• Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.123-132
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• 2012

Recently, global environmental problems have become serious due to human economic activities. Therefore, in order to build a sustainable society in which human economic activities coexist with nature, it is important to promote and enhance environmental education. As a preceding study, a board and computer game of "Ecopoly," which is the game for education on global environmental problems, were developed. This study further aims to develop algorithms which make decisions in Ecopoly, to automate decision-makings of opponents using the algorithms, and to develop the environmental educational game "Ecopoly V" which enables self-learning. In order to develop the algorithms, the board game of Ecopoly was played, and each player's decision-makings at the all points at which players make a decision were observed and analyzed. From the analyses, it became clear that the decision-makings were distinguished by 3 characteristics; Ecology type, Economy type, and Balance type. Based on the characteristics, the factors and standard values of each decision-making were made clear. Algorithms were developed based on the factors and standard values. Ecopoly V was developed by incorporating the algorithms into the computer game of Ecopoly. Experimental testing of the game was conducted and the validity of the game was verified.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.203-206
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• 2004

세계 게임시장의 급속한 팽창으로 인하여 게임 S/W의 경쟁력 확보를 위한 여러 방안들이 제기되고 있으며 이중 품질에 대한 논의가 대두되고 있다. 그러나 게임 S/W의 품질에 관한 국내의 연구 개발이 아직 미흡한 실정이며 게임 S/W의 품질저하로 이어지고 있다. 따라서 게임산업의 발전과 아울러 패키지게임 S/W의 품질 향상을 통해 게임 S/W의 질적 수준을 제고할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 ISO/IEC 9126를 기반으로 패키지게임 S/W를 시험하여 결과를 산출할 수 있는 품질모델과 시험기법를 개발하여 패키지게임 S/W 품질평가에 적용할 수 있도록 하였다.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.195-207
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to develop and test a model for predicting problem gambling in speculative game users based on Blaszczynski and Nower's pathways model of problem and pathological gambling. Methods: The participants were 262 speculative game users recruited from seven speculative gambling places located in Seoul, Gangwon, and Gyeonggi, Korea. They completed a structured self-report questionnaire comprising measures of problem gambling, negative emotions, attentional impulsivity, motor impulsivity, non-planning impulsivity, gambler's fallacy, and gambling self-efficacy. Structural Equation Modeling was used to test the hypothesized model and to examine the direct and indirect effects on problem gambling in speculative game users using SPSS 22.0 and AMOS 20.0 programs. Results: The hypothetical research model provided a reasonable fit to the data. Negative emotions, motor impulsivity, gambler's fallacy, and gambling self-efficacy had direct effects on problem gambling in speculative game users, while indirect effects were reported for negative emotions, motor impulsivity, and gambler's fallacy. These predictors explained 75.2% problem gambling in speculative game users. Conclusion: The findings suggest that developing intervention programs to reduce negative emotions, motor impulsivity, and gambler's fallacy, and to increase gambling self-efficacy in speculative game users are needed to prevent their problem gambling.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.314-326
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usability of a hybrid mobile reading game among 14 parents of children with reading disabilities. The reading game consisted of six steps according to the process of reading (familiarizing with consonants and vowels, acquiring whole words, combining consonants and vowels, reading words, phonological rules, reading fluency). In this study, parents experienced steps one through three of the reading-game app and evaluated the general design features and Universal Design for Learning on a five-point scale. Regarding the general design features, parents rated usability (18 items in total) as high in the following order: interactive design, instructional design, and interface design. Regarding the Universal Design for Learning (9 items in total), parents evaluated usability as high in the following order: providing multiple means of representation, providing multiple means of action and expression, and providing multiple means of engagement. Lastly, suggestions for the improvement of the app, practical implications, and suggestions for future research are discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2012.01a
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• pp.187-188
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• 2012

전반적인 경기 침체에도 불구하고 게임산업은 급속하게 성장하고 있다. 매년 새로운 게임이 계속 쏟아져 나오지만 시장에서 성공하는 게임은 드물다. 이는 게임의 핵심적 요소인 재미요소를 제대로 구현하지 못했기 때문이다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 온라인 게임의 재미요소를 평가할 수 있는 평가모델을 제안한다. 이 평가모델은 재미요소를 게임연출, 사운드, 조작성, 그래픽, UI, 기획성, 기술성 등 7개의 영역으로 구분하였다. 각 영역별로 세부 평가항목을 제시하고, 이를 기반으로 설문을 개발하였다. 실험결과 논문에서 제안한 평가영역으로 게임의 재미요소를 수치화할 수 있으며, 여러 게임의 재미요소 정도를 비교하는 것이 가능함을 입증하였다. 본 논문에서 제안한 평가영역을 기반으로 해당 게임의 특성에 맞게 항목을 조절하여 게임의 재미요소 평가에 활용할 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2019.07a
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• pp.69-70
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• 2019

