Augmented Reality at Deoksugung Palace Accessible via Mobile Phones... App Content Production

[Asia Economy Reporter Jonggil Lee] A system for viewing Deoksugung Palace in 3D on mobile phones has been introduced. It is a mobile content called ‘Augmented Reality (AR) Deoksugung’ produced by the Cultural Heritage Administration’s Palace and Royal Tombs Division and SK Telecom. It will enter a pilot operation starting from the 24th for Android mobile phones.

AR is a technology that overlays three-dimensional virtual images onto real images or backgrounds to display them as a single video. ‘AR Deoksugung’ consists of three menus: AR Map, AR Photo Zone, and AR Past Life Photo. The AR Map is implemented using thousands of aerial photographs and augmented reality technology. It realistically provides the twelve buildings of Deoksugung and the palace grounds covering approximately 61,000 square meters. It also offers various information such as explanations of the pavilions, locations of convenience facilities, and routes accessible for strollers and wheelchairs.

The AR Photo Zone must be used by visiting Deoksugung in person. When visiting Daehanmun, Junghwajeon, Seogeodang, Seokjojeon, and running the content, traditional costume-wearing dogs, pandas, cats, alpacas, and others appear on the screen. The AR Past Life Photo function allows users to transform into Joseon Dynasty kings, queens, high officials, or gatekeepers and take photos. Users can save images wearing a gache on their head and hanbok or upload them to social networking services (SNS).

A representative from the Palace and Royal Tombs Division said, “It is content that can be enjoyed indoors as well,” and added, “We are working on updating the iPhone application and plan to add English content.”

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