DAEJEON, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) on Wednesday unveiled a virtual reality (VR) video designed to make viewers feel like they are driving trains for themselves, through its YouTube channel. The new video is a follow-up to the online travel content that the train service operator released last year. The new [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Furniture and home appliances makers, for which consumers have struggled to decide if size and color match well until such items are placed in actual spaces, are vying to bring offline retail experiences online. Shinsegae Casa, a furniture brand of Shinsegae Department Store, unveiled an augmented reality (AR) service [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Virtual reality and augmented reality videos, as well as images expressed on websites, street walls and human bodies will be eligible to be registered as intellectual property (IP) in South Korea, the country’s patent office said Tuesday. The Korea Intellectual Property Office announced that digitally-produced designs with various purposes [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A virtual reality (VR)-rendered full moon will be screened at the COEX convention center in Seoul upcoming Chuseok holiday. The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) began screening the first episode of a VR-rendered Korean art at COEX K-pop Square. The MMCA began streaming the MMCA VR [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A new education program to teach cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has introduced a virtual reality (VR) platform to adjust to the pandemic era. Asan Medical Center in Seoul said Tuesday that it introduced the country’s first VR-based training program for CPR to cope with contact restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. [...]
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 [...]
JEJU, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Tourists in and outside of South Korea can now experience traveling around Jeju Island without having to leave the comfort of their home. The Jeju Tourism Organization (JTO) on Monday opened a ‘special virtual reality (VR) content page’ at the official Jeju tourism portal ‘Visit Jeju.’ The newly-opened Jeju [...]
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. [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — SR Co., the operator of the Super Rapid Train (SRT), has released a 360-degree VR video from inside the train’s locomotive. The video, unveiled at the 2021 Korea Railways & Logistics Fair which kicked off on Wednesday, allows viewers to look around the control room from the conductor’s point [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top wireless carrier, said Monday it has invested in a leading virtual content production company in a move to strengthen its virtual reality (VR) and metaverse services. The carrier said it signed a deal to acquire a stake in Seoul-based ViveStudios, which is behind [...]