The Journal of Information Systems (한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구)

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An Empirical Study on Determinants of Flow of Social Network Games on Facebook

페이스북의 소셜게임에서 몰입에 영향을 주는 요인에 대한 실증연구

  • Tang, Hanh-Nguyen (Department of Information Management, Dongguk University-Gyeongju) ;
  • Joo, Jaehun (School of Management, Dongguk University-Gyeongju)
  • Received : 2013.07.30
  • Accepted : 2013.12.17
  • Published : 2014.03.31
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Abstract

소셜 네트워크 서비스의 확산과 더불어 소셜 네트워크 게임(이하에서는 소셜게임이라 함)이 부각되고 있다. 한편, 소셜게임이 인기를 끌면서 소셜 네트워크 서비스가 더욱 확산되는 계기가 되기도 한다. 사용자들을 소셜게임에 몰입하도록 유인하는 요인이 무엇인가를 파악하면 소셜 네트워크 서비스가 더욱 발전할 수 있는 방안을 찾을 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 사용자들을 소셜게임에 몰입하도록 유인하는 요인이 무엇인가를 분석하는데 있다. 본 연구에서는 대표적인 소셜 네트워크 사이트라 할 수 있는 페이스북의 소셜게임 사용자들을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 280명의 사용자들을 대상으로 한 설문을 통해, 소셜게임에의 몰입, 게임스토리, 게임그래픽, 게임사회화, 게임 통제력, 게임 사용용이성의 관계를 구조방정식모형으로 분석하였다. 특히, 게임 사회화와 게임그래픽은 몰입에 직접적으로 영향을 주기도 하며 게임 사용용이성을 통해 간접적으로도 영향을 주었다. 한편, 게임스토리는 몰입에 직접적으로만 영향을 주고, 게임 통제력을 게임사용 용이성을 통해 간접적으로 영향을 준다. 본 연구는 몰입이론과 기술수용이론을 토대로 하고 있지만, 소셜게임에서의 몰입에 대한 최초의 연구이기 때문에 후속 연구에 지침이 될 수 있다. 또한 소셜게임을 개발하는 사업자들이 무엇에 역점을 두고 게임을 개발하고 서비스해야 할 것인가에 대한 지침이 될 수 있다.

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