• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.125-134
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• 2012

As the social networking service (SNS), Facebook, and Cyworld, is developing, the social network game and social business commerce based on this service is activated. Especially, the Social Network Game (SNG) is getting explosive interests and it becomes popular, because it is small scale and user can enjoy the game among close friends. The market for this game is getting larger every year, but still it has some limitations in developing the game. Especially, the current game engine is aiming for developing online or console game, and there is no exclusive game engine for developing SNG. Therefore, it takes lots of time for developing SNG with this game engine. In this paper, we described a design and development of the game engine optimized for developing SNG, which not only adapts the main characteristics of the previous game engine, but also considers the specific characteristics of the SNG. The engine also supports map for the simulation game that is the most popular game in SNG, and also provides modules and tools for developing character animation easily. The evaluation standard for the performance of the game engine is the output generation speed of image, text and character. And the results showed reasonable output speed for developing the SNG in generation of image, text, and character.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.13 no.8
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• pp.1256-1262
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• 2010

The game has been rapidly evolving through various media such as computer, console game machine, cellular phone and PMP based on the advanced development of scientific technology. In terms of demand, the interest in and desire to consume the game as a way of spending people's spare time have been on the increase constantly while the level of income has been improved. Eventually, the game has gradually expanded its scope of supply and demand, has established its own status as one of the media that is scientifically-intensive and has been developed into a game industry, a large-scale industry. Unlike image media, the methods of exposure in PPL are varied in accordance with the genre of games. This study divides the causes that have influence over the effect of PPL in the game into the genre of game and the skill of gamer. The results of the experiment on how much the aforementioned two elements have influence over the effect of PPL are as in the following: It has been demonstrated that the effect of PPL could appear different according to the genre of game and the skill of gamer on the game. Besides, the genre of game that is dynamic in its screen change in the game has relatively lower effect of PPL than that is not dynamic. Meanwhile, the persons who are highly skilled in the game have higher degree of recognition and preference to the inserted PPL than those who are lowly skilled. In this regard, it has given us a theoretical ground that the fees system for PPL ads should be established variously in accordance with the genre of game and the level of online game users.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.11
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• pp.89-98
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• 2014

This study was accomplished to examine the relationship between the videogame player's perceived congruity and intention to game use, and to investigate the mediating effect of emotion as the psychological factor. Games for the research subject are confined to single player games on console or PC not online or mobile games to rule out human interaction. The results proposed that self and functional congruity have positive impact on intention to game use, and emotion is in the mediating effect of these relationships. Based on the results of the analysis, game producers have some implications for the game which is appropriate for the quality, the gamer's image, and the emotional aspect.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.15-24
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• 2014

Semiotics studies the structures and systems of all signs related to human life, thus being capable of analyzing games. "Playing games" can be deemed as an act of reading or interpreting games semiotically, which makes game producers "senders," games "texts," gamers "receivers," and gamers playing games "contexts." Since most games are in the multi-variable narrative format, however, it is not a frequent case that gamers interpret games in the ways intended by producers. This study thus set out to analyze and interpret the console game (2001) remembered as the same evaluation by many gamers in the way intended by the producer. For analysis, the study defined its story program by analyzing the plot and sequence. For semantic analysis, the study applied the Actor Model and the Semiotic Square Model to interpret . The process identified such codes as confrontation, assistance, collaboration, and control and confirmed that Ico and Yorda, non-subject characters, were transforming into subject ones. That is, tells a story of the main characters that used to lead a non-subject life earning lives of their own.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.355-363
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• 2016

Purpose: In this study, we investigated the effectiveness of a 12-week virtual reality exercise program using the Nintendo Wii console (Wii) in improving balance, emotion, and quality of life among patients with cognitive decline. Methods: The study included 30 patients with cognitive decline (12 female, 18 male) who were randomly assigned to an experimental (n=15) and control groups (n=15). All subjects performed a traditional cognitive rehabilitation program and the experimental group performed additional three 40-minute virtual reality based video game (Wii) sessions per week for 12 weeks. The berg balance scale (BBS) was used to assess balance abilities. The short form geriatric depression scale-Korean (GDS-K) and the Korean version of quality of life-Alzheimer's disease (KQOL-AD) scale were both used to assess life quality in patients. Statistical significance was tested within and between groups before and after treatment, using Wilcoxon signed rank and Mann-Whitney u-tests. Results: After 36 training sessions, there were significant beneficial effects of the virtual reality game exercise on balance (BBS), GDS-K, and KQOL-AD in the experimental group when compared to the control group. No significant difference was observed within the control group. Conclusion: These findings demonstrate that a virtual reality-training program could improve the outcomes in terms of balance, depression, and quality of life in patients with cognitive decline. Long-term follow-ups and further studies of more efficient virtual reality training programs are needed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2023.07a
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• pp.141-143
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• 2023

