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Analysis of User's Continuous Utilization of Social Apps Using the Model of Gamification

게이미피케이션 모델을 이용한 사용자의 소셜 앱 지속 활용도 분석

  • Gu, Xue-ping (Dept. of Visual Contents, Graduate School of Dongseo University) ;
  • Lee, Hyun-Seok (Dept. of Visual Contents, Graduate School of Dongseo University)
  • 구쉐핑 (동서대학교 일반대학원 영상콘텐츠학과) ;
  • 이현석 (동서대학교 일반대학원 영상콘텐츠학과)
  • Received : 2020.10.16
  • Accepted : 2021.01.20
  • Published : 2021.01.28

Abstract

The value and importance of Gamification has intensified as the way Gamification is applied to social networking applications has added to users' interest and involvement to the product. Gamification entails the adoption of gaming techniques and modes of thinking in non-gaming domains to elicit user engagement. To this end, the paper draws on Gamification's analytical model, Octalysis, with the aim of identifying user loyalty of the three major Chinese social networking applications and extracting their characteristics. In this regard, the first task in the advancement of the study is to establish an understanding of the components and characteristics of Gamification within the context of available examples. Next, a questionnaire survey covering China's three dominant social applications, WeChat, QQ, and Xiaohongshu, is administered and their user loyalty is examined through Octalysis's eight analytical frameworks. By virtue of analysis, the results demonstrate that the three elements of game mechanics, Point, Badge, and Leadboard, which are external to the game, fail to sustain the user loyalty, but are merely a means to an end. Only by including a combination of social application features, contents and user needs can Gamification considerations be maximized to ensure that users are subjectively engaged with the product.

소셜 앱에 게이미피케이션 방식이 적용되면서 유저들의 흥미와 제품에 대한 몰입을 보다 더 유발시키며, 그 가치와 중요성이 커지고 있다. 게이미피케이션이란 게임이 아닌 분야에 게임의 기법과 사고를 적용하여 사용자의 몰입을 유도하는 것을 의미한다. 이에 본 논문은 게이미피케이션 분석 모델인 옥탈리시스를 차용하여 중국 3대 소셜 앱에 대한 사용자의 지속 활용도를 분석하여 그 특성을 도출하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위한 연구의 전개는 첫째, 게이미피케이션의 구성요소와 특성에 대해 기존 사례를 통해 살펴본다. 둘째, 중국 3대 소셜 앱인 위쳇, QQ, 샤오홍슈에 대해 옥탈리시스의 8가지 분석 툴을 통해 설문조사를 실시하고 그 지속 활용도에 대해 분석한다. 분석 결과 게임 메커니즘의 외적 표현인 세 가지 요소 포인트(Point), 배지(Badge), 리더보드(Leadboard)는 사용자의 활용도가 지속되지 않았으며, 이는 단지 하나의 수단일 뿐임을 알 수 있었다. 반면, 소셜 앱의 특성과 콘텐츠 그리고 사용자의 욕구가 결합되어야 게임화 된 사고를 극대화 할 수 있으며, 이에 따라 사용자의 지속 활용도가 유지 됨을 알 수 있다.

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