What is the future of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR)? Various companies answer in NRP Demo Day in South Korea.
Gyeonggi Province announced that it will hold the 2021 NRP Demo Day: Gyeonggi XR Showcase, an early corporate performance presentation on augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), this November 24 and 25 at IVEX Studio of U Planet in Gwangmyeong City as well as via online conferencing.NRP Demo Day is a well-known event on virtual and augmented reality that has been held by Gyeonggi Province every year since 2017. This year, the event will provide opportunities to explore the future extended reality (XR) industry through AR/VR companies and glimpse the future of the metaverse, a recently trending concept, under the sub-theme of “Gyeonggi XR Showcase.”
New Reality Partners (NRP) is a project that has been led by Gyeonggi Province to promote AR/VR companies since 2017. Through the six projects conducted so far, Gyeonggi Province has selected and fostered a total of 148 promising AR/VR companies in partnership with global private and public entities.
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| 2021 NRP Demo Day: Gyeonggi XR Showcase gives a stage to various corporates to present augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) |
This event will see the participation of a total of 48 teams, including 27 companies selected through the sixth NRP project this year, one of which is the AR smart helmet-maker DATECHNIQ Inc. Other participants attending the event include nine companies under the Gyeonggi AR/VR Public Service Connection Support Project, including Yangju City (which is creating an AR zoo), and S-Planning Consortium, as well as 12 companies that are participating in the Gyeonggi AR/VR Win-Win Consulting Program, including as ALPHA CIRCLE Inc. With these participants, the event is expected to showcase the current status of various aspects of the AR/VR industries.
Of particular note, attendees will be able to choose a convenient way in which to attend the event, on site or online, through the linkage of offline and online spaces. In addition to acquiring information on AR/VR companies, the event will provide opportunities to deliver and receive B2B (business-to-business) e-commerce consultation proposals, either offline or in the metaverse, for partnerships .
The offline event will be held at IVEX Studio of U Planet, a cultural complex and shopping facility located in Gwangmyeong City. In consideration of COVID-19 protocols, on-site visitors will be welcomed on a first-come, first-served basis. The event can also be attended online via YouTube (Gyeonggi Content Agency: @gg) for general viewers and “Gather.town,” a metaverse platform for B2B consultations.
For this Demo Day, anyone can apply to participate either online or offline via OnOffMix (onoffmix.com). Participating company information and detailed schedules are available on the website (nrp-demoday.or.kr). For more information, contact organizers via the KakaoTalk channel of Demo Day (search “NRP”) or call the Future Content Team of the Gyeonggi Content Agency (031-8064-1719).
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