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An Overview of Serious Game Mechanism for Social Changes

사회변화를 위한 기능성 게임의 메커니즘

  • 이동민 (건국대학교 문화콘텐츠학과) ;
  • 유승호 (강원대학교 영상문화학과) ;
  • 정의준 (건국대학교 문화콘텐츠학과)
  • Received : 2013.03.08
  • Accepted : 2013.04.01
  • Published : 2013.04.20
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Abstract

This article aims to provide an overall picture of the applications of serious games for social changes. Our main goals are to show that game has great potential in delivering messages for social changes and to suggest guidelines for researchers and game developers in designing related games. We synthesized the key concepts of games for change that make them promising through literature reviews and analyzing game lists for social changes. Based on the theoretical investigations, we found that both role-taking and simulation of games are powerful ways not only to influence attitudes toward the other side but also to bring out empathy as psychological mechanism to draw attitude changes and altruistic actions associated with social or political issues.

기능성 게임(serious games)은 게임에 대한 국내의 부정적인 담론에 대해 긍정적이고 새로운 관점을 제시할 수 있는 대안으로 떠오르고 있다. 본 연구는 국내 기능성 게임 연구에 다양성을 확보하기 위해 교육과 건강 게임에 비해 다소 논의가 부족한 사회변화를 목적으로 하는 게임에 초점을 맞추었다. 본 논문의 목적은 이론적 접근을 토대로 게임이 사회적 문제 해결을 위한 메시지 전달, 인식이나 행동 전환에 있어 강력한 도구가 될 수 있음을 밝히고, 관련 게임 개발 시 고려해야 할 사항을 제시하는데 있다. 이를 위해 관련된 개념들을 정리하고 사회변화 게임 사례에 적용된 요인들을 분석하였다. 연구 결과는 게임의 역할취득과 시뮬레이션 방식이 타인이나 타인이 처한 상황 또는 특정 사회에 대한 이해 및 소통에 있어서 효과가 있는 것으로 드러났다. 또한 사회적 또는 정치적 문제와 관련한 인식의 변화나 이타적인 행동을 이끌어내는 심리적 기제인 공감을 이끌어내는데 있어서도 탁월한 수단이 될 수 있음을 보여주고 있다.

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