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How Smart Cities Can Use Augmented Reality Technology

ARPost

Augmented reality technology, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence are some of the most promising solutions out there. See Also: Future Business Automation: Augmented Reality Applications Fueled by IoT Data Platforms. What Is the Role of Augmented Reality Technology in Smart Cities?

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DoubleMe to Make City-Scale Digital Twin of Buyeo, South Korea

ARPost

Their next initiative, creating “the world’s first hologram city,” combines elements of both of these technologies to map a digital version of Buyeo, South Korea. They’re also behind HoloPortal Studio, an application for hologram motion capture.

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SK Telecom Rolls Out Magic Leap In-Stores in South Korea, Announces Harry Potter & League of Legends AR Partnerships

Next Reality AR

The partnership between Magic Leap and leading South Korean wireless carrier SK Telecom took on an added importance earlier this week as the company unveiled the world's first nationwide 5G network.

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Seoul Metropolitan Government Launches Public Metaverse

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This Monday, South Korea’s Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that its Metaverse platform for public service relationships is now open to the capital’s population. Metaverse Seoul allows its users to access various public services and resources within an immersive virtual reality (VR) environment.

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China Wants To Ship 25 Million VR Headsets By 2026

VRScout

The ambitious action plan was published by five Chinese government ministries led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and includes augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality technologies. Credit: Bloomberg. For more information check out the full action plan here. Feature Image Credit: HTC Vive, Alvin Wang.

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SOUTH KOREA 2022 CHAT WITH MARK BAXTER: METAVERSE, EMERGING TECH AND B2B VS. B2C TECH

Digitalnauts

SOUTH KOREA 2022 CHAT WITH MARK BAXTER: METAVERSE & EMERGING TECH. TELL US A BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DIGITALNAUTS TO GO TO SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA THIS YEAR CAME ABOUT. So, this was the first time they managed to get a cohort over to South Korea since the pandemic. It’s South Korea!

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North Korea Debuts ‘New’ Augmented Reality Education Tool

VRScout

It seems the DPRK is stepping into augmented reality ed tech—but is their latest contraption a copy? North Korea has unveiled a “new intelligent playground equipment for children” that seems to be an AR sandbox, according to a video out last week from the state-run TV news broadcaster, NK News reports. “It