매직서클로 해석한 웨어러블 게임의 특징 = The Attribute of Wearable Games Described through the Magic Circle

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study investigates the identity of the wearable games, as the concept of the wearable games currently used is indiscriminate and has much in common with the characteristics of the existing mobile games. The concept of the magic circle is borrowed to clarify the concept and classification of wearable games. A magic circle in mobile games is mostly influenced by the choices of the player. In other words, they are related to how players operate their mobile devices frequently to play the games in which they appear. The magic circles in wearable games show a form that is infused with more realistic daily life aspects; they are based on the characteristic by which the game is driven irrespective of the choice of the players, as the games are always operating on account of their characteristics. The detailed concepts and characteristics presented in this study clarify the classification between mobile games and wearable games as currently used and thus can provide a new basis for the production of new content that embodies the distinct characteristics of wearable games.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

본 논문은 현재 통용되어지는 웨어러블 게임의 개념이 무분별함과 동시에 기존 모바일 게임의 특징과 공통되는 부분이 다분하여 웨어러블 게임의 정체성이 모호함에 주목하였다. 웨어러블 게임의 개념과 구분을 명확하게 하기위해 매직서클의 개념을 차용하였는데, 본 논문에서는 매직서클에 따른 게임 경계를 발현, 형태, 규칙의 세 가지 측면에서 분석하여 각 게임을 비교하였다. 모바일 게임에서의 매직서클은 플레이어의 선택에 가장 많은 영향을 받고 있었다. 즉, 플레이어가 게임을 하기위해 모바일 디바이스를 수시로 작동시키는 것과 연관이 있다. 한편 웨어러블 게임에서의 매직서클은 보다 현실성이 강한 일상과 융화되는 형태를 나타내었는데, 이는 웨어러블 디바이스의 특성상 항상 작동되어 플레이어의 선택과는 상관없이 게임이 구동된다는 특징에 기반을 둔다. 본 논문에서 제시한 웨어러블 게임의 구체적 개념과 특징은 현재 혼용되어지는 모바일과 웨어러블 게임간의 구분을 명확하게 함으로 웨어러블 게임의 고유한 특성을 살린 새로운 콘텐츠 제작의 기반을 제공할 수 있다.

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