• Journal of Korea Game Society
• /
• v.20 no.3
• /
• pp.55-64
• /
• 2020

Despite the increasing influence of the game, the general perception of the game is still negative. In addition, there is a lack of understanding of game users. Therefore, this study aimed to grasp the user's motivation factors related to the good use of the game and to understand the positive and negative effects of the game on the user's attitude. The results of this study can be used to improve understanding of game users in the future, strengthen the competitiveness of the game industry, and improve youth guidance.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
• /
• v.16 no.3
• /
• pp.17-26
• /
• 2016

In the domestic game development field, game system planning is the work that game designers design the gameplay mechanics system to satisfy the game concepts in the perspective of creative design by data structural methods. But the programmers work to design the game system based on the results of the game system planning in the perspective of engineering design by object-oriented methods. This work process is a high risky way for high occurring probability of communication errors between the game designers and programmers, and mismatching errors in their work results. In this study, we propose an object-oriented design method of game system for the game designers in order to resolve this problem. The proposed method is a customized one of GRAPPLE object-oriented SW development guidelines to suit the game system planning. To investigate the effectiveness of the proposed planning method for the game designers, we carried out a survey targeting 10 game system designers working in the domestic game industry. The survey results show that the necessity and effectiveness of the proposed method is "a little over" for almost the game designers.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
• /
• v.15 no.5
• /
• pp.57-78
• /
• 2015

This Study is the effect of the inclusive institution on a nation's economic development. Therefore, we focused on the gaming industry as an index that can drive the economic growth in the future. The reason to compare the game institution in South Korea and Germany is that both countries began to develop the game by the State, but the game institution in South Korea and Germany at the present time are sharply opposed, because the institutions can focus on the main points that are experiencing this difference. The results of this study, first, open/closed network in institutionalized aspect affects the social status of the game. This second, game workers in the legal institution has been classified as artists in Germany, as addicts in South Korea. And, Germany also has incentives to creators protected profits reinvested in the gaming industry, Korea leads to punitive exploitation is being transferred to the group for addiction treatment that revenue. Third, this exclusive and inclusive institutional system could affect the stable growth of the game market. As a result, South Korea's state institutions will notice that you get a result away from opportunities for economic development due to the loss of inclusiveness.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
• /
• v.19 no.11
• /
• pp.337-352
• /
• 2019

This study aims to explore the characteristics of the working conditions in Korean game industry, focusing on the precarity of game workers. As a research methodology, qualitative and quantitative methods were combined. Specifically, in addition to in-depth interviews with game workers, we conducted a quantitative analysis on adequacy of reward and career prospects recognized by game workers through the Korean Working Conditions Survey(2014/2017). The major findings are as follows. First, game workers were experiencing labor precarity in a way of job insecurity, economic instability and excessive exploitation, as well as loss of autonomy and labor alienation. Second, between 2014 and 2017, the adequacy of reward recognized by game workers was positively improved for companies with 30 or more employees, but was worsen for those with less than 30 employees. In addition, in terms of career prospects, there were no significant changes in the workers of companies with 30 or more employees, but the were worsened for companies with less than 30 employees. These results show that labor precarity in the game industry appears to be different depending on various factors, such as business size, occupation, and career. It also implies that the polarized and inequal structure of the Korean game industry is gradually deepening.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
• /
• v.11 no.1
• /
• pp.159-168
• /
• 2011

Online game industry has achieved remarkable development not only in Korea, but also in the world with support from huge progress in information technology. By the way, there was calm period that top tier MMORPGs had held their ranks in oligopoly situation before Aion's appearance. At that time, NHNgames succeeded to penetrate into the market and settle down as a major player. In this context, this study will identify the factors of successful market entry strategy and draw helpful ideas by analyzing case of NHNgames which succeeded to enter the market of MMORPG through the basic strategic framework of Kalyanaram and Gurumurthy. This discussion will provide several implications for the solution of online game market penetration problem which might be never ended and for the way of industry's development.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
• /
• v.19 no.3
• /
• pp.75-86
• /
• 2019

The fast-growing pet industry is expanding its reach to digital content for dogs. In this regard, the study aims to present game elements applicable to pet content, taking into account the sensory characteristics of dogs: visual, auditory, and olfactory. To this end, attendance and rules were drawn as factors to induce continuous use of content by pet owners, and intimacy and compensation were derived as game elements so that dogs could get positive responses by feeling fun and interesting through content. Through this study, we expect to revitalize the newly evolving dog content industry.

