• 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.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.89-100
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to identify online-game players' desire in cheating programs through Rene Girard's theory of mimetic desire. Cheating programs disrupts the magic circle of the game with denying the lusory attitude that players should have. The cheating players' desires do not go directly to victory, but are mediated by a virtual 'model player' which the rules of the game imply. They are internally mediated, so there is constant conflict in the play. Cheating players' desire to enhance skills by technology is defined as a false desire for transhuman.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.29-38
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to analyze how auto-combat function in mobile RPG satisfies player's desires. The auto-combat is classified into two types-complete and partial- by timing of activation and degree of control. With elicited aspects of play, players' desires are examined based on Lacan's Desire Theory. A player employing partial auto-combat desires to master higher stages with perfect or flawless control, and one's 'object petit a' is to be the difficulty of the stages. On the other hand, a player applying the complete auto-combat demands to fully comprehend the rules of the game and to attain the rewards of completed stage to build more competent characters. Once a player acquires the desirable object, one recognizes the illusion of one's achievement and seeks for new objects. In this succession, auto-combat function is utilized as an active action of willingness for fulfilling one's desire.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.475-487
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• 2024

As today's "ninth art", role-playing games recognized by most players due to their surreal themes and sustained reflection on social diseases. Through precise control of story-telling and game visuals, players develop an avatar identification during role-playing game. Based on Lacan's mirror stage theory, a new self-identity mechanism is established under the guidance of role-playing games. As a "player", the subject's interpretation of himself is shifted by the game order, and the subject identifies with the role-playing game while at the same time being structured by the desire of role-playing game. The immersive experience and emotional guidance of role-playing games all point to the most instinctive human desires. The psychoanalytic theory from Lacan's perspective explains the source of players' desire, and the expression of players' desire in the game. It also plays an important role in the emotional rendering and identity aspects of role-playing games. This paper is to establish that role-playing games do have an impact on the player's self-identity through a Lacanian psychoanalytic reading of role-playing games.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.79-87
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• 2010

Through the development of digital technology digital game is becoming a fusion of work and play. The aim of this article is to define the concept of labortainment game that playing the game as a consumer is connected with work to create new value-added economic production and to ascertain the characteristics of labortainment game through a semiotic approach. Digital Game has evolved into a more advanced from which accumulated game data is used as something of value in itself for facilitating collaboration as well as entertainment value of games. Labortainment game fills game developer's hidden desire through using the game data produced by the collective amusements for external service.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.185-198
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to analyze representation of characters of AOS online-game in order to find out the meanings of ontological game characters. This study selects characters of on-line game to analyze representations of game characters by Pierre L$\acute{e}$vy's ontological theory. The characters which represented in on-line games reproduced by costume play in off-line world reflect human desire and construct human existence. Online game character is an existing substance, which could expand human experiences by crossing virtual game world and reality in digital era.