BUSAN, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean company has developed a new system that allows for the real-time monitoring of logistics facilities using virtual reality (VR) technology, the Busan city government said Thursday. Kuls, a logistics firm located in Busan, recently applied for a patent for its “VR-based logistics center monitoring technology and [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has introduced virtual reality (VR) classes for all of its freshmen starting from last week, part of a non-face-to-face educational experiment using VR devices. Although there are some cases in which other universities have used VR for classes, POSTECH became the first [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, reported a 204 percent increase in the average number of viewers each month who watched video content related to travel and healing on its U+VR app last year as the coronavirus spread throughout the country. Viewer numbers for the movie [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will invest 202.4 billion won (US$181.8 million) this year in virtual reality (VR) technology and devices to support the growth of the country’s digital content industry, according to the ICT ministry on Wednesday. The move comes after the government unveiled a broader interagency investment plan for the [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Electrical Engineering Department at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) held the nation’s first virtual reality (VR)-based orientation session on Monday. The department introduced KAIST’s educational and research environment through a virtual studio using the program ‘Discord’ and the 3D VR platform ‘Mozilla Hub.’ In [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that virtual reality (VR) games are an effective exercise tool for transtibial amputees who have difficulty working up a sweat when they exercise. A research team from the Korea Orthopedics & Rehabilitation Engineering Center, which operates under the umbrella of the Korea Workers’ Compensation and [...]
CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Due to the travel restrictions of the current global pandemic, Eavor Technologies addresses increasing client demand for tours of its facilities through a scalable, innovative, technologically clever solution. Utilizing virtual reality, Eavor can now showcase their demonstration project (Eavor-Lite™) located near Rocky Mountain House, Alberta to any potential [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Local mobile carriers are expanding virtual reality (VR) services to cope with increased demand for online content amid the COVID-19 pandemic, industry sources said Saturday. Leading mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has started offering recorded VR sessions of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival on its Jump VR application [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Genie Music, the music streaming subsidiary of telecommunications giant KT Corp., launched a new entertainment service that combines the 5G-powered virtual reality technology with K-pop on Tuesday. Announcing the launch of the new service, Virtual Play (VP), Genie Music began Tuesday presales of the first VP product featuring soaring [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. said Tuesday it has launched a virtual reality (VR) zone in partnership with major IT companies at home and abroad to provide various content available on its 5G network. South Korea’s leading mobile carrier said users can create their own avatars in its VR space, Virtual [...]