SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government said Tuesday it is developing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) platforms to enable the public to virtually experience a government office and historical palace rituals from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). The city government will develop the platforms in partnership with the Cultural Heritage [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage on, smartphone apps that assist in child rearing are gaining popularity. The usage rate of Brush Monster, an augmented reality (AR)-based app for children developed by Kitten Planet to teach them how to brush their teeth, has quadrupled since the onset of [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A survey showed that one out of four Korean consumers has used an augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR)-based fitting service that enables them to try on fashion items virtually. The Korea Federation of Textile Industries conducted a survey of 831 consumers who had purchased fashion items online. [...]
BUSAN, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Footwear Industrial Promotion Center of the Busan Economic Promotion Agency, together with local startup K-Nets & ENG Co., has jointly released a new augmented reality (AR)-based application that enables users to virtually try on a variety of shoes. With the new SHOEDOG app, consumers can try on shoes [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., a major South Korean builder, is set to employ augmented reality (AR) technology for construction and quality management. The company announced on Tuesday that it had developed a building information modeling (BIM)-based AR quality management platform. When accessing BIM data through the platform, it’s [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of local and foreign researchers have succeeded in demonstrating augmented reality (AR) service at a giga-level speed in a running subway. In a joint study with researchers from Britain, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) said Wednesday the successful demonstration of 5G AR service at a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A YouTube posting that recreated South Korea’s traditional dance “Taepyeongmu” as an augmented reality (AR) video is enjoying rising popularity. The Taepyeongmu AR, a video created by South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. and the Cultural Heritage Administration, surpassed the 1.1 million view mark on YouTube on [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Tourism Organization announced Monday that it will use an augmented reality (AR)-based avatar application to promote the country’s tourism industry. The app, named ZEPETO, uses face recognition as well as AR and 3D technology to create avatars in a virtual space. The app is currently being used [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A cartoon and augmented reality (AR)-based exhibition will be held to commemorate the lives of Korean sex slave victims taken by the Japanese military. To be held jointly by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and Korea Manhwa Contents Agency, the exhibition will run from November 11 to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — An augmented reality (AR) navigation service will be introduced at one of the largest department stores in the country. On Monday, South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. signed an agreement with Shinsegae Inc., Shinsegae Property and MAXST to jointly introduce 5G multi-access edge computing (MEC)-based AR content [...]