• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.119-130
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to analyze the characteristics of traditional art expressions in recent Chinese online games, which are now most popular in Chinese game market. Designing the MMORPG game character reflecting users' psychological preferences for aesthetic characteristic of the traditional Chinese culture allows the users to feel more visual satisfaction while they are enjoying a game. The selected characters for this analysis were chosen from the traditional myth chivalry game to utilize the traditional art expressions that are peculiar in Chinese MMORPG. The analysis was conducted within the context of an ideal character figure and operation, and social nature reflecting a personal user. This analysis suggested the representation technique reflecting traditional clothing, color, and life style, and the reconstruction of subject matter, and the development of the characteristics of ideal group character. Even though Chinese MMORPG history is short, this study will help the user understand more effectively the identity of the myth martial MMORPG game in connection with the Chinese traditional culture and art. And this study will also increase the user's satisfaction of the Chinese online-game.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.149-150
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• 2016

컴퓨터 게임은 이미 현대 문명에서 중요한 미디어산업으로 성장하였다. 그 중 신화를 다루는 무협 MMORPG는 전세계적으로 게임 산업에서 많은 비중을 차지하고 있다. 본 논문은 동양과 서양의 대표적인 MMORPG 속 캐릭터를 분석해 중국 무협 문화 요소의 응용에 대한 연구를 통해 게임 속 중국 무협 캐릭터 디자인의 장점과 국한성을 이해하고, 현재 중국 무협 MMORPG 시장의 밝은 전망을 토대로 MMOPRG 캐릭터 속 중국 무협 캐릭터 디자인의 특징을 도출해 내고자 한다. 이는 중국 MMORPG 시장이 세계속으로 파고들기 위한 중요한 기준점이 될것으로 사료된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.221-226
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• 2009

The character design in Chinese game by the strong impact of the western game. Chinese plays have being the intense feeling to the dragon image in Western. Therefore the dragon which in the game dragon role design is necessary to use the Chinese tradition dragon. First, consider of the cultural and the design and style expression and analysis the existing dragon role in MMORPG. Proposed that the game dragon role using the suggestion which the East and West dragon modelling fuses.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.99-108
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• 2017

Communication is one of the very important factor in MMORPGs where a large number of users participate at the same time. The voice chatting system, which was appeared in the development process of the chatting system, failed in Korea but it was a great success in China. The purpose of this study is to analyze this cause. The research scope of this study is as follows. We set the range of this study from 2003 to 2015. This period covers the beginning of the growth of the Chinese game industry up to the present. The research target games are MMORPGs, which ranked 1st in sales and concurrent users. In the research and survey analysis process, various factors such as the input speed of Chinese and Korean characters and the relationship between men and women were investigated and analyzed. In conclusion, chatting system in Chinese MMORPGs has developed into three stages and we found out that voice chatting in China was relatively popularized rather than in Korea. China's slow typing speed and excellent voice chatting system were the main factors.

• Venture DIGEST
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• s.103
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• pp.16-19
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• 2007

2001년 11월부터 중국 서비스를 시작해 누적회원 2억명이라는 경이로운 기록을 세운 <미르의 전설>. 그리고 이를 이은 새로운 시리즈 <미르의 전설3>도 2003년 최고 동시접속자수 60만 명으로 중국에서 한국 온라인게임의 신화를 만들었다. 이에 이어 <창천 2> 출시를 앞둔 (주)위메이드엔터테인먼트(대표이사 박관호). 마케팅팀 김범주 사원의 여자친구인 김지영씨의 MMORPG <위메이드>편을 테스팅해보자.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.7 no.5
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• pp.55-62
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• 2007

The game industry of the Republic of Korea is being firmly located with great benefit and value. As internet developing quickly, the online game of the Republic of Korea boosted up to the level of the best in the world. Online Game has been developed with various types to make the user satisfy. Among those, MMORPG(Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) is the most popular game type. MMORPG games have getting more popularity in many foreign market but some have failed. Therefore this essay analyzes the MMORPG which has most popular through out the 4 kinds dividing in "Play and Human" by Roger Caillois. Moreover I try to analyze and experiment. Also through out the accomplishing Quest from the Goonzu which is developed and serviced in China, it experimented and it analyzed. With the help of information technology.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.81-88
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• 2010

