105 
Dazzling drone display targets coronavirus in South Korea
Digital Trends
JULY 6, 2020
News Coronavirus COVID-19 drone display Drones Korea South KoreaThe display thanked people for helping to tackle the pandemic.
South Korea Related Topics 
Inside Space 360 – South Korea’s Amazing Fulldome Theater
VRScout
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Recent advances in existing projection technology have, however, made possible a new kind of immersive movie theater experience, such as Space 360, which opened last year in Guangju, South Korea. The project was financed by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. The post Inside Space 360 – South Korea’s Amazing Fulldome Theater appeared first on VRScout. Fully immersive experiences without the need of a VR headset. Are we there yet?
Join 7,000+
Insiders
Sign Up for our Newsletter
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Trending Sources
Facebook To Bring South Korea VR/AR Startups Under Its Wing
UploadVR
APRIL 8, 2017
Facebook Startups VR Industry News South Korea
Minecraft Earth Launches In More Countries, Now Available In Canada, South Korea, Philippines
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
The Minecraft Earth release schedule seems to be speeding up a bit – just a few days after the last batch of countries , the new AR mobile game is now available in Canada, South Korea and the Philippines. Say hi to: South Korea Canada Philippines?. The game, while still in early access, is now available publicly to anyone in Australia, Mexico, Sweden, New Zealand, Canada, South Korea, the Philippines and Iceland.
Oculus Quest 2 Comes To South Korea Telecom Stores
Upload VR
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Oculus Quest 2 is coming to South Korean retail tomorrow via SK Telecom, the country’s largest wireless carrier, according to Korea Herald. South Korea is still battling a third wave of COVID-19. Quest 2 was the second Oculus headset to officially come to Korea.
Report Suggests Oculus Rift is Finally Heading to South Korea
UploadVR
JULY 13, 2016
hardware oculus VR Headsets VR Industry News oculus rift Rift shipping samsung South Korea
SK Telecom Rolls Out Magic Leap In-Stores in South Korea, Announces Harry Potter & League of Legends AR Partnerships
Next Reality AR
APRIL 3, 2019
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. During an event at SK Telecom's headquarters in South Korea, Jung-ho Park, the company's CEO, outlined its aggressive dive into 5G, which includes a few new augmented reality initiatives.
DoubleMe to Make City-Scale Digital Twin of Buyeo, South Korea
ARPost
JANUARY 26, 2021
While there’s no substitute for physically experiencing a new place, XR development company DoubleMe is creating a holographic replica of the historic South Korean city Buyeo. Travel is difficult. It’s expensive and time consuming, not to mention challenges like learning a new language.
Dedicated ‘Beat Saber’ Machine to Hit VR Arcades in South Korea & China
Road to VR
AUGUST 28, 2018
The post Dedicated ‘Beat Saber’ Machine to Hit VR Arcades in South Korea & China appeared first on Road to VR. Beat Games, the Czech Republic-based indie developers behind smash hit rhythm game Beat Saber , are aiming to make a big splash in Asia with a newly revealed dedicated arcade machine. The cabinet was created in partnership with SKonec Entertainment , a Seoul-based company that recently opened a VR multiplex called VR SQUARE.
Take a Walk Through South Korea’s GDF 2019 Exhibition
Peter Graham
JULY 26, 2019
While America seems to be the hub for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) content – a great deal of news comes from there anyway – one country that’s wholeheartedly embraced these technologies is South Korea. Offering one of the few videogame experiences was South Korean company Around Effect, with AR/VR Interaction Show, an AR shooting title designed for kids.
Leveraging 5G Networks to bring VR to South Korea, with Korea Telecom?s Joonmo Park
XR for Business Podcast
MAY 26, 2020
One exception is South Korea, where a 5G network is quickly proliferating. Korea Telecom’s Joonmo Park discusses how his company is using the network to evangelize VR. Today, we're speaking with Joonmo Park, new media business development manager at Korea Telecom, the largest telecommunications company in South Korea. I was really impressed with some of the work that I've been seeing come out of Korea. You're like the Netflix of VR in South Korea.
|
South Korea’s SKonec Entertainment Open First Western Location in LA
Peter Graham
DECEMBER 6, 2019
South Korea has a dedicated virtual reality (VR) community of creators but it’s not often the content makes it out of the country and onto western shores. ” It was noted that one downside was the need to go to South Korea to play it. SKonec Entertainment has featured on VRFocus before thanks to its Mortal Blitz franchise but the company mostly specialises in location-based entertainment (LBE) on its home turf.
