제도적 표현의 관점에서 본 게임의 문화적 가치

Abstract

This article is discussed with the cultural value of game in the view of legal-institutional expressions. We can approach cultural values through game legislations, because cultural values are expressed in norms. Game is not the object of traditional culture value in Korean culture legislations. But game is included the new value category such as industrial value of culture in cultural industry legislations. Game legislations express three game values ; cultural value,industrial value, and protection of youth value. Cultural value is ideally based on other two values. The status of industrial value is relatively weaker than other two values. Protection of youth values limit other two values. But the increase of culture value make other two values grow. Practically the cultural value of game is not directly expressed in game legislation. the protection of youth value rather is stressed in the attention of dysfunctions of game. The industrial value is just inchoate. What is attracted attention in the growth of cultural value is the activation of eSports that is combined the subculture such as game with the main stream culture such as sports. If the cultural value of game become established, it will change the paradigm of regulation. It make deregulation of game industry for the freedom of expression and promote the self regulation of industry. It needs the improvement of game literacy for the relax of tension between cultural values and protection of youth values. Legal rights is the most strong institutional expression of cultural value. The right to play is one of conditions for the establishment of cultural value. The Convention on the Rights of the Child of UN,Article 31, recognize the right of the child to engage in play appropriate to the age of the child. The amendment draft of Game Industry Promotion Act by government also prescribe the right to play. Nonetheless, the cultural value of game in Korean society is still developing. The barrier to overcome for the establishment of cultural values is not a few.