• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.29-39
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• 2008

In this research, the researcher uses semiotic methods in order to analyze the essential aspects of educational games. The basic concepts of semiotics and their relevance to education are explored, as well as how signs are shown in a particular educational game is examined. Several semiotic theories which can assist in analyzing educational game are examined. Roller coaster Tycoon2, an educational game, is analyzed using Peirce's semiology in which education is defined in terms of signs and semiosis. As a result of analyzing Roller Coaster Tycoon2, a educational game, through Peirces semiology, the game was found to contain all the different types of signs. It contains the three types of signs (sign, object, interpretant) as well as firstness, secondness, and thirdness. Especially, the second and third has a major part in Roller Coaster Tycoon2. The sign of the second is assists in logical and creative thinking, the third is assists in creative. It appears often in the game due to the real-time strategy game environment in which problems are solved by planning logical strategies after considering the relationship between several signs.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.528-536
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to help preschool children in the interface design of educational game APP at the psychological level. The conceptual model is constructed through the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to explore the perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use when children are playing educational game APP. The empirical study was conducted in the form of questionnaires collected after children used game. The research subjects were 3-6 years old children, and the research tool was the game app. Data collection under the guidance of their parents. The research shows that children educational game experience elements can effectively increase preschool children's psychological perception of educational games. Perceived ease of use also increases trust in educational games for children. The results were as follows: 1. Cronbach's Alpha and KMO were 0.969 and 0.955, and the P value was significant, which passed the reliability and validity test. 2. Through confirmatory factor analysis (Model fit index, Composite reliability, discriminant validity), we found that user experience is closely related to perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. 3. The path analysis of the relationship proves that perceived ease of use play a key role in trusting preschool children educational game APP.

• Educational Technology International
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.227-253
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• 2021

Perceived game realism (PGR) has recently emerged as a key concept in explaining the mental processing of digital game playing and the societal impact of digital games. However, few studies have examined its conceptualization and educational effects from an empirical viewpoint, especially in educational games. This study's participants included 292 university students in South Korea. A total of 212 questionnaires were valid and used for the analyses. They learned English expressions using a computer-based educational game and then completed questionnaires on the research variables. We investigated six factors of PGR: simulational realism (SIR), freedom of choice (FRC), perceptual pervasiveness (PEP), social realism (SOR), authenticity (AUT), and character involvement (CAI). We expected the factors to have valid effects on the university students' flow and learning satisfaction after a game-based learning (GBL) experience. Our research results demonstrated a causal relationship between SIR, FRC, CAI, and learning satisfaction. Furthermore, the indirect effects of SIR and CAI on learning satisfaction through flow were statistically significant.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.99-112
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• 2010

The game for education should newly be newly recognized in the view of user and development to bring out the particularity of game for education combined with educational factors and interest is needed. This study is conducted to concretely look at the effects of factors to reuse edutainment contents and educational games on reusing of the service, and examine characteristic difference between the factors and the degree of importance and weight. In addition, by structurally analyzing the factors the influence of reuse factors of game for education can be observed to propose methods to activated industry of game for education. The purpose of this research is to propose marketable method to increase the rate of reuse and to sustain consistent use of game for education.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.459-465
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• 2013

In this study, an educational game named "Jumbini 2: Mountain Rescue Operation" is compared and analyzed as a case of highly effective educational as well as significant popular game. In order to develop effective game software for education, stories and structure elements of the game are examined. Significant results are found on aspects of value and effect as an educational game, analyzing based on goal, rule, competition, challenge, fantasy, safety and fun, which are general elements for educational games.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.29-38
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• 2014

This paper proposed a tool how to make the educational game for users who don't have professional knowledge about game production technique and It was sought how they can make directly the educational game customized form what they want. It joined with forgotten Korean folk tales. And It evolved into a new game-making tool that is based on Korean folk tales. Users will design, play and share their games themselves with this tool. It was also produced to involve the children more easily and fun in the education while providing and sharing the fairy tales which teachers directly designed by this tool. This tool will give a chance to look back on forgotten Korean folk tales and will play role as a educational game for young students. Through this game, young students will receive good Korean traditional cultures and will gain wisdom, humor and lessons in a game. And adults will feel homesick.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Industry Society
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• v.2 no.6
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• pp.759-774
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• 2001

This research has the theoretical faces of education with the internet games are based on the Networking and interactive features be caused by network focused on cooperative education, and presentation about educational game model. It includes educational features about various internet games(adventure game, simulation game). Educational game model is a definite model can realize the learning with internet game according to each stages of educational games are based on the networking.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.8 no.7
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• pp.112-119
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• 2008

Today, changing to knowledge information society, creativity education is thought important in each educational institution according as the importance of creativity is emphasized more. But it focused on development of intelligence that put special stress on scholastic subject. Therefore, this paper wished to present direction of development of educational game that can develop creativity and synthetic ability to solve problem through learner's voluntary interest and participation. As a result, the researcher drew element of fun and component of storytelling of educational game that was based on design of leaning for development of creativity, a previous research, that was based on the concept of creativity and theory of multiple intelligence, and presented a development example with storyboard, interface design and element of graphic for the production of prototype of educational game, after design game structure.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.18 no.7
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• pp.1259-1265
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• 2017

While there is consensus on the educational potential of serious games, there is still a lack of methodology and tools to support analysis and evaluation as well as design. This paper intends to explore the new methodology or design direction by analyzing pedagogy-related research required for serious games. To do this, we analyzed 4DF(Four Dimensional Framework), GOM(Game Object Model), LM(Learning Mechanics)-GM(Game Mechanics) and a framework for teacher. One of the biggest issues faced by educational games is the inadequate integration of education and game principles. This is due to a variety of factors, including the fact that game designers and educational professionals do not share a common vocabulary or work domain perspective.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.17-23
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• 2001

In this paper, we refer to positive effect and negative effect of game. And we inquire the recent trend of edutainment that emphasizes charm of game and educational effect at the same time. Because the simulation game and the role-playing game have strong toxication, the limitation of computer use is essential. Therefore, we present dynamic computer using-time control system for prevention of game toxicaton and for activity of educational contents. The method considered in this paper increases computer using-time n proportion to using of educational contents. So it lead user of computer to use educational contents voluntarily.