Gwangju City Renovates Closed-Circuit Television Virtual Reality Experience Center

Gwangju Metropolitan City has renovated the 'Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Virtual Reality (VR) Video Experience Center,' where visitors can experience CCTV in a virtual reality space, and will operate it starting from the 16th.

The video experience center, located at the CCTV Integrated Control Center, has been expanded and relocated from the 2nd floor to the 1st floor. It was established as part of an investment project by LG Uplus (LGU+), the selected line operator.

The video experience center provides various information about the types of CCTV and the role of the Integrated Control Center, targeting elementary school students aged 8 and above, parents, and workers in institutions and organizations.

The virtual reality (VR) training program is designed so that users wearing VR devices can press an emergency bell and communicate directly with the control center when an emergency occurs in the virtual reality environment. The program guides users on how to use the emergency bell through VR and plans to actively promote its use by citizens in urgent situations.

In particular, to make the experience easy and fun for children, an unmanned information terminal (Kiosk) is operated. The kiosk provides videos on water safety and earthquake evacuation rules, among others.

Gwangju City expects that through various experience programs at the CCTV Virtual Reality (VR) Video Experience Center, citizens will develop the ability to respond quickly to disasters or crimes.

The experience sessions are held three times on weekdays at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m., each lasting about 30 minutes. Citizens who wish to participate can apply through Gwangju City's website (Communication & Participation - Direct Reservation). Detailed information can be confirmed at the CCTV Integrated Control Center.

The CCTV Integrated Control Center Video Experience Center opened in October 2013 and was used by 13,291 people but was downsized and then suspended due to COVID-19.

Park Nam-ju, Director of the Citizen Safety Office, said, "The virtual reality video experience center was established to help understand the role of the Integrated Control Center and to respond to disasters and crimes." He added, "We will develop and operate various programs to create a safe city."

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