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Relationships between the Attitude toward Video Games and Use of the Video Game Rating System in Global Markets

  • Cheon, Hongsik;Shin, Ho-Chul;Song, Bong-Kun
    • Asia Marketing Journal
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.173-192
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    • 2009
  • As video games gain popularity and become a normal part of home entertainment, concern about youth access to inappropriate games continues to grow. Some people have claimed that violent video games influence children's aggressive behavior and that violent video games have some responsibility for violence in the school. In response to people's concerns, the video game industry created a video game rating system in 1995 to help parents decide which video games are appropriate for their children. This study investigated whether parents were aware of the video game rating system and how often they have used it when selecting video games for their children. This study attempted to find relationships among parents' attitudes toward video games, their guidance styles for their children's video game play, and their use of the video game rating system. This study found that most parents have used the video game ratings very frequently when they select video games for their children. But many parents still don't understand the video game rating system. This study showed that parents who had more negative attitudes or less positive attitudes toward video games were more likely to impose restrictions on their children's video game play and to use the video game rating system as a means to restrict their children's access to violent video games.

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A Research on the Characteristics of Japan's Video Games Focused on the Connection of Japan's Traditional Play Culture

  • Oh, Dong-Il
    • International Journal of Contents
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.29-37
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    • 2011
  • This research discusses the unique characteristics of Japanese video game from the cultural viewpoint of Japan's traditional play. It starts with the possibility that Japanese video game can share the characteristics of traditional Japanese play. Accordingly, this research first considers the connection between play and video game for a theoretical background, by comparing their theoretical definitions and characteristics. Particularly, it shows the research direction from the viewpoint of Ludology that approaches video game from the aspect of play. Second, the characteristics of traditional Japanese play are examined in connection with Japan's inherent animism culture. Based on such characteristics, the common characteristics and backgrounds of Japanese video game and traditional Japanese play are discussed from the 'spatial' aspect of game, from the 'identity' aspect of game characters, and from the 'motive' behind playing game.

Analysis on How Online Community Affects Game Play of Video Games - Focused on Game 'Animal Crossing: Wild World' - (온라인 커뮤니티가 비디오 게임 플레이에 미치는 영향에 관한 분석 - 게임 '동물의 숲'을 중심으로 -)

  • Jung, He-Ssng
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.8 no.6
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    • pp.89-97
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    • 2008
  • Unlike Online Games, Video Games do not require Internet connection. Video Game players have their own game device to play games offline. Yet there are popular online communities based on Video Games that has lots of active, loyal members. The presence of Video Game online community indicates that online community plays an important role in "Game Play" of Video Games. In this research, in order to analyze the impact of online community, Game Play Heuristics were studied. Also, the use and the purpose of Video Game online communities was investigated. Finally, examples of the impact of online community on "Game Play"of Video Games is presented.

Links to Prosocial Factors and Alpha Asymmetry in Adolescents during Violent and Non-Violent Video Game Play

  • Lianekhammy, Joann;Werner-Wilson, Ronald
    • Child Studies in Asia-Pacific Contexts
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.63-81
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    • 2015
  • The present study examined electrical brain activations in participants playing three different video games. Forty-five adolescents between the ages of 13-17 (M=14.3 years, SD=1.5) were randomly assigned to play either a violent game, non-violent game, or brain training game. Electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded during video game play. Following game play, participants completed a questionnaire measuring prosocial personality. Results show an association between prosocial personality factors and differential patterns of brain activation in game groups. Adolescents with higher empathy playing the brain training game were positively correlated with frontal asymmetry scores, while empathy scores for those in non-violent and violent game groups were negatively linked to frontal asymmetric activation scores. Those with higher scores in helpfulness in the non-violent game group showed a positive association to left hemisphere activation. Implications behind these findings are discussed in the manuscript.

The Evolution of Video Game Industry: Applying the Industrial Organization Model to the U.S. Video Game Market (비디오 게임 산업의 진화: 미국 비디오 게임 시장에 대한 산업조직론적 접근)

  • Seo, Sangho
    • Journal of Korea Game Society
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    • v.12 no.6
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    • pp.47-58
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    • 2012
  • Video game industry has undergone the drastic changes for forty-year history. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the historical evolution of the U.S. video game industry. To achieve this goal, this study has chosen the industrial organization model as the theoretical framework. This study found that the market structure as well as the market conduct in the U.S. video game industry changed drastically. This study concludes that the change of the market structure of the U.S. video game industry relates to the change of market conduct. This study could serve as the basis for future research on the economic analysis of video game industry.

