• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.1011-1020
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• 2021

Throughout the years, cybersecurity incidents related to the shipbuilding and maritime industries are occurring more frequently as the IT industry develops. Accordingly, expertise in the information protection industry is necessary, and effective education contents on information protection are needed for this purpose. Recently, there have been more and more cases of increasing user experience by applying Metaverse technology to the educational field. Therefore, this study analyzes the existing information protection education and training and the information protection education contents in the maritime industries and proposes four directions for content development (i.e., online education and seminars, cybersecurity threat learning of virtual ships, accident reproduction, and maritime cybersecurity exhibition operation).

• Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.175-201
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• 2023

In the midst of going through a non-face-to-face society, most of human activities narrowed down to the platform, restrictions on external activities are bringing the internal scalability of digital technology. Metaverse is virtually shifting reality and increasing the possibility of utilization in various areas. However, researches linked to the educational effects of metaverse, especially students with disabilities, are still an unknown area that lacks exploration. This paper focuses on the fact that metaverse-education is widening educational fields that meets the various needs of disabled students to realize social good and inclusive education, and communication effects such as resolving barriers to interaction are prominent. As a research method, examining literature research papers linked to AR/VR, metaverse with communication skills, interviews, articles, and columns by experts, and policy suggestions and implications for the special education was conducted. Although the limitations of research are confirmed, significant results are found on inclusive education, which provides educational maximizing effects and realizing human rights through direct immersive experience reflecting the Cone of Experience Theory. Hopefully follow-up studies on meta-edu for disabled students will be carried out in the future, and various interdisciplinary discussions are needed to carefully observe inclusive policies and benefits so that the socially vulnerable are not excluded from technologies in ICT society.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• fall
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• pp.301-303
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• 2021

최근 COVID-19 때문에 교육 및 모임 등 다양한 환경을 비대면으로 진행하고 있다. 이에 따라 메타버스 개념이 새로운 이슈로 주목받고 있다. 본 작품은 메타버스, 즉 3차원 가상공간의 새로운 세계에서 사용자를 대신하여 참여시킬 수 있는 아바타를 제작해 본다. 메타버스를 활용한 사용자의 움직임을 인식하는 3D 아바타는 코로나 사태로 인한 언택트 시대에 매우 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것이다. 본 논문에서는 사용자가 각종 비대면 미팅에 자신의 아바타를 만들어 참여할 수 있도록 그 아바타를 움직임과 함께 구현하는 과정을 설명한다. 먼저, Kinect를 통해 사용자의 움직임을 받아 유니티를 연동시켜 불러온다. 다음으로 블렌더를 통해 사용자가 원하는 아바타를 제작하고 유니티 환경에서 사용자의 움직임을 실시간으로 반영하는 아바타를 나타낸다. 사용자는 자신의 행동을 그대로 반영시켜주는 3D 아바타를 가상현실 속 화면을 통해 확인할 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.31-43
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• 2022

Recently, metaverse is rapidly expanding its area as a platform that can be applied to various fields. In particular, the function that allows many users to interact in a three-dimensional space allows VR/AR-based educational content to be used as a more advanced concept. Due to the nature of engineering education, it is often based on three-dimensional objects. In the case of a three-dimensional object, it is difficult to explain through two-dimensional videos or documents, and it becomes more difficult to express when the process of changing the object is included. The three-dimensional space of the metaverse can improve this difficulty based on real-time rendering. Another characteristic of engineering education is that there are many invisible elements. Although it is involved in the movement of objects due to electromagnetic fields, magnetic fields, and forces, it is the main reason for increasing learning difficulty because it is invisible. These problems can also help learning because they can be visually represented in the metaverse space. In this paper, the results of the establishment of the metaverse platform for engineering education and the real-time lecture contents produced based on it are described, and the applied results and lecture evaluation are discussed. Lectures using a total of 9 metaverse contents were conducted, and 90% of the positive lecture evaluation results were obtained.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.179-185
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• 2022

Society is entering a new transition period due to the metaverse, where a new world is created by the fusion of the online virtual world and the real world with the development of information and communication technology. The realm of Metaverse, which was focused on entertainment, is gradually expanding into everyday areas such as fellowship activities, education, and commerce. Its application is also increasing in the field. Therefore, this study intends to discuss the concept, core type, development trend, and future application of the metaverse in the military field.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.97-109
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• 2022

