• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.479-489
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• 2016

This study examines how disability pride of people having acquired visual impairment can be constructed. The theme is explored with the Japanese TV drama "Challenged". The paradigms regarding construction of disability pride and acceptance of disability are fundamentally different. In this context it can be said that a criticism of disability acceptance theory has something with a criticism of medical model of disability. It is main character Hanawa and chairman of teachers, and principal who were noticeable specifically at the point of forming disability pride, and these characters show a common feature that social idealism is embodied in their awareness. Other characters of the drama show a change of their consciousness to social idealism. As a conclusion this study suggests importances of humanistic and social scientific analysis as well as of educational effects achieved by means of drama.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2023.01a
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• pp.133-136
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• 2023

많은 사람이 "다음 생에 성적 소수자나 이주민, 장애인으로 태어나고 싶니?"라는 질문을 받는다면 대부분 사람은 선뜻 "그렇다"라고 대답하기 어렵다. 그 근본적인 이유는 질문 속 사회적 약자들은 사회에서 다양한 불평등을 마주하고 있다는 의미일 것이다. 본 논문에서는 여러 소수자 중 시각장애인을 위한 보행 보조 기구를 제작하였다. 시각장애인들이 사용하는 지팡이는 지면의 장애물 파악에 도움은 되지만 공중에 떠 있는 장애물을 파악하고 피하기 어렵다. 이러한 단점을 보완하고자 라이다 센서를 이용하여 장애물 감지가 가능한 서비스를 시각장애인에게 제공한다. 라이다 센서는 레이저 광원을 방출하여 목표물에서 튕겨 되돌아오는 특성을 이용하여 사용자에게 전방에 장애물이 감지되면 시각장애인에게 TTS로 경고음을 제공한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.42-43
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• 2012

최근 양안식 3D 디스플레이의 시청 안정성 문제가 대두됨에 따라, 어떠한 요인들이 시각피로와 시각적 불편함을 야기하는지 밝히는 연구의 필요성이 증가하고 있다. 시각적 불편함은 양안식 3D 영상에서 과도한 양안 시차, 양안 시차의 빠른 변화, 양안 불일치 등에 의해 야기될 수 있다. 그러나 시각적 불편함은 시각시스템의 복잡한 메커니즘에 의한 결과이므로 알려진 양안 시차 등의 요인 외에도 밝혀지지 않은 요인들이 더 존재할 수 있다. 본 논문은 기존 연구로부터 시각적 불편함과 관련 있을 것으로 추정되는 요인으로 시각자극의 너비와 시각적 불편함에 대한 민감도를 선택하였다. 이들의 영향을 밝히기 위한 실험으로서, 편안한 양안 시차 범위 내에서 시각자극의 너비와 시각적 불편함에 대한 민감도에 따라 양안 융합 시간이 어떻게 달라지는지를 관찰하였다. 실험 결과로부터 편안한 양안 시차 범위 내에서도 시각자극의 너비와 시각적 불편함에 대한 민감도에 따라 양안 융합 시간이 크게 달라짐을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과들은 시각자극의 너비가 주요한 시각적 불편함의 3D 콘텐츠 요인이 될 수 있음을 암시한다.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.253-260
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• 2020

This study was performed to evaluate the effects of Visual feed-back ankle training combined with Ankle joint Functional electrical stimulation on balance, gait ability on patient with Chronic Stroke. A total of 22 chronic stroke patients were divided into VFAF Group, CON group. Each group performed 60 minutes a day 5 times a week for 8 weeks. VFAF group revealed significant differences in balance and gait ability as compared to the CON groups(p<.05). The exercises were conducted for 60 min per day, five, per week for eight weeks. Balance and gait ability were examined at 0 week and after 8 weeks of intervention. Our results showed that VFAF was more effective on balance ability and gait ability in chronic stroke patients. We suggest that this study will be able to be used as an clinical intervention data for recovering balance and gait ability in chronic stroke patients.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.279-285
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• 2012