• Journal of Sport and Applied Science
• /
• v.8 no.3
• /
• pp.13-19
• /
• 2024

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the consumption patterns of the MZ generation in relation to eSports and traditional professional sports, focusing on the similarities and differences in spending behavior on game items and professional sports viewing. Research design, data, and methodology: The research utilizes a comparative analysis of eSports and professional sports consumption trends within the MZ generation. Data was collected through surveys targeting MZ generation consumers and analyzed using statistical methods to assess the impact of consumption behaviors on spending. The study particularly focuses on the expenditure behaviors in game items (eSports) versus traditional sports viewing expenses. Results: The analysis revealed that the MZ generation displays distinct consumption behaviors between eSports and traditional sports. eSports consumption is characterized by higher spending on in-game items, driven by personalization and competitive advantages, whereas spending on professional sports viewing is influenced by fan loyalty and event participation. Conclusions: The findings underscore the growing economic significance of eSports, driven by the unique consumption behaviors of the MZ generation. These insights suggest that the eSports industry should continue to adapt its strategies to capitalize on this trend, while traditional sports organizations may need to innovate in engagement strategies to maintain consumer interest and expenditure.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
• /
• v.9 no.2
• /
• pp.81-93
• /
• 2009

This study aims to investigate human capital in Korea's online game industry (as the representative of IT-based creative services) under the knowledge-based economy paradigm. In recognition of the importance of intellectual capital closely intertwined with human capital and the economic potential of the online game industry, Korean government has begun to show active support. In this context, this study measures the human capital efficiency in online game business by using non-parametric analysis (Data Envelopment Analysis, DEA). Most previous studies (human capital theory, knowledge based economy theory, economic growth theory) have proved that human capital has a very positive effect on sustainable growth of corporate management and wealth of nations. As such, this paper uses the DEA to obtain the efficiency of the human capital (scale, investment, education, compensation). The results of this study will suggest strategic implications on maximizing the human capital in online game corporations and provide a reference frame for government policies.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
• /
• v.29 no.1
• /
• pp.235-255
• /
• 2019

Recent technological advances and industry changes, the game industry is maximizing fun by supporting cross-play that can be enjoyed by different platform users in PC, Mobile and Console games. If the boundaries are lost through the cross play, unexpected security threats can occur due to new services, even if existing security is maintained above a certain level. The existing online game security researches are mostly fraud detection that can occur in PC and mobile environment, but it is also necessary to study the security of the console game as cross play becomes possible. Therefore, this paper systematically identifies the security threats that can occur when enjoying cross play against console game users using STRIDE and LINDDUN threat modeling, derives security requirements using the international common evaluation standard.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
• /
• v.18 no.3
• /
• pp.325-332
• /
• 2020

Most of the games developed or marketed in the Chinese game market are developed and serviced in foreign countries or are produced in Korea (China) and marketed as services of foreign game companies. If China wants to become the world's game development powerhouse, I think that professional education in multiple methods is the top priority. In particular, I think that a specialized game design department is necessary at a university in China. In this paper, we investigate the game design departments of universities in the United States and the game development powers in South Korea and the Korean game development powers to analyze the educational system of the game design department. Through comparative analysis, a Chinese university finds the necessary elements when establishing a new game design department, and trains advanced game developers in the game field at the Chinese Department of Digital Media Arts. If this study is helpful to the game education in China, it will be studied in the future for the master's program and the doctoral program.