LG TV Launches AR Home Shopping For South Korean Viewers
VRScout
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Earlier this week, LG telecom subsidiary LG Uplus and startup Eyecandylab launched a new shopping app exclusively in South Korea that allows TV viewers to interact with two popular live shopping channels in AR using their smartphones. . Unfortunately, these AR features are currently only available to South Korean LG TV owners. The post LG TV Launches AR Home Shopping For South Korean Viewers appeared first on VRScout. Korean home-shopping enters the 21st-century.
‘Twilight’ VR Ride Coming to Lionsgate Theme Park
VRScout
MARCH 13, 2018
Santa Monica-based film and TV studio, Lionsgate, is opening theme parks in South Korea and China. In 2020, Lionsgate will followup their Chinese indoor theme park with an outdoor park in South Korea in the tourism hub of Jeju Island. A rendering of Lionsgate Movie World, Lionsgate’s first full-scale outdoor theme park set to launch in 2020 in South Korea. News China Hunger Games Insurgent Lionsgate South Korea Theme Parks
Mobile AR Game Minecraft Earth Is Now Available In The United Kingdom
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
The United Kingdom joins New Zealand, Iceland , Australia, Mexico, Sweden , Canada, South Korea and the Philippines as launch countries. Death, taxes and Minecraft Earth launch countries – that’s what it feels like lately, with new launch countries for the mobile AR game popping up every few days. This time, it’s the United Kingdom’s turn to get building. Tea, crumpets – and now also Minecraft Earth! Early access has arrived in the United Kingdom. Jolly good!
South and North Korea Are Bracing for Their Second Typhoon in a Week
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Typhoon Maysak slammed South Korea early on Thursday and then made a second landfall in North Korea, killing at least two people, decimating homes, causing a power outage for a quarter million people and knocking over trees and telephone poles.
LG to Stop Making Phones Worldwide by July 31
GizModo VR
APRIL 5, 2021
LG, the South Korea-based electronics manufacturer, will soon stop producing new mobile phones worldwide, according to a press release from the company early Monday. lg economy of south korea lg thinq lg corporation companies chaebol business finance technology internet lg electronics technology smartphonesRead more.
300 drones lit up the night sky in Seoul in an immaculate display of solidarity for healthcare workers
Mashable VR
JULY 9, 2020
More about Drones , Seoul , South Korea , Light Show , and Coronavirus. Drones Seoul South Korea Light Show Coronavirus
Samsung Heir: Sorry I'm in Jail, but Uh, Please Keep Working
GizModo VR
JANUARY 27, 2021
business_finance labor law_crime companies economy of south korea economy lee jae yong chaebol samsung electronics lee kun hee samsung briberyEveryone’s had a boss who sent a tone-deaf email but imprisoned Samsung heir apparent Lee Jae-yong has one-upped them all.
Diving Into VR Without a Headset
Tech Trends VR
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Yet advances in existing projection technology have made it possible for new kinds of immersive movie theaters to be built, such as Space 360 in South Korea, opened last year. The project was financed by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Inside Space 360 – South Korea’s Amazing Fulldome Theater via @alicebonasio [link] pic.twitter.com/0FkDf3kS2e. Is this the closest we have to the Holodeck? It very well might be.
Intel to Bring 2018 Olympic Winter Games Experience to Windows Mixed Reality
Road to VR
OCTOBER 4, 2017
Announced during the main press briefing at Microsoft’s event held in San Francisco, Intel will be bringing a ‘Windows Mixed Reality experience’ for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. 360 Video News Bits Windows Mixed Reality 2018 winter olympics intel ioc partnership intel true vr microsoft event olymipics 360 video olympics livestream 360 Olympics vr olympics vr livestream south korea windows mixed reality experience
LG OLED TVs are overheating, but there’s no need to panic. Yet
Digital Trends
JULY 22, 2020
So far, only models sold in South Korea are vulnerable to the problem. Home Theater News LG TVs OLED tvs overheating safety
China grants first 5G licenses amid Huawei global setback
TechCrunch VR
JUNE 5, 2019
The acceleration clearly demonstrates Beijing’s ambition to race ahead in the global 5G industry where the United States and South Korea already had a head start in commercial deployment. Asia 5g Beijing China China Mobile china telecom china unicom huawei Information technology Ministry of Industry and Information Technology smartphone south korea telecommunications Virtual realityIt’s official.
