"Meet Baekbeom Kim Gu through AR" SKT Introduces Independence Movement History with Ultra-Realistic Content

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Cho] SK Telecom announced on the 10th that it will introduce a total of five types of ultra-realistic content, including a Magic Photo Studio that allows visitors to vividly experience the history of the independence movement through advanced ICT technology in a 5G MEC environment, in collaboration with the Independence Hall of Korea.

The five types of immersive content include ▲Magic Photo Studio based on Supernova technology ▲Albert Independence Movement Experience Center using NUGU-enabled coding robots ▲Hangeul Quiz at Sky Park using VR technology ▲Independence Movement experience with 4DX ▲Meeting Baekbeom Kim Gu through Jump AR.

The newly introduced content is the first result jointly planned and presented after SK Telecom and the Independence Hall of Korea signed an agreement in May last year to build an experience center based on 5G MEC.

First, in the ‘Magic Photo Studio,’ SK Telecom’s 5G MEC-based video image restoration solution called ‘Supernova’ technology is applied to restore high-definition images of independence activists’ portraits and historical materials held by the Independence Hall of Korea.

Visitors can also create meaningful composite photos as if they took pictures together with historical figures. The captured results can be stored in a gallery format on a large display device and can be sent to personal SNS if desired.

At the ‘Albert Independence Movement Experience Center,’ visitors can explore the history of the independence movement base construction and independence wars in Manchuria, China during the Japanese colonial period using the NUGU Albert coding robot, and also experience a program that replaces Japanese expressions remaining in daily life with pure Korean words.

At the MR Independence Theater, which is the first in Korea to offer multi-video experiences such as 4DX, VR, AR, and MR, visitors can enjoy the 4DX animation and VR video content titled ‘Protect Hangeul,’ themed on preserving the Korean language during the Japanese colonial period.

Through SK Telecom’s augmented reality solution Jump AR, visitors can experience AR composites of Teacher Kim Gu. In the future, Jump AR plans to showcase the vast content of the Independence Hall of Korea through various augmented reality content.

SK Telecom and the Independence Hall of Korea plan to continuously co-develop content utilizing ICT technology through a five-year joint project until 2024. Previously, SK Telecom completed the construction of 5G infrastructure along the main visitor routes of the Independence Hall and plans to expand it throughout the entire Independence Hall area, approximately 4 million square meters (1.2 million pyeong), by 2024.

Han Si-jun, Director of the Independence Hall of Korea, said, “We have newly established a citizen-centered participatory exhibition environment that integrates ICT technology with the history of our nation overcoming national crises and protecting independence and sovereignty,” adding, “We hope to become Korea’s best memorial hall that realizes the value of the independence movement and communicates with the public.”

Choi Il-gyu, Head of SK Telecom’s Cloud CO (Company), stated, “The various experiential contents introduced this time are meaningful in that they combined SK Telecom’s ICT technology with the Independence Hall of Korea to create social value by fostering national historical awareness,” and added, “We will do our best to continuously provide various values by developing 5G MEC-based Independence Hall experiential content and setting a new milestone for innovation in exhibition culture.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.