• Physical Therapy Korea
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.61-69
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• 2009

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between addiction to online games and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in college students. A total of 377 (205 male and 172 female) college students completed an online game addiction scale, a Symptom Severity Scale (SSS), and a Function Status Scale (FSS) for CTS. It was found that five (1.3%) students were diagnosed with an online game addiction, 74 (19.6%) students were diagnosed with a pre-addiction to online games, and 298 (79.0%) students were diagnosed as being average users. The pre-addiction group had significantly higher scores on the SSS than did the average user group (p<.05). The average user group scored significantly lower than did the online game addiction group (p<.05). Symptoms of wrist pain and hand numbness in the daytime were common in the addiction group. There were statistically significant but poor positive relationships between the online game addiction scale and the SSS (r=.312, p<.01), and between the online game addiction scale and the FSS (r=.149, p<.01). The information about online game addiction and CTS identified in this study could contribute to the prevention of online game addiction and CTS in college students.

• 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 Korea Database Society Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.87-106
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• 2008

This study identified the properties of online game, and analyzed existing studies on the impact of the properties of online game on flow. As a result, graphics, sounds, scenarios, game speed, manipulability, and item difficulty were identified as properties of online game, which were influential factors to flow. As a result, the hypotheses on scenarios, game speed, and item difficulty were adopted as significantly influential factors to flow, Attribute of online game. Meanwhile, the hypotheses on graphics, sounds, and manipulability, which were expected to significantly impact flow, were rejected.

• Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.167-179
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• 2016

Online games, by a massive influx of many players, it has diverse situations in which emotion is generated. Emotion plays an important role that helps players to interact and immerse in game. In the previous games, simple structures are used to express emotion. By increasing the user's needs of emotion in the game, it is necessary to structure a various type of emotion. In this paper, the game components were classified as background, object, and character in order to analyze emotion structurally in game. We defined how to use the rule of emotion, and applied to League of legend, Cyphers and World of Warcraft which belong to the AOS genre. The AOS game is well-suited for analyzing emotion structure, because a various emotional changes and situations can arise in the game. Through this paper, it was discovered similarities emotion to be used in online games. It is expected to generalize the emotion in the game by analyzing the emotional structure of more games in future.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.321-330
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• 2007

The objective of this study is to increase the credibility of online board game and to improve the process of user management system to resolve the negative and time consuming complaints of 'intended game over' caused by other online users who arbitrary stop the game. The suggested system would create profits to company with less investment in time and expenses regarding the forced game over through the online realtime game management system.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.148-159
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• 2023

As Major League Baseball (MLB)'s continuous decline in popularity has caused its game attendance to drop gradually, the league makes a desperate attempt such as game rule changes to remain relevant. Along with the introduction of new rules to make games more dynamic such as the pitch clock, bigger bases, and defensive shift limitations, it is important for MLB franchises to understand drivers for game attendance. We focus on the effect of accumulated winning performance of the two teams on game attendance, one of the key drivers of game attendance, and investigate how it is influenced by consumer and industry factors such as online search and game rule changes. We find that game attendance increases as the prior winning performance of the home (away) team increases (decreases). We also find that online search and rule changes for more dynamic games moderate the effect of winning performance on game attendance.

• Korean Management Science Review
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.41-57
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• 2006

The purposes of this research are to identify causalities among flow and customer loyalty In Chinese online games, and to identify the factors by which flow are influenced. This research tests the model with Chinese on-line game users and compare this result with Korea and Japanese results which were conducted by Lee's research. These implications are thought to be helpful for Korean online game companies to understand the Chinese online game user and to develop the penetration strategies. The results indicated that significant Path coefficients to flow were the convenience of operator, the provision of information, the reality of design. The results indicated that significant path coefficients to customer loyalty were the involvement of virtual community and flow. The involvement of virtual community to flow was not significant but to customer loyalty was significant. The provision of information was negatively influenced on flow. The result of comparison indicated that the path coefficients were different among nations. Korea online game companies need to develop the indigenized online game and to Provide the information to their Chinese partner correctly and quickly.

• Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.23-40
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• 2014

This paper measures the operational efficiency of domestic online game companies and analyze its trends and patterns by using data envelopment analysis (DEA). DEA is a non-parametric approach to measuring the relative efficiency of decision-making units (DMUs) with multiple inputs and outputs. 14 online game companies are selected as DMUs and three inputs (number of employees, capital and asset) and three outputs (sales, operating profit and net profit) are selected as DEA variables. First, the output-oriented BCC model and super-efficiency model are employed to measure the static operational efficiency of the online game companies from 2003 to 2012. We also conduct the dynamic analysis with DEA window model to capture the trends of their operational efficiency influenced by internal and external environmental changes. The results are expected to provide fruitful implications for strategic decision making of online game companies and policy making for the online game industry.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.41-54
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• 2015

Despite a great performance of Korean online game in Chinese online game market, Korean companies were faced with decreasing market positions in China from 2006. To overcome this problem, I will suggest a research model about determinant of repurchase behavior of on-line game user and moderation effect of online review. Data collected from questionnaire survey were used in empirical analysis on research hypothesis through moderated multiple regression method. There are several conclusions as such; first, perceived value and loyalty of consumer have great positive relationships with repurchase behavior. Second, online review has positive direct influence on repurchase behavior and moderation effect of relationships among them. Third, game company has great efforts to develop online games and game contents which were guaranteed before in price, quality, information, and accurate consideration of online review.

• 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.