A Virtual Reality Sports Experience Center for the Disabled to Open in Yongin

Opening in December on the Site of Samgadong Vehicle Registration Office

A virtual reality sports experience center for people with disabilities will be established in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.

On the 1st, Yongin Special City announced that it has secured the 2023 Virtual Reality Sports Experience Center hosted by the Korea Paralympic Committee.

The Korea Paralympic Committee held a public contest aiming to create three virtual reality experience centers nationwide, and Yongin was selected as the third site following Busan and Mokpo in Jeollanam-do.

The city plans to establish the virtual reality sports experience center through an agreement with the Korea Paralympic Committee and the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education.

The experience center will be built on the site of the Vehicle Registration Office in Samga-dong, Cheoin-gu.

The city will construct the building exterior and renovate convenience facilities such as restrooms for people with disabilities. The Korea Paralympic Committee will invest a budget of 300 million KRW to build the experience center, and the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education will support 200 million KRW for educational programs and the purchase of virtual reality (VR) equipment.

The first floor of the experience center will feature a program experience hall based on augmented reality and virtual reality. To this end, various equipment such as ▲XR Sports ▲Smart Learning ▲AR Action Floor ▲3D Motion Play ▲Laser Shooting ▲VR Bike will be provided. The second floor of the center will be used as an educational space to improve awareness of disabilities among non-disabled people.

The city plans to start construction in October and begin operating the experience center from December.

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