Will VR Theme Parks Equipped with New Technology and Content Become the Mainstream?
Published2018.04.19 13:27In the film 'Ready Player One,' set in 2045, VR devices are shown as being widely adopted. So where have current VR devices and content come to now?
An exhibition where you can see VR content and device status at a glance will be held. At the 'VR/AR Expo' being held at COEX from the 19th to 22nd, companies operating VR theme parks will participate with large booths. GPM, Sconex Entertainment, and Dragonfly have showcased experience centers.
'MonsterVR' is the brand name of a VR theme park operated by GPM. It is the largest-scale VR theme park in the country, which opened in Songdo in August last year, with average monthly visitors reaching 25,000. It has acquired commercial licenses for VR games through unmanned kiosks and a VR-exclusive launch system.
Sconex Entertainment built an urban VR theme park in Hongdae in March of this year. Unlike content played from a fixed location, it operates new content such as Mortal Blitz For Walking Attraction, Black Wolf, and Darktale Heroes, utilizing a VR walking attraction platform that enables movement and action in actual space. In addition, it showcased content combining VR technology with existing industries such as shopping, healthcare, education, and psychotherapy using VR.
Brotin, a VR content company, unveiled a platform that allows operation of VR rooms with over 30 domestic and international game contents. Using an Android-based platform management tool, the status of game rooms can be managed and checked in real time.
Thirteen Floor, a VR content producer and distributor, enabled experience of 'calm & immerse' and 'MATRIX.' 'Calm & immerse' is VR content with psychologically stabilizing effects verified through medical effectiveness checks such as brainwave analysis, providing psychological stability to patients requiring psychotherapy and modern people suffering from stress. 'MATRIX' is a VR experience utilizing the 6DOF of an HMD, allowing users to experience highly immersive teleportation by passing through doors in VR space through physical body movement.
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Now enjoy a VR theme park in Seoul
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