4차 산업혁명 시대의 핵심 기술 분야라고 불리는 가상현실(Virtual Realityl VR)/증강현실(Augmented Reality; AR) 기술은 그 동안 IT 시장을 주도해 온 스마트폰 시장이 포화상태에 도달함에 따라 주요 IT기업들의 차세대 비즈니스로 떠오르고 있으며, 미디어 플랫폼인 VR에 대한 연구 또한 계속해서 진행되고 있다. 또한 최근 들어 디스플레이 해상도가 높아지고 PC의 성능이 좋아지면서 많은 회사에서 VR 콘텐츠에 대응하여 VR기기를 출시하고 있다. 하지만 아직까지 VR에 대한 호환성 테스팅 방법은 제대로 제시되지 않고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 연구를 통해서 효과적이고 효율적인 호환성 테스트 방법을 제시한다.

• Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.143-154
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• 2015

This study aims to evaluate smartphone gaming controllers. Diffusion of smartphone makes its users to play smartphone games in ease and comfort and its built-in sensors deliver new gaming experience to the users. Based on the concept how the controller system is important, the current research also implies the importance of customizing service which gives users a selection to deploy a controller. To explore the interaction effect of controllers and customizing on interactivity, flow, usability, attitude, and intention, the research constructs 3(gyroscope, wheel, and button controllers) by 2(default and customizing setting) experimental design and forty college students played Gameloft's Asphalt 8: Airborne in a within subject design. The results showed that interaction effect and customizing main effect were not found, but controller main effect was statistically significant. Button controller is superior to those other two in more detail. It implies that it is still not useful to play new types of gaming controller, and a customizing service. It suggests that smartphone games should more focus on improving optimal user experience with built-in sensor controllers.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.19-28
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• 2015

According to the Infant Educational Law, learning of the children are encouraged through playing, but there are not many tools to learn. Educational Serious Game is a game developed for the purpose of learning. And so, in this paper, we produced serious games for education learning for young children. Contents of the game is the digestive system. And we utilized touch and drag which are kinds of intuitive interface of the mobile platform being able to play easy. At the end of each stage, and it contained a scene that can learn the characteristics of the digestive system. After producing this game, we supplemented something that is inadequate through testing. In addition, the learning effect of the game was confirmed by interviews with the teachers. We hope this will be a fun and informative game for the digestive tract to the children.

• THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE & LAW REVIEW
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• v.23
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• pp.3-38
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• 2004

On-line game business has emerged as the most lucrative entertainment industry, with over 4 million players in China, with more than 45% of the market dominated by Korean on-line games. While the interactive entertainment market continues to expand, with many new Korean on-line game publishers entering the market, relatively little is known about which factors influence online game players' behavioral intentions (i.e., intention to play, brand-identity, word of mouth, flow, etc.) in this area. It appears that in this extremely attractive and growing services segment, academics, as well as practitioners, would benefit from investigating the relationships among the players' intention to play, social norms, word of mouth, flow, and the impacts of several other key game-related constructs. A conceptual framework is proposed and a simultaneous equation model is developed. This paper develops the exploratory LISREL model for identifying the factors affecting the players' intention to play for on-line games. Based on data collected from on-line questionnaire survey in China, the validity of the model has been tested and interesting conclusions have been developed concerning the relationships between the game-related constructs. It is hoped that this result might provide the useful guidelines for developing the successful on-line game contents. With better understanding of the players' behavioral intentions, Korean on-line game developers should be able to penetrate the China market with sustainable advantage over their competition.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.7-12
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• 2011

Because development of high speed network, spread of internet, and high quality of computer performance, request and internet about massive multiplayer playing the game, is increasing. In order to experience realistic game play which is one of the most importance factor in massive multiplayer on-line, synchronization is importance matter. We propose synchronized and optimized scheme that combined FSM (Finite State Machine) and event holding method for efficient state synchronization for massive multiplayer on-line, and we show the effectiveness and reliability of our proposed scheme through the implementing and testing of the game server applying on our proposed scheme.