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Gamification in Smart Learning Design to Enhance Speaking Skills for EFL Young Learners (초등 학습자의 영어 말하기 능력 향상을 위한 교육 게이미피케이션 접목 스마트 러닝 설계)

  • Choi, Junghye Fran
    • Journal of Korea Game Society
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.7-16
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    • 2016
  • This research aims to suggest a gamified smart learning design for Korean EFL young learners' speaking proficiency. Gamification is the use of game-thinking and game mechanics in non-game contexts to engage users in solving problems. Thus, the gamified smart learning as gamification in education is designed not only to elicit students' participation but also to enhance speaking skills. Especially, this research based on the results of a pilot study is focused on easing the burden of homework as well as engaging the speaking English game for the primary students with a relatively short attention span. The game elements utilized in this study are competition, rewards, customized characterization and so on. Kakao Talk is selected for this gamified smart learning research because of its ease of accessibility, and multiple applicable functions for language learning such as voice recording, text messaging and sharing videos or photos. Gamification in smart learning can be a means of productive approach to contemporary EFL teaching and learning.

Are Head Impacts Safe during Youth Soccer Game Practice? (유소년 축구 경기에서 발생하는 머리 충격은 안전할까?)

  • O'Sullivan, David;Kwak, Myung-Hoo;Kim, Yun-Sik;Jeong, Hee Seong
    • Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.155-163
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    • 2020
  • Objective: This study to identify the mechanism of head impact that occurs during youth soccer game with regard to head injuries in sports. Method: Ten male subjects (age: 10.0±2.0 yrs.) were participated during 10 soccer practices spread out over a time period of 10 weeks. During each soccer game, the participants agreed and wore the X-Patch (wireless accelerometer, gyroscopes). The X-Patch records the head impact mechanics, such as peak linear acceleration (PLA), peak rotational acceleration (PRA), peak rotational velocity (PRV), Head Injury Criterion (HIC), and the location of impact. Results: A total of 501 impacts to the head were measured over the 10 soccer games, PLA 17.8±10.4 g, PRA 3168±2442 rad/s2; PRV 16.1±10.6 rad/s; HIC 11.7±34.2. The severity of impact was classified into 3 ranges; low 10~39 g (482 impacts); medium 40~69 g (17 impacts); and high >69 g (2 impacts). There are no significant differences in PLA and HIC (p=0.08, p=0.15), however PRA and PRV show the differences (p<.05) between each of the participants. For the analysis comparing between the soccer games, there are no significant differences in PLA, PRA, PRV and HIC (p=0.11, p=0.13, p=0.14, p=0.05). Conclusion: Our results indicated that there were significant differences between athletes, especially in terms of rotational acceleration, whereas there were significant differences in linear and rotational based variable between each of the soccer games. Although the vast majority of impacts were below 39 g there were 2 potentially dangerous impacts above 69 g. It is important that future research continuous to measure head impact mechanics during soccer to help understand head injury mechanisms to ensure the safety of athletes.

Technological trend of VR/AR maintenance training and API Implementation Example based on Unity Engine (VR/AR 정비교육의 기술동향과 유니티 엔진기반의 API 구현사례)

  • Lee, Jee Sung;Kim, Byung Min;Choi, Kyu Hwa;Nam, Tae Hyun;Lim, Chang Joo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Computer Game
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.111-119
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    • 2018
  • National agencies and corporations are making a lot of efforts to educate mechanics from high school to university and enterprise training center to train as skilled mechanic. but the theoretical training using textbooks and the training using equipment not used in the field did not provide proper maintenance training. And education using special equipment or assuming dangerous situation was very dangerous, so we were carrying out education with video or photo. In recent, there have been a number of cases in which effective training simulations have been researched and developed in order to experience situations and solve problems safely through simulation from simple maintenance to special maintenance by combining VR and AR. This paper describes the comparative study of the existing APIs such as Danuri VR, DisTi Engine and Remote AR for general purpose AR/VR contents. We also proposed a AR/VR API based on Unity 3D Engine for AR/VR maintenance contents. The API can be used for maintenance contents developers efficiently.

