• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.32-39
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• 2007

An important application domain for online services is an interactive, multi-player game. In recent, many increase of users that use on-line services through networks have caused a heavy load to the server. In this paper, we propose a MMORPG(Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game) distributed game server using flayer-Cell. Our method provides efficient solution of a MMORPG distributed game server for large numbers of users. It is shown through the experiments that our method outperforms existing methods in terms of memory utilization rate and processing speed.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.147-155
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• 2010

On this paper, suggests a communication structure making possible to fast data send-receive for the gaming process synchronization. For these things, first of all, analyze the data send-receive speed effecting on the online game by the game genre. Moreover, we suggested a proper data communication structure like real-time online action game genre which gaming synchronization effects on the gaming process. Communication structure suggested on this paper is being used with TCP/UDP protocol, and it is applied to the network system and verify improved data send-receive speed. These data send-receive structure can be applied to the various online games.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2017.07a
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• pp.69-72
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• 2017

최근에 게임 산업 시장이 다소 침체기에 접어든 경향이 보이고 있으며, 현재 게임 시장의 특징은 경쟁이 매우 치열하고 시장에서의 매출을 올리기 위한 과열 경쟁으로 인해 발생되는 문제점들이 보이는 것이 사실이다. 본 논문에서는 온라인 게임에서의 문제점들을 유발시키는 캐시아이템의 관해 조사하고 분석해서 문제점을 제시한다. 유저들이 온라인 게임 캐시아이템에 불만을 가지는 요소가 무엇인지 조사와 분석을 토대로 유저들이 만족 할 수 있는 개선방안을 제시하고 설문조사를 통해 개선방안의 필요성을 제시한다. 이를 통해 현재 국내 온라인 게임 과금 시스템의 문제점과 앞으로 변화해야 할 개선방안을 제시한다.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.77-82
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• 2010

The game industry is growing most rapidly for a last 10 years. However, these days korean online game is not developed in chinese market any more quickly because there must be many significant problems. One of the most important problems can be a misunderstanding a chinese online game user. For instance, the Game community system shows an important position to choose an online game of chinese users. In this paper, We choose a three kinds of online game community systems and make a comparative analysis. We can expect a certain way through this research because we can see that most succesful online games in chinese market have a more expandable community systems. In order to make a succesful game contents in foreign country's game market, we must understand foreign gamers what they like or dislike. We think a next research will be about a specific relation between a foreign gamer and culture.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.31-41
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• 2011

To sustain the competitive edges in the online game industry, many publishers invest online game developers at early stages. However, the fair value of online game developers at early stages cannot be calculated with traditional valuation methods due to the high level of uncertainties in technology and market. Based on the literature reviews, we recommended real options analysis for the proper valuation methods of online game developers at early stages, and compared it with other methods using "Bluehole Studio" investment case. The case study result showed that real options analysis is better in explaining the market value as expected.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.665-680
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• 2020

This study analyzed changes in Korean online-game market from RPG to MOBA and FPS/TPS genre, based on Azuma Hiroki's database consumption theory. After selecting the representative game for each genre: World of Warcraft, League of Legends, and Overwatch, we analyzed the games' story, characters, progress, and simulacre produced by game users. The results of this study confirmed that changes in popular genre in the domestic online-game market proceed from consumers' verging toward database consumption. We also found that Korean game users prefer smaller stories and characters based on database, and that consumers have produced more rigorous simulacre than those in other cultural areas and re-databased it for next consumption. This study is the first to analyze changes in the domestic online-game market and adds a contribution to the literature in terms of incorporating Azuma Hiroki's consumption theory into the domestic game market.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.388-391
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• 2006

In the lately fews years, it take a growing interested in game AI and study zealously on game AI. In this paper, we research an usual individuality of NPC(Non-Player Character) on MMORPG(Massively Multiplayor Online Role Playing Game) and An AI technique on computer game. we study on a role and an individuality of NPC for take-up the game, moreover, we research on technique of game AI for take-up the game.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2017.07a
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• pp.93-94
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• 2017

Game players showed differences in their favorite genres according to gender and fun factors in games. Women prefer RPG, while men prefer RPG, FPS, and simulation. In addition, there was a difference in the type of communication in the game according to gender. Women showed SNS chat, and men preferred party play. People who chat regularly tend to communicate with others while playing games. The smaller the age, the more tendency to communicate with others. Also, 54% of the respondents said they do not chat while playing games. The reason for this is that they have experienced insult or discomfort through chats during the game.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.419-424
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• 2007

Recently, additional value of games has been started to increase by revitalization of the game market. Especially, Because of the creation of the new trend that is item trade especially in online game, Item trade is as a easy and essential way as item trade can be created. However, compared to other planning factors, occupied weight of item is not as much as expected in exploiting a game. For this reason, we emphasize the importance of game item by giving the opportunity that increases the additional value with raising satisfaction of game through item-based study, plus suggesting new classification.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.1097-1114
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• 2015

As the online game market grows, illegal activities such as cheating play using game bots or game hack programs, running private servers, hacking game companies' system and network, and account theft are also increasing. There are various security measures for online games to prevent illegal activities. However, the current security measures are not enough to prevent all highly evolving game attacks and frauds. Some security measure can do harm game players usability, game companies need to develop usable security measure that is well fit to game genre and contents design. In this study, we surveyed the recent trend of various security measure applied in online games. This research also classified illegal activities and their related countermeasure for detection and prevention.