• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.95-104
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• 2018

This study analyzes the system of Loot Box in Overwatch, FPS genre game produced by an American company Blizzard. Currently, one of the most controversial issues in the recent industry is "Probability-Type Item" that game users purchase high-end game items as a form of lottery. As this study examines a foreign case of Loot Box that is similar to Probability-Type Item, it would show how it is constructed and does legal approaches. Throughout this, it not only analyzes pros and cons of the Loot Box system, but also provides thought-provoking messages for the issue of the Probability-Type Item.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2017.01a
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• pp.155-156
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 블리자드 회사에서 제작한 게임 중 하나인 오버워치(Overwatch)에서 게임의 간접정보를 학습하여 플레이어에게 유리한 영웅 캐릭터를 추천해주는 인공신경망 기반 영웅 캐릭터 추천 방법을 제안한다. 오버워치에서 게임 맵별로 적군 캐릭터와 아군 캐릭터가 선정되었을 때 플레이어가 어떤 영웅캐릭터를 선정하면 승률에 좋은지를 알기가 어렵다. 본 논문에서는 플레이어의 영웅캐릭터 선정을 도와주기위하여 오버워치 게임의 간접정보를 기반으로 학습데이터를 만들어 인공신경망을 학습한 후 학습한 인공신경망을 이용하여 영웅캐릭터를 추천한다. 실험결과 인공신경망이 추천하는 영웅캐릭터가 적절한 캐릭터임을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.3-16
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• 2021

This study examined to the aspects of capital and class structure, focusing on 'Reproduction' of Bourdieu, P, through collecting the post titles of the game community of online FPS games 'Overwatch' and 'Battleground', related to keyword, 'Game Hack'. The data used in the study was collected and refined through the statistical program R and analyzed by the analysis site 'Bigkinds'. At results, we will reveal that the class structure of the online FPS gamer group is based on cultural capital and reproduction, and suggest the right direction for the Game Hack regulation policy from the point of view of the cultural capital theory.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.538-547
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• 2021

This study seeks to derive game design elements that turn out game streaming-friendly through the analysis of Internet game streaming. To this end, this study surveyed previous studies on the motivation of watching internet game broadcasting and simplified the motivations to 'Expertise' and 'Amusement', the goal that game streaming should aim for, and divided streamer's streaming types into 'Reviewer', 'Master', 'Entertainer' and 'Acrobat' by those two options. Based on the categories, this study analyzed game streaming videos of various genres and confirmed that both the number of videos and the number of views by the streaming type were the highest in the 'Acrobat' group. In addition, the analysis shows that and revealed different figures by the type although they belong to the similar genre. By comparing and analyzing the systems and content elements of the two games, this study identified 's advantages in three points-Fortune, Setup Time, Control View- and finally suggested some guidelines for streaming-friendly game planning.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.665-680
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• 2020

This study analyzed changes in Korean online-game market from RPG to MOBA and FPS/TPS genre, based on Azuma Hiroki's database consumption theory. After selecting the representative game for each genre: World of Warcraft, League of Legends, and Overwatch, we analyzed the games' story, characters, progress, and simulacre produced by game users. The results of this study confirmed that changes in popular genre in the domestic online-game market proceed from consumers' verging toward database consumption. We also found that Korean game users prefer smaller stories and characters based on database, and that consumers have produced more rigorous simulacre than those in other cultural areas and re-databased it for next consumption. This study is the first to analyze changes in the domestic online-game market and adds a contribution to the literature in terms of incorporating Azuma Hiroki's consumption theory into the domestic game market.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2018.07a
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• pp.383-384
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• 2018

대표적 PvP 게임인 리그 오브 레전드나 오버워치는 다양한 캐릭터 조합으로 게임을 진행하게 하여, 매 게임마다 다른 상황을 발생시킴으로써 오랫동안 안정적인 서비스를 유지하며 흥행을 누리고 있다. 본 논문에서는 다양한 캐릭터를 사용하는 PvP 게임을 통해 캐릭터 기반 PvP 게임에서 고려해야 할 요소들을 정리하고, 안정적으로 캐릭터를 추가하고, 게임을 개발하는 방안에 대하여 제시한다.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.101-112
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• 2020

This study looked into how to carry out sacrifices for intra-game cooperation in becoming a high-level player. The results are as follows. First, the way players behave is dependent on their resources(scores). Second, the higher the player's score, the more praise cards were given to dealers. Third, high-scoring players have taken on a role of "sacrificing the self to serve the many" by voluntarily playing the role of healer, leading the team to set the rules and consequently reducing the risk of a probable role conflict within the team.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.403-411
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• 2021

While there is no apparent gender difference on the number of game players and playing time in market survey especially if the age group is under 30, there still exists a strong gender stereotype on female characters with sexual objectification especially in team based battle games. Furthermore, there seldom exists any research on female gamers in this genre. In this paper, we investigate the preference of female characters and reasons of their choice among female gamers with Overwatch and Cypers which are recognized as having enough female players. In Overwatch with 231 responses, subjects prefer 'girl-crush' characters such as non-sexual Ana who age is in 60s. However, in Cypers that does not have female warrior character, subjects' preference is more affected by appearance but those characters with less functional ability are not frequently used in playing. Such practical avatar choice is often discovered among male players thus there is no gender difference in this case.