Busan City Operates Nation's First Interactive Communication 'Cyber Forest Experience'

Busan City Cyber Forest Experience Program Demonstration. (Photo by Busan City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] Busan City announced on the 20th that it will operate the nation's first cyber forest experience program using smartphones.

The city devised this program to provide indirect forest experiences for citizens whose outdoor activities have been restricted due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation and 'social distancing.'

When a forest interpreter conducts a broadcast, participants can ask questions directly via comments on their smartphones and receive real-time explanations.

Anyone can participate in the cyber forest experience by searching for 'Busan Sanlim Education Center Cyber Forest Experience' on the Naver Band app and joining. Starting from the 21st, it will be held eight times for 30 minutes each at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. every Tuesday to Friday.

A Busan City official said, "The cyber forest experience at the Busan Sanlim Education Center, operated for the first time nationwide, will help relieve stress by allowing citizens who spend a lot of time indoors to enjoy the forest together with a forest interpreter without having to visit the forest directly."

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