• Archives of design research
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• v.19 no.1 s.63
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• pp.119-128
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• 2006

'Play' itself is enough of a motivation for anyone to do it. Still, it will be very difficult to continue to enjoy meaningless and aimless repetition of fights, mimicking, chases, discoveries or changing of sceneries by the mechanism alone. Of course, in rare occasions there are games like Tetris which can be enjoyed on its great gameplay alone for hours. But for most cases, players need goals, initiatives, and dynamism through storytelling for their experiences to be a rich one. Validity and feasibility of storytelling in games has always existed with plenty of skepticism. However, as games evolved from some small play mechanisms for spare times to a major entertainment with recognizable volume and content, a need to keep players interested and participating has made storytelling an essential ingredient. Storytelling within games has to have different meanings and shapes to existing narratives. Hence, new definition and methodology must emerge and studies has been active. If a case can be made so that a tested and tried methodology that has been successful for other media can be substituted for games, then it can bring a new direction to the ongoing studies. This study will borrow some methodology from cinema which can sometimes be seen as opposite to games and sometimes as something games want to be alike.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.02a
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• pp.1252-1256
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• 2009

Machinima is a new form of UCC(User Created Content) which utilizes 3D videogame engine technology to create animated films within virtual environments. By producing machinima content, students can get cooperative learning opportunities as well as digital storytelling skills. This case study is to introduce the educational potential of Second Life and to provide useful directions in professional curricula of digital culture content.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.17 no.11
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• pp.53-61
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• 2012

Kodu made by MS is a new 3D visual programming language made specifically for creating games. This language is based on creativity, problem-solving methods, and storytelling. So, it is very suitable for game programming education for kids. In this paper, we designed learning method to develop games based on elementary school students' creative thinking. The instruction was given to 27 6-grade elementary school students in 30 hours. And we applied the learning method in class. Also, we analyzed the changes in the learners' creative thinking and the learning effects of game programming.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.220-221
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• 2015

본고는 르네 지라르의 욕망 이론을 라스트 어브 어스라는 게임서사에 적용하여 분석한 글이다. 소설과 달리 게임은 유저인 플레이어가 방관자가 아니라 프로슈머가 되어 게임의 서사를 수행한다. 그 과정에서 플레이어는 오디세우스가 되어 통과제의의 관문을 통과한다. 플레이어는 게임 속에서 주인공이 되기도 하고 조력자와 연대하기도 한다. 게임의 주인공인 플레이어는 전투를 수행하면서 인물 상호간에 유대와 저항을 하기도 하면서 생존의 욕망을 추구함을 알 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.721-723
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• 2022

미디어에서 자극적으로 다루어지는 치매라는 질환을 한 가족의 이야기를 통해 긍정적인 시선으로 볼 수 있도록 스토리텔링 중심의 컴퓨터 2D 인디 게임을 디자인 및 개발한다.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.1481-1487
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• 2017

In this article we describe our preliminary work to create VR interactive storytelling particularly for building empathic relationships between the reader (or the player) and story characters. As a practical guideline for developing empathy-based VR interactive story, we propose four key factors: first, narrativity considering narrative theories and concepts including the notion of focalization by Gerald Genette; second, interactivity for balancing between narrative and player control in interactive storytelling domain; third, consideration of virtual reality in human computer interaction domain; fourth, empathy in narrative from the viewpoint of psychology and cognitive science. We also introduce an example interactive storytelling scenario based on Little Red Riding Hood story. Finally we conclude with our VR implementation using Unreal game engine and HTC Vive.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.55-63
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• 2018

This study aims to analyze remediation of games and fictions in Korean virtual reality game fictions and to derive the storytelling of virtual reality game fictions through them. The purpose of this study is to explore the possibilities that Korean game fiction based on the web can be expanded as popular literature. The main character of the fiction is a male in his twenties. In the neoliberal society, he is set as a member of the neglected class and lacking privilege. He enters the virtual world because of the deficiency experienced in the real world. It minimizes the mediation process between the real world and the interface. On the other hand, the repetitive actions performed by the protagonist belong to the category of self - destructive labor. As a result, he shows signs of narcissism. In the Korean virtual reality game fiction, the magic circle appears blurred, and the real world and the virtual world are linked. In this process, the virtual world functions as a substitute space to solve the problem of reality. The establishment of such a space, and the resolution of conflicts are merely narrative characteristics of Korean game fictions that are different from North America and Europe.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.11 no.9
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• pp.3249-3258
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to investigate the contents and system characteristics of online game and analyzed how these characteristics are related to the flow and online game usage. For this purpose, we identified character customization, storytelling traits, item properties as the contents characteristics of online game(MMORPG) and user interface and ease of community usage as the system characteristics of online game(MMORPG) based on previous researches and in-depth interviews from MMORPG users. The results of this paper revealed that character customization, storytelling traits and item properties positively influence the flow, however, game reality has not impact on the flow. In the system characteristics, only ease of community usage positively influence the flow at a significant level. Furthermore, it is proven that flow has an impact online game usage. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.3-11
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• 2007

In many game narrations, completed games have been used to analyze the users' response. But in this case, one tends to exclude the narrations that producers intended at the production stage, and games tend to have a narrative structure in a text form before they turn into the digital form of a completed game. For these reasons, we broadened the existing definition of game narration to include from production to completion. We then divided the production into many stages and analyzed how narrative structure changes at each stage. We divided narration into three stages? initial stage, storytelling stage, and form change stage. Game narrations maintain the form similar to the one in exiting narrations at the initial and storytelling stages, but turn into functional document at the form change stage. And at this stage, digital results take the place of narrative expressions.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2021.05a
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• pp.323-325
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• 2021

With the recent revitalization of virtual reality and game industries, digital therapeutics for medical purposes are emerging. Digital therapeutics refer to sports-based therapeutics such as virtual reality contents and games that are effective in preventing, managing, and treating diseases, not drugs. Through this study, we plan and develop contents for healing and brain enhancement using virtual reality technology as a therapeutic digital therapy. Through this, it can help to improve the brain of children who are dependent on electronic devices in the digital age and rarely use their brains.