Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Department of Industrial Design and three graduate students from related majors recently produced award winners: one team won the Best Presentation Paper Award at the 2023 International Conference of the Korean Society of Basic Design held at Kookmin University, and two teams won Outstanding Paper Awards at the 2023 Autumn Academic Conference of the Korean Game Society held at Seoul Women's University.

At the International Conference of the Korean Society of Basic Design, Design & Manufacturing Engineering Ph.D. students 관문·주소민 (supervisor Professor 조동민) and Department of Industrial Design master's student 우제 (supervisor Professor 조동민) presented a paper titled 'Research on Visual Information Hierarchy Design of the AR Navigation System Based on User Cognition' (Research on Visual Information Hierarchy Design of The AR Navigation System Based on User Cognition) and were recognized for excellence.

Also, at the Korean Game Society conference, Ph.D. student 주소민 presented a paper titled 'Research on the Impact of Information Complexity and Cognitive Load in Games on Player Experience' (Research on the Impact of Information Complexity and Cognitive Load in Games on Player Experience) and received favorable reviews.

Master's student 우제 was also recognized for research excellence with a paper titled 'Research on the Application of Roguelike Elements in Mobile RPG Games - Focus on <Death cells> and <Soul Knight>' (Research on the Application of Roguelike Elements in Mobile RPG Games-Focus on <Death cells> and <Soul Knight>).

The graduate students said, 'Thanks to the passionate guidance and encouragement of the department faculty, we were able to achieve good results at these conferences,' and added, 'We will devote ourselves to conducting even better research.'

At these international academic conferences, JBNU's Department of Industrial Design not only won three Best Presentation Paper Awards and Outstanding Paper Awards, but also presented more than 10 papers at each conference, thereby widely showcasing the department's excellent research capabilities in design and its comprehensive student support aimed at strengthening international competitiveness.

Jo Dong-min, Chair of the Department of Industrial Design, said, 'I am pleased that the research efforts made together with the graduate students have borne fruit,' and added, 'We will continue to strive to contribute to research and development in the field of design.'

Cho Gwang-su, Dean of the College of Arts (Professor, Department of Industrial Design), also stated, 'I will do my best in research and project areas to enhance JBNU's standing and globalization.'