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Design of Character Emoticon based on Sex for Efficient Emotion Communication

효율적인 감정 전달을 위한 성별 기반 캐릭터형 이모티콘 디자인

  • Lee, Hyun-Ki (Department of CG design, Catholic Kwandong University) ;
  • Yang, Janghoon (Department of Newmedia, Seoul Media Institute of Technology)
  • 이현기 (가톨릭관동대학교 CG디자인전공) ;
  • 양장훈 (서울미디어대학원대학교 뉴미디어학부)
  • Received : 2018.08.27
  • Accepted : 2018.09.27
  • Published : 2018.09.30

Abstract

In this study, a design of emoticons based on sex was studied through Kansai engineering method. First, we developed emoticon prototypes according to a design guideline derived from existing related literatures. Then, the design guidelines was updated from the survey results on the properties of emoticon, and the two sets of modified emoticons were developed from them. Another survey was executed to evaluate the degree of emotional expressions on the three types of emoticons developed in this way. A small number of emoticons were found to be designed fulling the researcher's intention. However, in many other emoticons, it was difficult to find a consistent characteristics. Even though it was observed through detailed analysis that one of the main causes of this result was lack of detail in the design guidelines, the results of this study are expected to be used as basic data for the development and application of character - type emoticons suitable for male and female users' emotional expressions in future researches.

본 연구는 성별에 적합한 이모티콘을 개발하기 위해 간사이 공학의 방법을 이용하여 이모티콘을 제작하였다. 우선 여러 문헌을 통하여 도출된 디자인 가이드 라인에 따라 이모티콘 프로토타입을 개발하였다. 이후, 설문조사를 실시하고 요소 분석에 의한 분석결과를 기반으로 각기 성별에 따라 다르게 도출된 디자인 가이드라인을 프로토타입에 반영하여, 성별을 고려한 이모티콘을 개발하였다. 이렇게 개발된 총 3종류의 이모티콘에 대해서 감정표현도 대한 설문조사를 실시하였다. 일부 이모티콘에서는 연구자의 의도와 같게 성별에 적합한 이모티콘이 설계된 것으로 나타났으나, 다수의 이모티콘에 있어서는 성별과 제작된 이모티콘간의 일관성 있는 특징을 찾기 어려웠다. 각 이모티콘의 상세 분석결과 이러한 결과가 발생한 주요한 원인 중의 하나로 디자인 가이드 라인의 상세함이 부족했다고 판단되며, 이 연구 결과는 향후 남녀 사용자의 감정 표현에 적합한 캐릭터형 이모티콘의 개발 및 활용에 대한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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