Development of a Mobile Game for Smart Education of Rebar Work (철근공사 스마트 학습을 위한 모바일 게임 개발)

  • Park, U-Yeol
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.219-228
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    • 2022
  • In this study, to improve educational motivation and learning outcomes, a mobile app using game elements was developed, and the effect of its application in rebar work education was analyzed. Using the 4F(Figure out-Focus-Fun design-Finalize) process, which is a game development model, a mobile learning app for rebar work was developed that considers the characteristics of college students familiar with smartphone use, and the app was developed in a manner that utilizes game mechanics such as learning missions and points to stimulate a learner's interest and improve educational motivation. The results show that the proposed app for rebar work is positively evaluated in terms of interface style, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived enjoyment, attitude toward using, and intention to use. Therefore, it can be concluded that using the learning game app for rebar work in classes can contribute to improving a learner's performance in various aspects.

″Drifting Cups on a Meandering Stream″ in China

  • Wei, Qing-Ding;Jia, Cong-Xian;Guang Chen
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.15 no.12
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    • pp.1757-1761
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    • 2001
  • "Drifting cups on a meandering stream" is a same originating from the ancient China. It takes advantage of the stopover of the cup at the different positions on a meandering stream to choose a person sitting on the bank to participate the game. In this paper, a model is devised to make the cups move around or stop at some place on the stream as required by the game. A typical flow field Is abstracted and studied using the PIV technique and the topological analysis. Some motions of the cup on the stream have been explained in the mechanics theory.

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A Study on the Heterogeneity in Multi-player VR Games : focused on (멀티플레이어 가상현실 게임에 나타난 비균질성 연구 : <더 플레이룸 VR>을 중심으로)

  • Park, Eun-Kyung;Nam, Yang-Hee
    • Journal of Korea Game Society
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.151-162
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this paper is to identify the significance of heterogeneity in multi-player VR games. Heterogeneity is a concept of multi-player mode that a game uses the immersive VR and non-immersive system at the same time. As immersive VR device has become more commercial, multi-player VR games try to use heterogeneity strategically. is the best example to explain a new phenomenon, so this paper analyses by using a revised and reinforced MDA framework. As a result, we can find heterogeneity concept not only in the separation of player's interface, but also in the division of play patterns and experiences within a game itself.

A study on change of gamification marketing through social media -Focusing on the marketing of facebook fan page and instargram hashtag- (소셜미디어를 통한 게이미피케이션 마케팅의 변화 방향에 대한 연구 - 페이스북의 팬페이지와 인스타그램의 해시태그 마케팅을 중심으로 -)

  • Moon, Ha Na;Lee, Yoo Jin;Park, Seung Ho
    • Design Convergence Study
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.209-221
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    • 2015
  • This study investigates in depth of the new marketing trend, in which social media, an effective marketing tool for promoting a new product, and gamification technic of engaging consumers in communication, are combined. Although gamification has been applied to various fields for a long time, conventional way of applying gamification is different from when it is combined with socialmedia. Therefore, this study examines the background and characteristics of the convergence phenomena between the social media and gamification based on the theoretical consideration of the social media and gamification. Then, the cases of social media marketing utilizing gamification are analyzed and classified into general participation, active participation, creative behavior, networking, and experiential type according to the user's different levels and ways of participation. As a result, when the social media and gamification are combined, the change of an aspect is found to be more meaningfully influential to today's consumers as in competition - achievement - relationship, compared to the conventional way of game mechanics. This study has significance in the way that it established a useful basis for the marketing strategy through the study of the new game mechanics that has been applied to social media marketing utilizing gamification.