A Study of Motion Graphics Effects in Moving for Video Game Contents Projection (비디오 게임 콘텐츠 제작을 위한 모션그래픽 움직임 효과에 관한 연구)

  • Ju, Heon-Sik
    • 한국게임학회지
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.15-23
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, studied about an effect in motion graphics to make video game contents projects. Using the motion graphics to make video game contents projects was applied with various effects. The effects in motion graphics is divided in two ways that moving effects and a motion image effects. The various effects of motion graphics extremely increases the effects of the video game contents projects. The various effects in the motion graphics, expects to be applied in the video game that can be more developed creative in video arts.

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Network-Adaptive N-Screen Game System on Cloud Computing Environment (클라우드 컴퓨팅 환경에서의 네트워크 적응적 N-스크린 게임 시스템)

  • Ryu, Eun-Seok;Kang, Shin-Jin
    • Journal of Korea Game Society
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.59-68
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    • 2012
  • This paper describes the design and implementation of a network-adaptive N-screen game system to be used in cloud computing. The system we are considering needs to generate game video in a cloud server and transmit the video to multiple game devices over an in-home wireless network via a home game server. It is difficult to support multiple screens which have different resolutions with a single bitstream of game video. Therefore, we developed a new network-adaptive game-video extraction and transmission method using (1) scalable video coding and (2) Raptor code techniques. The simulation, conducted with real game-video, verified the efficiency of the proposed video streaming system.

Analysis of Game Video Production in Streaming Media Environment (스트리밍 환경에서 게임 영상 제작 분석)

  • Lee, JianBo;Ryu, Seuc-Ho;Hyun, Seung-Hoon
    • Journal of Industrial Convergence
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.69-76
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    • 2022
  • This paper summarizes the features and functions of game video on each platform through a study on streaming technology. Game videos have a high relationship with game content itself for the purpose of marketing and disseminating game play methods using games as the subject matter. The video length is short and it is easy to spread. The main types of game video content are game commentary, game strategy, funny, imitative, music video, and game information. As a game promotion video function, etc., it is used as a direct or indirect publicity for the game by the producer and the user for each reason. This article analyzed the production subject and production conditions of game videos, focusing on the production process. The production subject is divided into professional creators, non-professional creators, and general users. The motive for producing game videos is mainly to obtain economic benefits. The production process was extracted and presented through examples of game videos.

Study on Competitive Fighting Game SSF4 Han Ju-Ri's Fashion (대전격투게임 SSF4의 한주리 (Han Ju-Ri, 韓蛛俐) 의상에 대한 연구)

  • Yoon, Kyoung Hee;Cho, Woo Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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    • v.63 no.7
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    • pp.121-133
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    • 2013
  • The globalization of the world, fueled by the Internet, made possible for individuals to access the cultures around the world, other than their own, easier than ever before. But among those rapidly sought out sub-cultures, the video gaming industry, once a niche market mostly for nerds and geeks, now has become one of the biggest entertainment businesses in the world. In a video game, one of the critical elements that could determine its success or failure is the characters featured in the game. And as the countless number of animated characters from many different video games from the past few years have become incredibly popular among the audiences around the world, the expectations from the fans also grow higher every time a new game comes out. Ultimately this has forced the video game developers to come up with more unique and interesting characters for their video games. And at this point, where a video game character is more than just fictional fantasy but a brand to be recognized, it is worth paying proper attention to the video game characters that represent Korea. Hence in this study, we will take a look at Han Ju-Ri, a Korean character featured in Super Street Fighter IV, a competitive fighting game developed by Capcom, one of the world's most recognized video game companies that started its life as an arcade video game, developer but eventually ventured its business into the online world. The study will propose a complete overhaul of the character by incorporating Korea's own traditional looks.

A Relationship Analysis between Video Game Behaviors and Related Variables in Middle and High School Boys (중.고등학교 남학생의 전자오락행동과 관련변인간의 관계)

  • 양남희;홍은실
    • Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this study was to analyse the relationship between behaviors of the video game(frequency, time career) and related variables in middle and high school boys. The data were collected using questionnaires from 342 boys. The major results of this study are summarized as follows : (1) A correlation between the frequency and the time of video game was significant. but correlations between the career and the frequency. the time of video game were not significant. (2) The frequency of video game showed significant relationship with place. preference formation, relative preference. and parents involvement. The time of video game showed significant relationships with place. preference formation, relative preference, and cost. The career showed significant relationship with place and cost.

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