콘솔 및 PC 게임이 모바일 플랫폼으로 진출하는 경우 기존에 출시했던 플랫폼과 다르게 모바일 플랫폼에 맞는 조작, UI, 과금 정책 등의 다양한 부분을 고려할 필요가 있다. 모바일 플랫폼의 화면 크기 조작의 한계를 반영해 전투, 퀘스트 진행, 파티 조합, 장비 장착, 캐릭터 육성 등 게임 플레이 전반의 자동 시스템을 구축해 유저에게 조작 편의성을 제공할 필요가 있다. 또한 기존의 유료화 게임 형태의 판매 전략에서 부분 유료화의 전환에 따른 기존의 유저가 느낄 수 있는 과금 거부감을 해소하기 위해 시즌 패스, 월정액 시스템 등을 도입해 소 과금으로 유저들에게 게임 내에서 만족감을 느낄 수 있도록 하는 것이 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 게임의 일회적인 판매량이 매출에 영향을 주는 것과 다르게 주기적인 유저들의 접속(DAU, MAU)에 따른 과금 정도가 매출 및 게임 순위 등에 영향을 주게 된다. 따라서 꾸준한 업데이트와 이벤트 제공을 통해 기존 유저들이 장기적으로 게임에 접속하도록 유도하고, 신규 유저들이 게임에 유입될 수 있도록 하는 과정과 같은 발전 방안을 제시해 본다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.167-170
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• 2007

본 연구는 차세대 게임기의 하드웨어 성능 및 소프트웨어 측면에서 시장에 판매중인 차세대 게임기의 우수성을 평가하는 방법을 개발하고 실제 적용하는 것이 목적이다. 먼저 하드웨어 측면과 소프트웨어 측면에서의 차세대 게임기를 평가하기 위한 평가요소를 도출하고 이를 AHP(Analytic Hierarchy Process)와 DEA(Data Envelopment Analysis)에 의해 분석모델을 개발하였다. 평가요소로는 비디오, 오디오 및 기타 장치관련 요소들이 도출되었다. 또한, 차세대게임기에 대한 설문조사 및 데이터 조사를 실시하여 심층 분석하였다 이 논문으로 차세대 게임기 구매 시 결정 기준을 만들어 우수한 평가기준을 수립하는 것이 목적이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2007.06b
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• pp.396-400
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• 2007

우리나라의 게임산업은 지속적으로 성장해왔지만, 플랫폼별 게임산업규모를 살펴보면 PC기반 온라인 게임에 크게 치중되어있는 모습이다. 반면 세계시장은 비디오게임시장이 온라인게임시장보다 약 5배가량 더 크다. 최근 차세대 비디오게임기의 출시, 콘솔제조사들의 콘솔의 온라인기능 강화, 해외 게임개발사의 온라인 게임 개발 러쉬, 크로스플랫폼기반의 게임개발 등 게임시장의 이슈를 살펴보면 플랫폼의 구분은 무의미해지고 점차 온라인을 통한 네트워크 게임이 활발해질 전망이다. 이러한 시장트렌드에 맞춰 온라인게임 강국으로서의 노하우를 콘솔게임에 접목해보는 것은 온라인게임산업에 있어서 제2의 도약을 준비하고 플랫폼별 게임산업간의 불균형을 해소할 수 있는 기회가 될 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 온라인게임의 성장에 가장 큰 역할을 하고 있는 게임유통업계에서 활용할 수 있는 콘솔게임 운영관리시스템의 설계 및 구현 사례를 통해 콘솔게임의 멀티플레이 활성화 방안을 제시한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2023.07a
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• pp.149-150
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• 2023

게임 산업의 성장속에 다양한 서비스를 제공하는 게임 플랫폼의 증가와 디바이스의 확산으로 전통적인 게임 콘솔 외에도 개인용 컴퓨터는 물론 가상현실 헤드셋(VR), 심지어 스마트TV를 이용한 클라우드 게임 서비스등 게임을 이용하는데 언제 어디서나 사용할 수 있는 스마트폰과 같은 다양한 장치에서 쉽게 접근할수 있도록 하여 비디오 게임 사용자 증가에 큰 기여를 하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 높은 양질의 게임콘텐츠와 메타버스를 넘나드는 고 퀄리티의 차세대 게임을 분석 및 이해하고 연구를 통하여 게임을 제작하기 위해 게임 엔진에 사용된 제작기법을 이해하기 위해서 피교육자들은 게임을 직접 플레이해보며 사용자의 경험을 쌓고 노하우를 축적하는 것만큼 중요한 것은 없다고 결론지었음. 차세대 콘솔기기를 활용하여 우리 대학 신규 교과목으로 편성 되어있는 XR콘텐츠 제작 프로젝트 수업의 효율과 이해도를 높이기 위해 본교에 설치되어있는 차세대 콘솔기기 활용 및 적용 연구의 필요성을 제시한다.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.67-76
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• 2007

As the performance of game consoles is so highly progressed that services such as internet browsing become available on the consoles, the need for text input schemes on game consoles is rapidly raised. In this paper, we present a text input method of alphabet characters and several symbols using a gamepad, which is a widely used input device for most game consoles. Just like other text input methods using gamepad, our method allows users to enter texts by manipulating the gamepad with a user interface displayed on the screen of the console. A key idea of this paper is to present the user interface that is similar to the $4{\times}3$ keypad on mobile phones. The motivation of this idea is a principle that the experience of using a text input tool can be transferred to another tool that has similar interface. Another motivation is that the keyboard-based interface is too complex to be easily manipulated by simple input from a keypad, which is four orthogonal directions and several fire signals. Since most of keys on keypad of $4{\times}3$ keys are represented by a combination of two orthogonal directions, users feel easier in entering texts using keypad-based interface. We prove this argument in this paper by a user test of ten subjects. After about two experiment sessions, subjects reach 13 WPM in average, which proves that the proposed text input method enables much faster text input than the existing keyboard-based text input methods.