This study will explore the current status and forecast on Chinese game in relation to game platform. Chinese market has recently developed increasing game platform in the Chinese Market. This paper presents an analysis of Korean game industry's competitive strategy in the Chinese market on the basis of SNG. It explores the new platform such as Webgame and SNS service develops implications for Korean game industry. A new strategy responding to Chinese market and needs is more likely to be successful than a global integration strategy.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.37-39
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• 2010

China's online games have been developed a decade, the online game development is very fast. The last monitoring from "gameScan$^{TM}$" shows that there are 6 local manufacturing MMORPG games in the top 20 in march 2010 of china.Through research top 4 MMORPG games, their graphic content is too similar. All of them are the subject of Chinese Martial-Arts and Chinese Mythology, the graphic design elements all from China's traditional culture. This phenomenon will be two defects, the first if the design follow the trend, it can reduce the risk of failure, but it'll lack of competitiveness also. The second is it can meet the needs of Chinese culture for the game players in china, but the complex Chinese mythology and the culture of Martial-Arts are not easy to be accepted for foreigners. There are many European and American games failed in China, because of the differences cultural, the Game players can't understand the history, religion and culture. so, we can get some experience from the successful game cases of Korea and Japan. Use of common cultural elements combined with some Chinese traditional culture to create a new fantasy world. And try some now contents about future or science fiction.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.10
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• pp.608-617
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• 2018

The game market has been converted into PC such as Microsoft X-box, SONY Playstation, and Nintendo, which have been called traditional game consoles. Recently, the mobile game market has been growing as the performance of mobile devices has been reduced. The expansion of the game market is a worldwide trend, and the discovery of game contents are causing many concerns for game companies. Known as the birthplace of animation and games, Japan uses traditional cultural contents to create many characters and game stories. China, which is a latecomer, is also working to find materials for making game contents using Chinese traditional culture. is one of the most successful games in China's online marketplace. The game is designed to allow game users to experience traditional culture by reproducing the images of the time period shown in the wall painting into a virtual space. In this study, I would like to analyze the story of the Buddhist scripture in the mural of Donhwang mural, a Chinese cultural heritage.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.11
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• pp.151-162
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• 2009

The objective of this study is to uncover the standard and procedure of the review for the online game to export to China and try to find a plan how to solve a problem such as regulation for the online game imported into China depending on a protective policy for homemade game. The literatures related to the policy of China online game industry and the present condition of the wholistic restriction are reviewed and the standard and procedure of the review of China online game which is veiled was able to find definitely by using the case study on Korean company which was a great success as localization in China. As a result of this study, we found that the key factor on the review standard of China online game is the anti-social personality, such as 'the overthrow of Chinese socialist system', 'the territorial issue as the eviction of Hong Kong or the acknowledgment of Taiwan government', 'independence problem of the minorities', and 'damage to property as national treasure', et cetera. While the review of the homemade game in China takes about a month through just two steps in review process on online game, that of foreign game is required over at least three months through four steps in it. Moreover, it is difficult for foreign games to obtain the license due to total amount regulation for online game by 'General Administration of Press and Publication of the People's the Republic of China'. In the case of the joint-venture company, it is most important to the smooth communication between Korean company and Chinese company in order to overcome these strong regulation for online game review in China. Furthermore, as Chinese company in outward appearance it is need to be positioned absolutely in Chinese marketplace. The definite positioning strategy enables foreign companies to avoid the strong regulation about the foreign game in China. To understand, finally, deeply politics, society, and culture presented in Chinese ethics textbook permits the foreign companies to predict the exact standard of the review for online game. Therefore, this study is concluded with key implications to sustain guidelines on the deliberation for foreign companies which want to export online game to China to improve the predictability and accountableness about the review of the online game in China.