• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.12 no.8
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• pp.105-113
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• 2012

With the help of information technology, the web 2.0 gives people the environment where they share informations and a means of expressing ideas. The power of web affects interactive storytelling for Alternate Reality Game (ARG). There are less theoretical approaches and practices about ARG in Korea and to understand ARG into a deeper sense shall contribute to the development of domestic culture and its contents. In order to realize this, first we will explore the general idea about ARG. Second, know its elements in Interactive storytelling and finally, analyze the examples.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.151-159
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• 2013

Recently, gamification has garnered high attention in various fields outside the traditional game world through the adoption of game techniques. The introduction of gamification creates an alternate reality game. It appears virtually the same as other normal games, but is able to pull down the boundary between reality and imagination. At first, this was utilized by the entertainment industry for movies, advertisements, and drama publicity. We can see examples of gamification extending into the knowledge and information contents field. The purpose of knowledge and information contents is to pursue meaning and utility rather than fun, though the introduction of game methods remains interesting. In-depth examination of the conception of an alternate reality game via gamification will lead to the understanding of progression and quality of alternate reality games in the context of knowledge and information contents. As a result, we can effectively understand not only the immediate uses but also be able to measure the potential for utilization of gamification for various fields.

• Smart Media Journal
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.52-57
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• 2015

Currently the gamification as marketing technique has appeared in the field non-related with game, applied to game elements. The alternate reality game pulled down the boundary between the real and the virtual has come out. New trend game has shown beyond the range of the existing game. The possibility has import into online baseball simulation game. The objective of this research is the exploratory approach to build GOMS model through three subjects to the famous pro-baseball manager game. After game playing session, three subjects' utterance with game experience was recorded. We built the goal hierarchy of goal in GOMS to pro-baseball manager game to analyze the vocabulary in three subjects' utterance. We try to find the possibility of gamification in alternate reality game interacting between the real and the virtual, and demolishing them.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.8
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• pp.415-422
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• 2019

The college students who are in the game generation have different cognitive characteristics from the previous generations, and the phenomena of attention loss in the existing education methods such as lectures are generally seen. This results in a problem that the satisfaction of the university education is lowered. To solve this problem, it is possible to improve students' interest and concentration by using game-based educational methods. In this paper, we propose a method of university education using alternative reality game. The prototype was implemented and tested to verify that the proposed method is suitable for the university environment and can be operated. Through the test results, we confirmed that the proposed method meets the requirements of the university education field and that the required functions are functioning normally. In addition, according to the results of the questionnaire surveyed for the students, it shows that the proposed alternative game method based on the alternative reality game will be more effective in attracting students and improving concentration than the current education method.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2021.01a
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• pp.61-64
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• 2021

최근에 들어서 VR, AR 등 '현실'을 기반으로 하는 장르가 주목을 받고 있다. 그 중에서도 ARG 장르가 존재하는데, 우리가 살고 있는 현실 세계에서 가상의 이야기들을 마치 실존하는 것처럼 꾸며 놓고 관객 혹은 플레이어들이 스스로 단서를 찾아 스토리의 끝을 매듭짓는 것이 목표인 장르이다. ARG 장르는 그 자체가 게임이 될 수 있고, 메인 게임 장르의 세부적인 요인으로 작용할 수도 있는 매력적인 장르이다. 본 논문에서는 ARG 게임에 대한 세부적인 분석과 인식 조사를 진행하여, 그 결과를 바탕으로 해당 장르를 보편화 시킬 수 있는 방법을 제시한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2021.07a
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• pp.613-615
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• 2021