This study analyzed successful cases of using metaverse in a reality where interest in metaverse is increasing. The use of Metaverse is mainly used in companies to explore its industrial potential or government agencies strive for policy support, but the possibility of application in educational institutions has another meaning. We tried to find the success factors and future implications by analyzing actual cases of using metaverse at university entrance ceremonies. As a result of analyzing the case of S University in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do's metaverse entrance ceremony, it was determined that the university's first metaverse entrance ceremony could be counted as a very meaningful success story. Specifically, on the technical level, it stood out that the existing metaverse technology and the new technology for the event were properly harmonized. At the organizational level, it is meaningful that the internal organization's resources were efficiently utilized based on previous experiences. On the environmental level, the COVID19 environment and the MZ generation. It was analyzed that the social change of going to college contributed to the planning and success of the metaverse entrance ceremony. As a result, it is judged that the successful use of the resources possessed by a clear goal is the success factor of the metaverse entrance ceremony.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.217-227
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• 2023

With the advent of the metaverse era, understanding individuals who engage in metaverse activities has become an important task for businesses and marketing practitioners. This study aimed to compare the socio-demographic and personality factors of metaverse non-users and users, and to ascertain the impact of these individual characteristics on use of metaverse. Cross-sectional data from 9,686 respondents aged 13 and above that extracted from the 2022 Korean Media Panel Survey were analyzed, revealing significant differences between metaverse non-users and users in terms of gender, age, education level, income level, marital status, employment status, openness to experience, extraversion, and conscientiousness. Gender, age, openness to experience, and neuroticism influenced the possibility of metaverse use. Age, education level, and openness to experience were found to impact the extent of metaverse use. These findings are expected to serve as foundational insights for businesses and marketing practitioners aiming to formulate strategies in utilizing the metaverse.

• Journal of Christian Education in Korea
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• v.70
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• pp.267-302
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• 2022

Digital transformation, which is accelerating in each area of society due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is also having a profound effect on Christian education. A representative example of digital transformation is the emergence of a digital world called the metaverse. This study understands the metaverse as an expanded space for Christian education and explores digital storytelling as a method for faith formation. It is argued that the characteristics of digital storytelling through metaverse spaces are characterized by interactivity, agency, audiovisuality, sociality, and openness, and that modification through Christian educational frames is necessary in order for this approach to be appropriated to Christian educational practice. To this end, this study examines Anne Wimberly's story-linking approach, and Mary Hess' approach on digital storytelling, which is understood as a way of faith formation for the liberation and Christian vocation through storytelling in a digital space, focusing on authority, authenticity, and agency. It is argued that Christian education on the Metaverse should be a place for change in the Christian life and formation of vocation, and a space where participants' active responses to God's grace be practiced in a digital space in a reciprocal way. This means that learners are encouraged to participate in expressive and relational education that is practiced in the form of play and creation, responding to God's initiative in the metaverse. This study argues that for digital storytelling through the metaverse to become a process of faith formation, it is necessary to connect stories of participants with the story of God's Kingdom in the expanded digital world, aim for a reciprocal space through hospitality and listening, and promote immersive participation and holistic reflection.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.219-227
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• 2022

Students are always preparing for remote classes while taking face-to-face classes due to COVID-19. However, it is true that the class satisfaction with distance learning is not high for students and teachers. The idea that even if remote classes are conducted at home, it would be nice to have classes together like real ones, the need for a virtual world education program that utilizes augmented reality and virtual reality based on the metaverse has emerged. However, there are very few studies that teachers try to apply them to their classes. In this study, a metaverse application curriculum was presented for elementary science and 'space' domains. To implement the metaverse, ZEPETO and COSPACIS EDU were used. In the analysis of content creation with students and evaluation with schoolmates, this study showed that the concentration of learning was increased and creativity improved in the 'real', 'individual', and 'society' domains.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.7
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• pp.540-547
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• 2022

Online education is a major trend in the future education change and the COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated the process. Online education has become an important part of the modern education system because of its stability and continuity. However, the disadvantages of traditional online education can reduce users' experience, thus upgrading online education is the key to future education. Metaverse, as a new platform for online education, redefines the occurrence space of online education, changes the teaching mode and learning and evaluation methods of online education, and shows its development potential. This research analyzed the characteristics of Metaverse and its technological development status, and then proposed an intelligent online education environment construction scheme based focused on Metaverse of art education.