Sancheong Korean Medicine Museum Selected for Ministry of Culture's 'Immersive Content' Contest

Secured 1.2 Billion KRW in National Funding, Introduced 4th Industrial Technologies like AR
Developed Content Including Traditional Yakjeon Street and Virtual Korean Medicine Consultation Experience

Sancheong Korean Medicine Museum (Photo by Sancheong-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Sancheong Korean Medicine Museum, which opened in 2007 as the first Korean medicine specialized museum in Korea, is set to transform with the introduction of '4D immersive content.'

Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 10th that the Sancheong Korean Medicine Museum was selected for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's '2021 Public Museum and Art Gallery Immersive Content Production and Experience Space Creation Support Project,' securing a budget of 1.2 billion KRW (500 million KRW national funds, 700 million KRW local funds).

Among more than 240 public museums and art galleries nationwide, only 21 institutions were selected for this project.

This project develops new content utilizing 4th Industrial Revolution technologies such as VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality), and MR (Mixed Reality) to provide visitors with unique cultural experience services.

The Sancheong Korean Medicine Museum plans to redecorate with various immersive contents developed and produced under the theme of 'Korean Medicine Meets Future Technology.'

First, a diorama of the old traditional herbal medicine street will be created, and MR (Mixed Reality) technology will be applied to give visitors the feeling of actually being on the old herbal medicine street.

Using VR (Virtual Reality) technology, a virtual Korean medicine clinic experience will also be produced to allow visitors to try virtual oriental medical treatment.

Additionally, an application delivering various information about Sancheong’s pride, including oriental medicinal herbs and traditional medicinal tools, through AR (Augmented Reality) will be developed and introduced.

In particular, under the theme 'Communicating with Donguibogam,' an 'interactive immersive video (interactive media)' will be produced in the museum’s video room.

This content combines wall and floor projections to provide an immersive experience as if the viewer is submerged in the video.

The interactive screen production creates a beautiful and mysterious atmosphere, expected to enhance visitor satisfaction.

The county plans to complete the production and installation of immersive content for the Sancheong Korean Medicine Museum within this year and present it to visitors starting next year.

A county official said, “Through this production project, we hope to provide local residents with new opportunities to enjoy culture and to raise awareness of the history of Donguibogam and the excellence of Sancheong’s oriental medicinal herbs for visitors. We will continue to do our best to create future value for our county centered on Donguibogam Village.”

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