Design of Mechanics Simulator and Software Development Kit for 3D Game Engine (3D 게임엔진을 위한 역학 시뮬레이터 및 개발도구의 설계)

  • 김성찬;황요한;김동균;신동규;신동일
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2002.04b
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    • pp.520-522
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    • 2002
  • 본 논문에서는 3차원 게임 엔진에서 역학엔진의 개발을 지원하는 역학 시뮬레이터 및 개발도구에 대해 설계하였다. 3차원 게임 엔진을 개발하는 과정에서 역학 현상을 실시간으로 테스트하여 동적이며 인터렉티브한 게임 효과와 사용자가 역학 시뮬레이터를 통해 실시간으로 테스트한 환경을 개발도구에서 적합한 API를 생성하여 라이브러리형태로 제공함으로써 개발기간의 단축 및 개발 공정에 관련된 프로세스 처리론 효율적으로 할 수 있도록 하였다.

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Narrative Structure and Ludonarrative Dissonance in the Video Game, "Red Dead Redemption 2" (<레드 데드 리뎀션 2>의 서사 형식과 서사 부조화)

  • Chun, Bum-Sue
    • Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.59-72
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    • 2020
  • Video games have become a powerful tool to tell a complex story realistically thanks to modern technology. Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018), is a video game title that touts cinematic qualities such as superb acting by the voice actors and jaw-dropping cinematography as well as a rich narrative following the protagonist, Arthur Morgan's quest for redemption. Using Aristotle's Poetics and Robert Mckee's Aristotelian theory on storytelling, this study highlights Arthur's gradual change from a ruthless gunman to an altruistic hero, from which it derives the theme of redemption, and his super-objective to protect those he cares about. Then, it also explains a variety of possibilities in the narrative of the game determined by the opened-ended game mechanics, particularly the "honor" system, which reflects Arthur's moral choices on the narrative presentation with different sets of dialogue and endings. However, the study ultimately argues Red Dead Redemption 2 to be incohesive in its storytelling due to "ludonarrative dissonance," a concept coined by Clint Hocking, which indicates a conflict between the narrative and game mechanics of a video game. It's mainly because the game's various narrative choices bring changes to neither the theme nor Arthur's super-objective. Furthermore, the double-standard of evaluation in the "honor" system, and its numeric ranking system of honor also lend themselves to ludonarrative dissonance even further. After all, the study ultimately claims ludonarrative dissonance in Red Dead Redemption essentially disrupts the game's narrative unity, which is Aristotle's one of most emphasized upon traits of any story and signifies the game's instability as a storytelling medium.

Development and Application of a Science History Role-Playing Game for High School Students' Understanding of Nature of Science: Focus on Storytelling of the Continental Drift Theory (고등학생의 과학의 본성 이해를 위한 과학사 롤플레잉게임(SHRPG) 개발 및 적용 -대륙이동설 스토리텔링을 중심으로-)

  • Shim, Eun-Ji;Choe, Seung-Urn;Kim, Chan-Jong
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.39 no.1
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    • pp.45-57
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    • 2019
  • NOS education through the history of science is regarded effective. However, science teaching has been criticized for not considering the interest of the learners enough and providing the context of learning themes that hinder the understanding of NOS. This study intends to convey the NOS element through the rich context of storytelling. The theme of the story is the history of continental drift, in which, the debate of many scientists and Wegener's creativity are prominent. Of the various media that deliver storytelling, the most powerful medium that leads to personal immersion is computer games, and among many kinds of games, the main genre of storytelling is role-playing games (RPGs). We developed the science history role-playing game (SHRPG) focusing on continental drift. The game development procedure followed Kim's 4F process (2017), which consists of the Figure Out, Focus, Fun Design, and Finalize. The story was constructed based on the NOS elements of Lederman et al. (2002), namely creativity and imagination demand, subjectivity, socio-cultural personality and tentativeness, which are all present in the story of the continental drift theory. The mechanics and rules of the RPG included quests, rewards, quizzes, NOS scores, and rankings. In the final phase of development, the game developed was pilot tested four times. The results of the tests showed that students' understanding of NOS through SHRPG has increased, especially in the creativity domain. The students' satisfaction with the fun, sympathy, and immersion during the game was very high.