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Representation of Personal Computer in Korea -Focused on daily newspapers in the 1980-

  • Journal of Communication Design
  • Abbr : JCD
  • 2018, 65(), pp.497-508
  • DOI : 10.25111/jcd.2018.65.38
  • Publisher : CDAK Society of Communication Design
  • Research Area : Arts and Kinesiology > Design > Visual Information Design > Information Design
  • Received : August 31, 2018
  • Accepted : October 29, 2018

Heo, Dae-chan 1 Hyun-Shin Jo 2

1국민대학교 TED 대학원 디자인플래닝학과 박사과정
2국민대학교 테크노디자인대학원

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to examine the history of the introduction of personal computers in Korea and to lay the foundations for the study of our digital media culture history. The period is around 1980s, when the personal computer was introduced in Korea. The analysis target is 703 articles related to 'personal computer' mentioned in the daily newspapers of Kyung-hyang, Dong-a Ilbo, Maeil Business, and Hankyoreh. We extracted and analyzed the representations of personal computer focusing on the title, text, and images of each article. Prior to the analysis, we considered the period as the starting point for the information and communication industry society. This study also categorized the projected information society and education computer distribution project as the specificity of Korea. The characteristics of the personal computer representations extracted from the articles are 1) futuristic universal tools, 2) educational tools for survival, and 3) a mixture of education and game tools. Through this study, I analyzed the perception of contemporary personal computer and the visual representation of its context. Through this study, I collected the representations of newspaper media about personal computers, analyzed the meanings of visual representations, explored their meanings, and clarified what kind of consciousness and purpose they conveyed to the public.

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