다양한 문화 콘텐츠가 MZ 세대를 위주로 발전된 만큼, 게임 또한 새로운 방향성들을 제시하고 있다. 그중 하나가 바로 '대체 현실 게임(ARG)'이다. ARG는 그 자체가 게임이 될 수도 있고, 세부적인 요인으로 작용될 수 있는 매력적인 장르이다. 하지만 리얼 타임과 배경을 고려한 만큼 게임의 주제가 시대적 혹은 트렌드에 뒤쳐졌을 경우 지속적으로 운영을 할 수 없게 되는 딜레마에 빠지게 된다. 본 논문에서는 '현실'과 '가상'의 상황이 적절하게 타협하여 지속성을 강화할 방법을 모색한다.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.141-148
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• 2015

Most current games are composed of simple operations without a user's actual movements. because they are made up of only virtual space. For that reason, many side effects arise on a user's body and mind. The Alternative Reality Game(ARG) is new game genre that has an effect to mitigate side effects caused by activity on a virtual space. This new kind of game genre can be instrumental role in creating a greater social intimacy and a higher tendency to cooperate that potentially reaches beyond the game context. In this paper, we suggest a real implementation of ARG using mobile devices and NFC tags. In addition, a noble editor for creating an ARG and a game launcher based on mobile device are suggested.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.41-50
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• 2009

The convergence paradigm that appears with the integrated media environment has effect on digital storytelling using digital technology, then 'Trans-media storytelling' which is a new form of digital storytelling makes gradual expand its scope. This study focused on the Alternative Reality Game which adopt trans-media storytelling in the game genre. This paper interpreted the idea of ARG on comparing different forms of ARG and existing games and the distinctive features of ARG storytelling which is blurring the line between real and virtual on the Simulation theory. This is a valuable study for understanding the new storytelling form within the media convergence and developing the digital storytelling in the future.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.687-700
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• 2021

The advent of realistic technologies such as AR has extended the interaction area from the computer environment to the offline space. As demand is expected to increase in the future, the need for study on interactive storytelling that mediates online and offline is emerging. This study proposes a storytelling structure to achieve a balance between interactivity and narrativity in interactive narrative characterized by online and offline mediation. According to a case study of ARG and AR games based on Henry Jenkins' theory of 'Environmental Storytelling', there should be a balance between the space designed by the game designer and the space created by the player's interaction, and the roles should be properly distributed in both online and offline spaces to contribute to the formation of narrative together. In addition, it is necessary to borrow the characteristics of ARG that achieves a balance of interactivity and narrativity based on offline spatiality. The significance of this study is to expand the area of interactive storytelling, which has been discussed centering on online, to offline, and to suggest the interaction area as a factor to consider. In addition, as a basic study related to storytelling that mediates online and offline, it is expected to provide a direction for the development of content based on realistic technologies.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.89-90
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• 2015

ICT 기술발전에 힘입어 게임은 짧은 시간 동안 기술적으로 큰 발전을 이뤄냈다. 최근에 들어서는 증강현실(AR;Augmented Reality), 가상현실(VR;Virtual Reality) 기술의 연구가 활발한데, 이는 사용자가 직접 게임의 가상공간에서 활동함으로써 독보적인 사용자경험을 제공할 수 있다는 점에서 차세대 게임 기술로 주목받고 있다. 그러나 AR VR 기술은 현재 상용화가 어려우며, 더 다양한 분야의 연구성과가 뒷받침되어야 비로소 구현이 가능하다는 점에서 근미래 게임기술의 목표로 삼기에는 부적합하다. 이에 반해 연관현실(Relative Reality) 플랫폼은 기술적인 요소의 비중이 큰 AR VR과는 다른 방법으로 현실과 가상현실을 엮어낸다. 연관현실은 현실에 가상현실을 더하는 AR과 현실에 기초한 가상현실을 구현하는 VR과 달리, 현실과 가상현실의 상호작용에 주목하고 있다. 이에 따라 연관현실 플랫폼은 기존 게임과는 차별화된 사용자경험을 제공하고, 현재의 기술 수준으로 지속가능한 개발이 가능하며, 향후 AR VR을 통한 대체현실 구현에 기여할 수 있다는 점에서 그 가치가 높다.