In digital paradigm, contents are not finished products which are completed by readers. As a nomadic space, online space is a dynamic and lively space in quality. In this space, contents become organic objects whatever maker or consumer. As a ‘Updat...
In digital paradigm, contents are not finished products which are completed by readers. As a nomadic space, online space is a dynamic and lively space in quality. In this space, contents become organic objects whatever maker or consumer. As a ‘Update’, continuous renewal of contents is a important standard that shows their vitality. This paper regards the update of online game story as a way on the creation of meaning or object and studied aspects on the update of online game story.
The cultural forms of expression on digital media are represented by forms of database and narrative. Database form is organized in the layer of information and narrative form in the layer of story. In these two forms, the notion of update means both an environment optimization and a continual creation discourse. Online game is a hybrid form that is fused into feature of two forms. Therefore, the notion of update is also considered in the multiple layers.
Online game is that player enjoys the experience of event and story through interactivity in the database logic. The update of online game story is a hybrid form which has a multiple layer both database and narrative. If existing game studies viewed oppositively on database and narrative, an approach to update is a point of contact that can think two sides wholly.
This paper is conducted with the aim of finding out the pattern and structure of update based on <LineageⅡ> and attempt the concrete analysis on structure of object of meaning which is created by the update.
From the evolutionary point of view, the pattern of update is considered and structure of update based on the meaning field that each object makes a mosaic field with a specified relation. In the pattern of update, two points of view on evolutionary biology, gradual theory of evolution by Darwin and punctuated theory of evolution by Gould, have a meaningful frame based on the speculation about the update as history of a specific online game world. In the structure of meaning field on update, each update field was examined from point of view both synchronism part and diachronism part. For these things, the theory of meaning field on the structurism is used frame for analysis.
The structure of object of meaning which is created by the update examined the theory of semiology which finds out meaning structure of discourse. In the theory of semilology, notions related to syntagmatique and paradigmatique can find out finds out meaning structure of discourse. To make continuous agency for player, game developer conducts the update with explicit paradigmatique of objects and player organizes syntagmatique by choice and repeat of action.
As seen from the above, the paper, which examined the aspect narrative within online game world. Study on the update can progress through Not only MMORPGs, <LineageⅡ> but also various games based different platforms.