Virtual Reality and Robotics
Immersive Authority
MARCH 2, 2017
Check out these VR-Robotics integrated rides in South Korea. General Interactive Tech 4IR robotics South Korea vrWhile a lot of the West’s focus on VR has been on software development, better head mounted displays and controllers; much more has been happening on the robotics-front in the East. It’s communal and has some level of interactivity.
Nreal Light AR Smart Glasses Will Be Bundled With Latest Samsung And LG Smartphones
VRScout
AUGUST 12, 2020
Nreal’s smartphone-powered consumer AR headset finally arrive this month in Korea. Unfortunately, this deal is exclusive to LGU+ customers in South Korea; at least for the moment.
Niantic Begins Accepting Nominations for PokéStops in Pokémon GO
Next Reality AR
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
The beta version of the system will be limited to level 40 players in Brazil and South Korea, with child accounts excluded. Augmented reality gaming developer Niantic has decided to give its players the opportunity to make their mark on Pokémon GO with a PokéStop nomination system. While an international launch date has not been revealed, the company announced on Tuesday that it plans to start a limited beta test of the nomination system soon.
How To Watch The 2020 Tokyo Olympics In VR
VRScout
JULY 23, 2021
Similar technology was also employed during the 2018 winter games in South Korea. Immerse yourself in everything from the Opening Ceremony to seven exciting events using the NBC Olympics VR app.
Where To Pre-Order The Oculus Quest 2
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
According to research by RoadtoVR , Germany and South Korea are straight out of luck when it comes to availability. Those in the US will have to wait until late November to get their hands on the new Quest.
AR Glasses Startup Nreal Secures $40M in Series B Financing
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Since its penultimate funding round in February 2019, the company has since commercialized it Nreal Light AR headset, which is currently only available in South Korea.
Interactive 360° LED Tower Reacts To Movement In Real-Time
VRScout
JUNE 23, 2021
South Korea-based creative technology company Giantstep is no stranger to developing jaw-dropping visual productions. Corporate videos are so 2020. Giantstep is looking to take brand awareness to the next level with its interactive environments.
Microsoft to Expand Azure Kinect’s Computer Vision Tech to Commercial Market
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
” Microsoft has also recently expanded HoloLens 2’s availability to Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
The State of 5G in 2021: Are We There Yet?
GizModo VR
MARCH 17, 2021
and South Korea flipped the switches on the first commercial 5G networks. About two years ago, wireless carriers in the U.S. And while 5G is still in its infancy, now seems like a good time to take stock of where 5G is at right now, and where it’s going. Read more.
LG Just Shattered Your Rollable OLED TV Dreams With an $87,000 Price Tag
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 20, 2020
It promised the TV would ship sometime in 2020, and true to its word you can now buy the LG Signature OLED R , if you live in South Korea, and… Read more.
This Subway Station in Seoul Doubles as a Futuristic Vegetable Garden
GizModo VR
MAY 8, 2021
In fact, if you lived in South Korea, you could enjoy these leafy greens from the comfort of the Sangdo… Read more. Although the image above might look like something straight out of Candyland—drat, my age is showing—I am pleased to inform you that it is part of our world.
Real VR Fishing Brings Stunning Environments To Quest Next Month
UploadVR
AUGUST 13, 2019
Real VR Fishing uses photogrammetry to reproduce real-world locations across South Korea with stunning results. Again, they’re all from South Korea, but the chance to explore a bunch of spots around the country is pretty compelling. When it comes to virtual fishing, I’m more of a Bait! guy than a simulator lover. Real VR Fishing is set to strike a nice balance between the two when it launches on Quest next month.
Viveport Infinity Now Only $27 For The Entire Year In ‘Play At Home’ Sale
UploadVR
APRIL 14, 2020
Canada, France, UK, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Germany, Spain, Russia, and South Korea. Starting today until Sunday, April 19th, all new and renewing subscribers can get 75% off an annual Viveport Infinity subscription. This brings the price down to just $2.25/month, or $27/year.
Guest Editorial: We Need To Talk About The Ethics Of VR Now, Before It’s Too Late
UploadVR
MARCH 29, 2020
The VR piece titled ‘I Met You,’ was created for a TV show in South Korea and became a lightning rod for criticism and discussion. The issue of consent is further complicated with the South Korea experiment as the deceased person in question is a child.
Let's personalize your content