Can You See Whales in the Sky Over Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam?

Implementation of Major Tourist Attractions as AR Apps Through Digital Twin

At major tourist attractions in Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam, taking photos with the ‘Namhae Tourism AR’ app allows visitors to meet various characters that enhance memories and even a flying whale.

Namhae-gun is launching the AR app ‘Namhae Tourism AR,’ based on digital twin augmented reality, to commemorate the 2023 tourism project ‘Namhaerang, Mannamhae.’

Digital twin refers to technology that replicates machines, equipment, and objects from the real world into a virtual world within a computer. By integrating this into the tourism app, virtual characters can appear when taking photos at photo zones in major tourist spots.

The areas where AR is implemented include Namhae-eup Youth Center, Mijo Skywalk, Samdong German Village, and Changseon Byeolhaero. At the Namhae-eup Youth Center’s viewing area, visitors can see a yawning cat; at Seolli Skywalk, the character Namegi on the horizon; and at Changseon Byeolhaero, flying pterodactyls and Tyrannosaurus can be encountered.

Additionally, at certain times, visitors can also see a whale floating in the sky.

Last year, during the 10th German Village Festival, Namhae-gun temporarily operated a photo zone where visitors could take certification photos with the digital character Namegi.

Namhae-gun was selected in 2021 for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s digital twin spatial information contest and completed the app, which applies to five major tourist sites, at the end of February this year.

An official from Namhae-gun stated, “By analyzing the patterns of tourists accessing the Namhae Tourism AR app through spatial information called digital twin, it is expected to greatly assist in formulating policies to revitalize tourism.”

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