LG Uplus Unveils World's First Realistic VR Content of the International Space Station

LG Uplus models are enjoying the new content "Space Experience: International Space Station Experience."

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] LG Uplus announced on the 10th that it will release Episode 3 of the new virtual reality (VR) content "Space Experience: International Space Station Experience," part of the global 5G content alliance "Extended Reality (XR) Alliance," for which it serves as the chair company.

"International Space Station Experience" is the first project, a four-part VR content series filmed in actual space using 3D 360-degree VR for the first time. It features realistic views of the actual outer space outside the International Space Station.

The newly released content depicts astronauts who trained together on Earth reuniting (UNITE) at the International Space Station. Within the cycle of continuously completing assigned missions, the astronauts realize humanity's dream of space conquest while simultaneously developing a "space culture" aboard the International Space Station.

Notably, the exterior of the International Space Station was filmed using the world's first 3D 360-degree VR camera. To achieve this, XR Alliance participant "Felix & Paul Studios" directly manufactured a camera equipped with specially designed lenses that withstand extreme temperatures from -156 degrees Celsius to 121 degrees Celsius and minimize flare effects. They collaborated with the U.S. Time Studio, ISS U.S. National Laboratory, NASA, and the Canadian Space Agency to film "spacewalks." Flare effects refer to phenomena where strong light sources such as the sun reflect or scatter inside the lens, appearing as circles, rings, star shapes, or hazy fog.

LG Uplus, together with the XR Alliance, plans to produce and release the final episode soon.

Meanwhile, to celebrate the launch of the new content, LG Uplus will hold an event on the U+ DIVE application from the 11th to the 31st. Viewers who watch three selected contents, including "International Space Station Experience," will be entered into a draw to win prizes such as a Samsung Electronics Galaxy S22 (1 winner), Galaxy Buds2 (2 winners), and Starbucks coffee coupons (33 winners).

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