• Archives of design research
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• v.19 no.2 s.64
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• pp.195-206
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• 2006

The computer game industry has managed to become the fastest growing segment of the entertainment industry nowadays. However, only a very low number of computer game products manage to cover the costs of production and generate earnings. According to traditional marketing wisdom, customers' preferences are a core issue in creating successful products, and the design process in game is crucial for guaranteeing garners' satisfaction. This research aimed to explore key design factors for the game design based on the new framework of the usability evaluation. We examined the usability in Massively Multi-player Online Role-playing Games (MMORPGs) and reviewed literatures related to games simultaneously. We identified eighteen usability issues in MMORPG and presented its recommendation relevant to the issues. Moreover, the results of the study showed fifty four key design factors composed of game interface, game play, game narrative, and game mechanics for the game design. The research is concluded with key implications to support the early stage of the design process in game.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.43-54
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• 2021

The goal of this research is contemplation on whether postmodern design concepts such as parody, simulation, appropriation, pastiche apply to the character design in games, within bounds of postmodernism. In this philosophy, designs display a mixture of advanced culture and mass culture, emphasize philosophical contingency, and appear to be a random collage of ideas. it was perceived that the visual art in game character design is also a projection of the postmodernist philosophy. Upon analyzing this perception, character designs categorized based on the applicability of postmodern designs

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.235-240
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• 2021

Recently, the number of users has risen sharply while the development speed of the Chinese game industry is rapidly developing. The game industry has already become a promising industry in China's cultural industry. With the rapid development of the Chinese game industry, the demand for specialized game designers and game development personnel is urgent. Still, at present, it is difficult for graduates to get a job at a game company every year even if a new game design department is established at a Chinese university. This may be due to a conflict between the education of the game major in the game market. In this paper, we present a customized development strategy while summarizing the problems that existed in the Chinese game design department in the rapidly developing background of the game industry, Try to provide a valuable opinion. and use it as a reference for the future development of education in the Chinese game major.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.02b
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• pp.591-596
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• 2006

한국 신화는 우리 민족의 정신적, 역사적 원형이며 상상력의 원천이다. 그럼에도 불구하고 타문화권에 비해 신화의 발굴과 대중적 인식이 현저히 부족하다. 그러므로 한국 신화의 창조적 복원을 통해 게임 컨텐츠를 개발하고, 이를 OMSU 사업으로 확장시키며, 나아가서는 한국 신화를 대중화하고 세계화를 달성할 수 있다. 그 시도로써 콘솔용 액션 RPG 게임의 시나리오 창작과, 게임의 성공 핵심이 되는 그래픽 작업 중 캐릭터 디자인을 전개해 보려고 한다. 단순히 고증을 되살리려는 시도보다는 한국적 요소를 게임 캐릭터에 대입하여 한국적 이미지를 도입하는 데 의의가 있으므로 각 시대만의 독창적 요소를 조합하여 새로운 디자인을 시도하였다. 복식은 사료(史料)와 주변 국가의 회화 및 역사자료를 통합한 고증을 토대로 디자인하고, 이를 판타지풍의 게임에 맞게 새롭게 재조명하였다. 본 연구는 한국의 고대 신화와 설화를 원형으로 시나리오를 창작하고, 한국의 복식 요소를 가미한 판타지 게임 캐릭터 디자인을 포함한 문화 컨텐츠를 개발하는 데 목적이 있다. 시나리오는 주인공이 잠시 머무르는 사후의 세계에서 겪게 되는 여러 가지 여정과 적대역 캐릭터들과의 마찰로 기인되는 에피소드를 중심으로 이루어졌다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.403-408
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• 2021

From the perspective that RPG games give players a sense of reality, the characterization of game characters can be said to be at the heart of design behavior. The personality of a unique character enhances the player's concern and commitment, allowing players to experience a variety of experiences. Through theoretical research and case analysis, this paper analyzes the expression of individuality in RPG game character design. In the RPG game, the way to express the character's individuality is first based on the game's time-space background, plot, task, etc. to inform the character's general gender, race, occupation, and skills. In line with the application and use of the characters, the roles will be developed in a concrete and rich way, and the shapes, movements, colors, costumes and weapons will be more refined. The purpose of this study is to obtain the main factors that influence RPG character's personality design from the viewpoint of perceptual design theory. In addition, it is proposed that the RPG game character personality design method should be adopted.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.5 no.5
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• pp.100-106
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• 2005

It has been attempted to approach a method to develop games efficiently. Many companies in game industries have their own developing process. A efficient game developing process or manufactory tools doesn't show the successful development, but it is necessary to propose the typical design method on viewpoint of game developer. In this paper, we propose how we solve RPG game character balancing problem in order to derive the balancing design to be applicable on a game. We will approach to game balancing design based on experienced experiments through balancing analysis of game character in RPG genre.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.955-960
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• 2008

Supporting the interactive relation between gamer and computer, and offering the game world information, the user interface in online games plays an important role for a gamer to lead game into the intended direction. The purpose of this study is to analyse a currently utilized online game with educational implications and to analyse its user interface design elements, in order to suggest the strategy how to reformative educational online games.

• Archives of design research
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.147-154
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• 1999

This is a suggestional thesis for fu. ;her study on computer game design. We can understand the computer game design as a new form of communication design.The particular qualities of computer game as communication is: 1. computer game is not a mere recording of past events but a creative reproduction by the player.; 2. its production procedure is a multiple structure of program engineering and multimedia design. Computer game design should be more than just production of visual image or technical results. It could be the design of "fields for training of identity".ity".uot;.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.109-118
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• 2019

This paper shows the need to study the commercialized color book game screen composition and manipulation interface type in order to enhance the utilization of the serious game mobile coloring book game, which is utilized from the learning of color sense in modern people and children to the hobby life of adults or old people. For the healing of modern people, we are going to look at the design configuration of game screen interfaces in simple and fun mobile coloring book games, and propose a new way to improve interface design that improves uncomfortable design by organizing and analyzing basic interface UI design types.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• fall
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• pp.54-56
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• 2021

본 연구는 교육용 가상현실 게임 튜토리얼 인터페이스 구성 요소와 고려사항을 파악하여 튜토리얼 인터페이스를 디자인하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 현재 개발 중인 가상현실 교육용 게임 콘텐츠를 기반으로 튜토리얼이 제공되어야 하는 사용자 과업을 도출하였다. 그 후 상용화된 가상현실 게임을 직접 사용해 봄으로써 가상현실 게임 튜토리얼의 구성 요소를 파악하였다. 대부분의 가상현실 게임 튜토리얼은 텍스트 형태의 게임 방식과 컨트롤러 그림 기반의 인터페이스 설명으로 구성되어 있었다. 문헌조사를 통해 가상현실 게임에서 튜토리얼 인터페이스 설계 시 고려되어야 하는 디자인 요소를 분석하였고, 중앙으로부터 콘텐츠를 편안하게 볼 수 있는 범위는 좌우 약 -77도 ~ 77도에 위치되어야 함을 확인하였다. 또한, 텍스트, 버튼, 색상 요소에 관한 가상현실 인터페이스 디자인 원칙도 함께 수집하여 정리함으로써, 최종적으로 사용자 과업에 따른 가상현실 게임 튜토리얼 인터페이스를 디자인하였다. 본 연구는 추후 가상현실 게임 튜토리얼 인터페이스 제작 시 유용할 것으로 기대된다.