According to a survey conducted in the United States of America, 43% of mobile-device-use by children aged between zero and eight years old falls into the sector of educational games. However, that percentage rises to 39% and 51% among children aged 2-4 and 5-8 years, respectively. The question, therefore, is: how can numerous mobile educational games attract the attention of children? Children are attracted to educational games because of various factors including vivid characters and enticing colors, among other elements. This research paper focuses on analyzing the character examples in eight children’s mobile educational games with differently gendered characters. The top elements considered in the eight games include the top-selling games, color distribution, and the hue frequency of every character to obtain the results. The research paper also discusses the characteristics of children’s mobile educational games for different gender characters and the methods of possibilities and considerations for effective design.
목차
ABSTRACT 1. Introduction 2. Theories 2.1 Previous Studies 2.2 Mobile Education Games for Children 2.3 Characters in Children Mobile Education Games 3. Selection of Research Subjects 3.1 Color Analysis of the Characters 3.2 Comparison of Color Ratios between Different Characters 3.3. Analysis Results 4. Conclusion Reference
키워드
Mobile Educational GameCharacter GenderColorCharacter
저자
정쳰 [ Qian Zheng | Division of Digital Contents, Im Kwon Taek College of Film and Media Arts, Dongseo University ]
조청운 [ Cheung Woon Jho | Division of Digital Contents, Im Kwon Taek College of Film and Media Arts, Dongseo University ]
Corresponding author
1. 게임산업을 활성화 하고,
2. 게임기술과 기술 인력을 양산할 수 있도록 교육기관의 교과과정을 개발하고,
3. 관련기술에 대한 연구발표회, 강연회, 강습회 등을 개최하며,
4. 학회지, 논문지 및 관련 문헌을 발간하고,
5. 게임 기술 개발을 위한 국제화, 표준화 등을 지원하고,
6. 산.학.연.관이 협동할 수 있는 국제적 학술교류 및 협력을 지원하고,
7. 회원 상호간의 공동 이익과 친목을 증진시킨다.
간행물
간행물명
컴퓨터게임및콘텐츠논문지(구 한국컴퓨터게임학회논문지) [Journal of Computer Games and Contents]
간기
월간
pISSN
3091-7409
eISSN
3092-3638
수록기간
2002~2026
등재여부
KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 691DDC 793
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