웹툰에서의 몰입(Flow)을 위한 인터랙션 분석 연구

초록

Recently, the comics industry has extended its range to the online medium due to the inactivity of published comics and the change of medium. Started with scanned comics, the online comics have included a flash animation, and then webtoon. The webtoon plays a great role as an alternative of the industry. Although an emphasis is now placed on experiences of interactions with activation of images, the existing webtoon are only comprised of static images like a book. It is not consort with current internet environment. To achieve the continuous activation, the webtoon should be transformed according to our internet world and the changed recognition of viewers and be produced considering its characteristics Therefore, the purpose of this study is to consider viewers who are familiar to the internet environment, analyze interaction elements for flow in the webtoon, and establish a systematic framework. For the purpose, the definition and background of the webtoon were considered, based on related documents, case studies, journals, and network data to understand it generally. The definition and types of interaction, the psychological characteristics of the flow, and its concepts in the computer interaction were also investigated. Based on these, the interactive comics in `Orbit Comics` of the Orbitmedia(www.orbitcomics.com) and `Nawlz` of the Sutu(www.nawlz.com) were analyzed to identify applicable elements of the webtoon. The results showed that four elements were revealed to be interactive elements for webtoon nonlinear story construction, developing story and motion by button, interactive motion, and sound effects. The found that all elements of interaction focused on allowing viewers to flow into the storytelling and flow understand it more clearly. Thus, it is found that the interaction in webtoon is needed for the flow. Further study is required to investigate its elements more clearly and detailed to enhance the flow in the production of webtoon.

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