SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker by sales, said Friday it has partnered with Facebook to help the U.S. social media giant test augmented reality. Earlier in the week, Facebook announced it will test a new feature in Facebook Messenger that will let users message companies to see [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government will invest nearly 19 billion won to develop augmented reality platforms over the next three years. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced plans for a number of major technology research projects worth 18.7 billion won on Monday, including AR platform development, support for blockchain-based [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — With the introduction to market of 5th generation wireless systems (5G) forecast for next year, there has been an abundance of gaming content and shopping services integrated with VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) — two technologies widely considered to be hallmarks of a 5G future — released. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. will unveil its new Galaxy S9 smartphone using augmented reality (AR) technology at its launch event next week, industry sources said Thursday. Samsung is set to take the wraps off the Galaxy S9 smartphone in Barcelona at 6 p.m. Sunday on the eve of the opening [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – First brought into the spotlight thanks to last year’s global hit Pokémon GO, in only a year augmented reality games have gone from hero to zero. Mainstream interest has quickly cooled, as AR games released since have failed to captivate the public’s attention. According to gaming industry sources, a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — For all the help of advanced technologies unimaginable by previous generations, it doesn’t seem like the people of today are enjoying more relaxed times. That is the very idea that South Korean media artist Lee Bei-kyoung had in mind when he started working on art with respect to time [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ICT ministry said Thursday that it will open two additional new complexes to promote virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology as the country aims to become a global powerhouse in the sectors. The two centers will be set up at Korea National University Of Arts [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Augmented reality is becoming one of the hottest trends in South Korea’s retail sector following the worldwide success of Niantic’s Pokémon GO, offering local consumers a unique yet more convenient shopping experience. Last month, Hanssem, a leading home furnishing company, equipped its mobile shopping app with an AR service, [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of Pokémon GO players in South Korea has plummeted to a third of the initial count, data by WiseApp showed Monday, fewer than three months after the AR game’s launch on January 24. The mobile analytics company, based on a sample study of local Android users, estimated [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Institute of Ecology has introduced an augmented reality-based selfie feature to its park experience for a little extra fun for visitors. According to officials, visitors can use an AR object recognition app, circusAR, and direct the camera at the ticket to have 15 animal graphics pop up [...]