰 컴퓨팅 환경은 이를 수행하기에 충분한 연산 성능을 가지지 못한다는 문제점을 가진다. 본 논문에서는 높은 비용이 요구되는 고부하 연산을 클라우드 서버를 통해 수행하는 서버 기반 프레임워크를 도입하여, 낮은 성능의 스마트폰으로도 고성능 연산이 가능한 서비스 구조를 확보하고 이를 통해 휴대성 높은 증강현실 기반의 가상 피팅 기술을 구현한다. 본 논문의 성과를 통해 메타버스 상거래의 활성화와 메타버스 본연의 의미에 충실한 가상 월드 구축에 기여할 것이라 기대한다.

• Asia-pacific Journal of Multimedia Services Convergent with Art, Humanities, and Sociology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.19-31
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• 2016

Game Trailer plays the role of main marketing for promotion of game. Recently, the characteristic can be summarized as storytelling, graphics method, production technology, and game mechanics of 3D Game Trailer. Online game was produced as cinematic trailer in the beginning, but recently, in-game trailer has been produced as machinima production method for users. This method reveals functions, various contents, and graphics related to the game through trailer, and it is useful in giving information and curiosity related to the game. Machinima composes background and characters in a short period of time online due to recent 3D CG methods, and only dubbing needs to be proceeded. This saves production fee and production period, and it also has the advantage of having multi-story. Game trailer Thanatos is a video developed through machinima production method. This paper proposes production process and the importance of the key components of the whole project through the above four aspects to be used in the actual production stage by intuitively apply and analysis.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.187-196
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• 2009

This paper studied out the prototype and the structure of UGS(User Generated Storytelling) based on social network in "World Of Warcraf" and "Mabinogi" as MMORPG(Massively multiplayer online role-playing game) and started with issues based on SNS(Social Network Service) in Internet. SNS has been supported by storytelling which is made by users to go through the contents in game space as well as by developers. This study drew elements toward social network in game and its new possibility as storytelling applied by communication theories based on social psychology. Today SNS is a major topic in web environment and this issue has influenced the game design and UGC. Under this situation, this study has a significant meaning because it proves that the factors toward social network in MMORPG is analyzed by UGCs.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.69-78
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• 2014

The purpose of this paper is to analyze a developing process of 3D STEAM based G learning contents. STEAM means Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics. It is focused on to raise students interest on science and technology through integrating the subjects together. Also it's purpose is to raise students understanding capabilities on technology convergence and problem solving. Therefore, this paper focused on the analysis of the development of 3D STEAM based G learning contents. Science topic, 'solar system and stars' was decided as a G learning based contents. Students showed higher immersion and motivation on the contents.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2022.06a
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• pp.1-3
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• 2022

코로나 19 팬데믹으로 인한 4차 산업혁명이 앞당겨지고 초현실, 초실감, 초연결 사회 등의 키워드가 대두되고 언택트(Untact) 시대가 일상생활에 불가항력적으로 접목되면서 몰입감과 흥미성, 유희성을 목적으로 한 콘텐츠들이 다양하게 활성화되었다. 특히, 메타버스(Metaverse) 플랫폼이 빠르게 진화하면서 물리적 현실과 디지털 가상성을 융합한 다중 사용자에게 다양한 경험이 가능한 서비스가 주목받고 있다. 메타버스는 다중 사용자 플랫폼에서 원활한 커뮤니케이션과 대규모 멀티플레이가 가능한 온라인 비디오 게임, 오픈 게임 월드, AR 협업 공간과 호환되는 사회적, 몰입감이 있는 VR(Virtual Reality) 플랫폼 서비스 중 하나이다. 우리는 메타버스 플랫폼 개발 시 필요로 하는 요소기술 및 3D 데이터 획득을 통한 VR 콘텐츠를 설계하고 구현하고자 한다. 1) 콘텐츠 시나리오 및 사용자 인터랙션 설계; 2) 볼류메트릭 캡처를 활용한 실사 기반의 동적(Dynamic) 데이터 생성; 3) 컴퓨터 그래픽 기반 가상공간 설계 및 정적(Static)데이터 요소기술 개발; 4) 가상 현실 공간 데이터와 볼류메트릭 캡처의 실사 데이터 정합; 5) 공간 데이터 시각화 생성 및 모듈형 공간 이동 제어 기능 개발; 최종적으로 6) VR 환경에서의 콘텐츠 구현을 목표로 한다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.11
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• pp.475-486
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• 2009

Regular activity program is needed for managing chronic disease and obesity and preventing falls as a nursing intervention. It seems that serious game will be very important for older people to keep them active with fun to improve their health. This study was conducted to explore the correlations between health problems and computer game needs in the elderly. This was a cross-sectional study. A questionnaire was developed and administered to a convenience sample of adults who are older than 55 years, recruited from several places through trained research assistants and research center that has online pools in Korea. 778 subjects (mean age: $61.4\;{\pm}\;5.6$) were participated in this study. The majority of subjects was male (68.6%). We found that there was higher needs for exercise or serious game in the group of ma1e(55.4%), below undergraduate(66.2%), under two family members(32.5%), over 350,000 won of pocket money/month (40.1%), mild depressive symptom (51.7%), and online responser(68%). Especially, they wanted to overcome physical limitations through games. Higher education, more experiences and skills of using computer/internet was statistically and positively significant to the needs for exercise or serious game. In conclusion, there exists a potential market within this demographic group for the use of serious games. Thus, we need to develop senior games in Korean to improve quality of life and health promotion.

• Digital Contents
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• no.5 s.132
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• pp.22-27
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• 2004

게임, 포털 등 디지털콘텐츠 시장을 주도하고 있는 분야에 대한 인수합병(M&A)이 본격화되면서 국내 디지털콘텐츠 시장이 뜨겁게 달아오르고 있다. 업계에서는 이제 과거와 같이 킬러콘텐츠 1~2개로 업계 선두권을 유지할 수 있는 시기는 지났으며, 다양한 분야에 대한 통합 콘텐츠를 가진 대기업형 콘텐츠 기업 시대가 도래할 것이라는 전망이 대두되고 있다. 실제로 그간 영화와 방송, 쇼핑 채널 등을 운영해온 CJ그룹은 플레너스를 인수하면서 전격적으로 온라인 시장에 뛰어들었고, SK는 지난 2002년 라이코스에 이어 지난해 싸이월드까지 인수하면서 자사의 포털사이트 네이트닷컴을 단번에 업계 3위권까지 올려놨다. KT그룹 역시 최근 KTH를 중심으로 한 콘텐츠 사업강화를 위해 M&A를 고려하고 있다고 밝히고 있다. 최근 디지털콘텐츠 기업들을 둘러싼 M&A 움직임을 통해 시장구도의 흐름을 살펴봤다.