This study classified the categorization process of convergence products as a rule-based and a similarity-based categorization process. And we examined that how the categorization process was determined according to information types(visual vs. visual + verbal) about the components of two prototypes before convergence and thinking styles(holistic vs. analytic). The result of this study showed: (1) The rule-based categorization process appeared more in case of visual information with verbal information than only visual information. (2) Analytic thinkers chose a rule-based categorization process more than holistic thinkers. These findings provide the theoretical and practical implications to comprehend the categorization process of convergence products and the judgement for consideration set from various convergence products.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.155-162
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• 2016

Communication of art and the expansion of roles are some of the important discourses of art. For a while, many attempts were made to overcome the enjoyment of art by only a few elites and the alienation of roles. In the meanwhile, due to its formative nature, media art has contributed to the various expansion of roles as a familiar art in society and by communicating with the public in various play contents and industrial context. This study will take a step further and examined whether media art can assess and be used in social issues through the characteristic analysis of 'media art information visualization.' The general field of information visualization only focuses on the clarity of information delivery, so it is effective for intuitively identifying various information. However, stiff visual expression must improve user-friendly functions in an era in which users' sensibility is increasing, and it only focuses on the effectiveness of information delivery that its secondary social problem such as personal information protection must be compensated. Thus, this research analyze the characteristics of case works to examine how the visualization of media art information can approach social problems creatively, seek the expansion of the role of art and compensate the areas that general information visualization is missing.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.165-172
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to primarily explore the characteristics of 'irony' and focus on the process of visualizing it. 'Irony' is one of the rhetorics used to describe the context or situational aspects of writing. This 'Dépaysement' that appears in art history corresponds to 'ironic' rhetoric in writing. 'Dépaysement' is a combination of techniques, which conveys a message through de-familiarizing rhetoric. With the images conflicting with each other in logic on the same canvas. 'Dépaysement' and 'ironic' rhetoric have commonalities in that they produce a situation with opposite or contradictory images and obscure the images and the situation by distorting them into being different from what has usually been known. In conclusion, Ironic Characteristics and Visual technique elements of dépaysement are identical, this study attempts to understand the visual language by analyzing 'the visual irony' that appears in artworks.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.89-94
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between visual analogue scale(VAS) of the waist and Oswestry Disability Index(ODI) and the muscle strength of the waist for male field hockey athletes. The VAS and ODI were conducted by self-written evaluation, and muscle strength was measured by using DAVID. Pearson correlation was used for data analysis, and the statistical significance level was set to α = .05. The VAS of the waist of male field hockey athletes and the ODI were statistically significant. However, other VAS and the ODI did not correlate to the strength of the lower back. Therefore, there is a need to develop a new exercise program for the rather than strength training during the waist rehabilitation exercise. It is thought that these studies will serve as basic data useful for the development of treatment and exercise programs for athletes in the future.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.9 no.12
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• pp.123-128
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• 2018

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the action observation and visual feedback on the alignment, pain and function of forward head posture(FHP) and round shoulder(RS). A total of 24 participants with FHP and RSP were randomly assigned to general exercise(GE, n=8), action observation(AO, n=8), and visual feedback(VF, n=8). All subjects were exercised three times a week for four weeks. The groups were assessed for craniovertebral angle(CVA), round shoulder posture(RSP), visual analog scale(VAS), and neck disability index(NDI) before and after exercise, There was a significant difference in CVA in the GE, AO and RSP, VAS and NDI were significantly different in all groups. AO was more effective than GE, VF for VAS. The results of this study suggest that action observation may be effective to improve the FHP and RS.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.8
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• pp.265-276
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to explore the possibility of creating barrier-free exhibition-appreciation environment based on the visually impaired person's perspectives. Participants were selected by the purposeful sampling method. Researchers conducted a couple of in-depth interviews with four visually impaired persons. Yin's case study method was employed to analyze qualitative information. The analysis revealed nine sub-themes in two sections: three from 'accessibility within the exhibition room'; and six from 'demand for immersive exhibition environment.' Based on the results, following suggestions were presented: First, we need to provide quality information appropriate for artworks-appreciation; secondly, to ensure the visually impaired people to appreciate the culture and arts without any barrier, we need to extend certification of barrier-free living environment to exhibition-appreciation area. Finally, to facilitate these two tasks we need to encourage the convergence research among science and technology, humanities and society, and culture and arts.