SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Pokémon GO frenzy is just beginning in South Korea, but not everyone is happy with the game, with players living outside urban areas complaining about a lack of easily accessible PokéStops. PokéStops are an essential component of Pokémon GO, places where players can freely collect items like Poké [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Two South Korean public institutes said Thursday that augmented reality and virtual reality are two of the most promising industries in the next eight years. A joint analysis by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology and the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade showed that augmented reality [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Niantic’s augmented reality game Pokémon GO has set a new record in Korea, becoming the mobile game that attracted the most users among Android smartphones. According to WiseApp, a mobile app analytics company, an estimated 6.98 million people used Pokémon GO in the first week (January 23 to 29) [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – It is long overdue. Six months after its global launch, Niantic’s Pokémon Go has finally come to South Korea. The augmented reality game kicked off with a good start. Local videogame stocks soared Tuesday over market anticipation, and social networking services were rampant with thrills and excitement. App analytics [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The impeachment vote to bring down President Park Geun-hye is planned for Friday, but it’s not going to stop angry Koreans from once again gathering on Saturday for what will be the 7th nationwide rally, with protestors calling for Park to step down immediately. This weekend’s rally, however, will [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A total of 16 ideas were selected as finalists for the Second Idea Contest for Public Safety Science, hosted this year by the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. The contest’s grand prize (general category) went to Yoon Hyung-ryul, who suggested using a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) shared Monday technology highlighted at the IFA 2016 (September 2 to September 7), which, according to the institute, was met with acclaim. The IFA, or Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin, is one of the world’s leading trade shows for consumer electronics alongside CES [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will create 40 billion won (US$34.5 million) in special funds to foster the virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) industries, the science ministry said Wednesday. The Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning said funds are aimed at bringing more investment in the fields and to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The cultural academy of the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) on Friday opened a conference to provide insight into global trends and the future of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). The one-day conference in Seoul titled “The VR, AR Insight” brought together local and international experts on [...]
ULSAN, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Pokémon Go may not make its official launch in Korea for a while, but its popularity here continues with fans flocking to areas across the peninsula where a GPS glitch in the game has allowed for its operation. Ulsan’s Ganjeol Cape is among the locations that have accumulated hundreds, [...]