Technologies for wearable devices and their core components enabling maximization of users’ immersive experiences and ease of spatial restrictions by providing environments combined with virtual and real worlds (Displays and optics) Technologies for generating and presenting virtual content for users (Information processing) Technologies for real-time tracking and recognizing users’ behavioral information such as movement and position of head, body and gaze, hand gestures, voices, etc.

(Market forecast) The global VR/AR market is expected to be expanded from \0.9 trillion in 2015 to \74 trillion in 2024 with 41.6% growth of CAGR.

(Government policies) included in Korean government policies such as “Virtual-world industry promotion plan (2016)”, “9 national strategic projects (2016)”, “13 promotion plans for innovational growth engine (2017)”, “Development plans for economics converged with virtual-world (2020)”

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Technology that creates 3D virtual spaces (objects, people, and environments) with real-world shapes and attributes, simulates them through real-world interactions and real-time interactions in real-world and virtual convergence (XR) environments, and then reproduces and visualizes changes.

(Markets) The global XR market is expected to grow 76.9% annually from $7.89 billion in 2019 to $136.8 billion in 2024 (Source: IDC) (The size of the domestic XR market) $590 million ('19) → $2.63 billion ('24) (Source: Digi-Capital) (XR Industrial Application Market) $9 billion ('19) → $121 billion ('24) (Source: IDC)

(Policies) Promising technology fields included in the virtual convergence economy development strategy ('20) and the Korean version of the New Deal Comprehensive Plan-DNA ecosystem reinforcement ('20)

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Realistic content streaming technology that can achieve light weight and structural simplification of devices by providing computing resources of 5G MEC to VR and AR devices.

Real-time, high-definition, large-capacity realistic content technology that combines edge computing (edge cloud) to devices so that real-time, high-definition, and large-capacity realistic content (education, defense, medical, games, etc.) can be used through the network.

Core technology for high-quality realistic content that can provide services without dissonance and heterogeneity of human five senses in devices for realistic content on 5G networks that support low-latency streaming.

(Markets) The global realistic content industry is expected to increase 52.6% annually from $28.9 billion in 2017 to $364.1 billion in 2023 (Source: Statista, Global Industry Analysts)

(Policies) This technology is in line with the government's "Three Innovation Strategies in the Content Industry ('19)" and the "Virtual Convergence Economy Development Strategy ('20)" as well as the leading realistic content development strategy.

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Lightweight deep learning technology capable of recognizing and classifying objects of images input in real time on an embedded OS-based edge device. It is a self-developed AI-based image analysis algorithm and engine that can recognize and classify objects in edge devices. It can be applied to AI-based vehicle cameras to detect a combination of vehicles, pedestrians, and unexpected situations. Human interaction technology can be developed through user emotion and face recognition.

(Markets) The global image analysis market is expected to grow 20.55% annually from 4.9 billion USD ('15) to 11.7 billion USD ('25)

(Policies) One of the strategic investment areas of the Ministry of Economy and Finance's "Innovation Growth Strategy Investment Direction" (18.8)

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Technology that provides a dramatic and fantastic Extreme Fantasy experience based on storytelling to experienced people Seamless experience is possible for each content scenario Modularization/connection of components of the walking/airspace/rock climbing environment platform

(Markets) The virtual reality market is expected to record an average annual growth rate of 33.5% from 2018 to 2024, and sales in the VR hardware sector are also growing accordingly

(Policies) The establishment of a virtual reality and augmented reality ecosystem is selected as a national strategic project and is intensively fostering it, and VR/AR is selected as one of the core industries of the 4th industrial revolution

It is used for VR-based dynamic e-sports platforms and non-face-to-face VR-based home training platforms for urban indoor park

Various boarding modules are manufactured and used as multi-purpose VR simulators

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Development of a spatial loss virtual training system including a 360°Yaw motion platform-based simulator, a virtual reality (VR) basic training simulator, a biosignal monitoring system, and a training management system Providing visual/ vestibular engine-based spatial loss training using 360°Yaw + 6 DOF (Degrees Of Freedom) motion platform and providing a low-cost training model through VR basic training simulator Technology for analyzing the connection between spatial loss-biological signals through linkage of spatial loss simulators, bio-signal monitoring systems, and training management systems

(Markets) It can contribute to preventing serious accidents caused by loss of spatial quality, thereby reducing the cost of losing advanced pilots' manpower Expecting the inflow of trainees by establishing a hub for overseas pilots Effect of inflow of overseas trainees and reduction of overseas consignment education costs ($1,200/1 person): Expected 6,000 domestic pilots.

(Policies) This technology is also in line with the government's "Virtual Convergence Economy Development Strategy" ("20)" and "Basic Plan for the Promotion of the Spatial Information Industry".

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