A Study on the Development of Digital Characters for Learning Contents

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, educational content using digital-based media has received significant public attention, and various methods to enhance educational effects, such as educational content using digital illustration characters, are emerging. Characters have long been an essential element of media content based on OSMU (One Source Multi Use), and their utilization is outstanding. In this paper, we propose a study on the production process of digital characters, especially the production of educational content through the characteristics of characters. For a case study, a character considering the elements of 20 chemical elements was created and applied to an elementary school student’s after-school class. Digital illustrated characters can be used in various online and offline learning content. As a result, students’ interest has increased, and they focused on the more.