[Las Vegas (USA) = AVING News] ‘CES 1’, held in Las Vegas, USA for a total of 5 days from January 8th (Thursday) to 4th (Sunday, local time), ended successfully. More than 2023 companies from 173 countries participated in this year’s CES, which has evolved beyond a home appliance and IT exhibition into a comprehensive technology exhibition that covers everything about ‘humans’, showing off their innovative technologies and vision.
CES, hosted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), is the world’s largest tech expo where global companies gather in one place to showcase cutting-edge technologies and new products that are future industries and growth engines. In particular, CES 2023 was held at a scale that was about 40% larger than the previous year, and was expected to be the largest offline event in the United States since the pandemic.
In fact, the CES 2023 site was lively with global companies seeking to lead future industry trends and trends with cutting-edge technology and a large number of visitors. In addition, fields such as mobility, metaverse, robotics, smart city/home, and digital healthcare were also diverse and provided a wealth of attractions.
With the advent of the non-face-to-face era after the COVID-19 pandemic, ‘Metaverse’ is showing great potential and growing significantly, and was selected as a major keyword at CES 2023 and emerged as a hot topic. CTA Vice President Steve Coing also mentioned that the Metaverse is a technology that will change our lives just like the Internet did in the past. In fact, at CES 2023, several companies attracted attention by introducing related services.
Caliverse, a subsidiary of Lotte Data Communication, is one of them. Caliverse uses ultra-high-definition real film 3D VR production technology, realistic real-time rendering graphic production technology based on Unreal Engine, and the user’s gaze or voice in virtual reality. It is a developer with patented interactive technology that allows users to react, and was recently incorporated into the Lotte Group.
Based on real-time rendering, it is possible to produce precise synthesis of film (characters) and graphics and production of highly realistic visual graphics, and it is equipped with network operation technology that realizes large-scale simultaneous access (MMO).
Based on these technologies and know-how, Caliverse is developing a metaverse with realistic graphic visuals and a unique interactive system. In a virtual shopping center, a VR shopping host kindly explains the information users need, and in a virtual concert hall, it provides a realistic experience with more than 6 audiences. We plan to sell land, buildings, and avatars made with NFT, so users can create their own avatars and interiors with editing tools, and enjoy various UGC such as karaoke and DJing.
Caliverse’s Metaverse (VR version demo and 3D TV) allows you to experience the gorgeous visual metaverse developed with Unreal engine 5 through VR devices. In a virtual space, you can meet staff and avatars, listen to explanations, and play virtual shopping centers, virtual stages (K-POP, DJ EM), etc.
In addition, Metaview, a company specializing in industrial metaverse, participated in CES 2023 and introduced a large number of its self-developed industrial metaverse platforms and service solutions. Metaview’s ‘All-In-One’ lineup is a service that allows companies to increase the efficiency of the equipment used when introducing the Metaverse solution, depending on the work environment or task, and ultimately maximize return on investment. It is provided as a cloud subscription and consists of △Metaview Guide (operation guide) △Metaview Remote (remote collaboration support) △Metaview Edu (education system).
Metaview Guide remotely supports the product production process in the creation of augmented reality (AR) content needed in the field. It includes processes such as work location, parts picking, assembly, quality inspection, facility operation, maintenance, warehouse management, loading management, and logistics management, and is characterized by allowing even beginners to enter the field and perform work immediately without training. am. Metaview Remote is a remote maintenance solution that allows you to quickly resolve the problem with the help of remote experts or senior staff when a technical problem occurs in the field. Metaview Edu provides realistic education anytime, anywhere through multi-devices such as PC, HMD, and smart glasses without the need for actual equipment or facilities.
The ‘Metaview Platform’, which was also introduced, is a Metaverse service platform that focuses on versatility and can respond to a wide range of requirements in various industries such as manufacturing, defense, energy, construction, public, medical, and education. By collecting customer requirements, additional custom modules can be provided, and hardware and solutions optimized for the field environment and investment capacity can be selected and introduced.
Jinsong Noh, CEO of Metaview, said, “When introducing Metaverse solutions in existing industrial sites, the cost burden of building various infrastructures, including hardware and SW, was a significant obstacle.” He added, “At this CES, we will introduce selectively depending on specific tasks and environments. “We received a great response by presenting a lineup of customized solutions.”
Movers, which has developed and supplied 3D motion with creator certification to the digital market represented by contents such as Metaverse and Virtual Human, introduced a self-choreography creation solution through piece choreography connection at CES 2023. This is a technology for producing content for social media based on 3D metaverse graphics. It is a content platform currently provided free of charge through the Movers official website, allowing users to create their own avatars and edit and produce various choreography videos using the avatars.
For each avatar, two options are provided: apply the actual user’s face as 3D graphics or implement a general style 3D avatar. In addition, it is possible to insert a total of hundreds of K-POP choreography movements and various background music, images, and videos produced by Movers. In addition, various items provided as a partially paid service can be applied to the video.
Movers explains that it provides a variety of options so that the produced video can be released on social media to freely express the user’s personality, or can be used to celebrate a specific anniversary. Furthermore, the ease of use was emphasized, just like creating a PowerPoint document.
Life Festa, a company that has built a real-world metaverse that anyone can use easily and frequently, with the motto of ‘gamifying everyday life’, introduced its first project, ‘Activly’. It is characterized by providing an experience that connects the context between a real map and a virtual space experience. Within it, users can engage in various daily activities such as walking, exploring, and taking and sharing photos using the AR camera.
Furthermore, we have a ‘C2E (Challenge to Earn)’ system that provides rewards for these activities to improve users’ desire to participate, and use the earned rewards to create a vector-based 3D map or create a virtual space to express their lifestyle. You can also create By expanding this, it is also possible to build a region-based interest community centered around creators.
Life Festa emphasized that Activly, which is based on gamification and interactive social, overcomes the limitations of conventional similar services that focus on passive measurement and enables the creation of an active and sustainable healthy lifestyle.
An official from Life Festa said, “The Real World Metaverse we are working on is gradually expanding its influence in the North American market, so we think this CES can be a good opportunity.” He added, “The Real World Metaverse Active will be the first in 2023. We are planning a launch. “In addition, we plan to introduce the NFT project ‘Penguin Flex’ to the global market,” he added.
‘Digital Twin’, which replicates large-scale facilities or cities on a digital screen, was also one of the pillars of the CES 2023 metaverse. Mobile Tech, an AI technology-based 3D precision map development company, unveiled its ultra-realistic city digital twin service ‘Replica City’ at CES 2023. Replica City was created based on actual 3D spatial information constructed using the self-developed Mobile Mapping System, and is a service that provides updated city data for efficient smart city operation.
At the Mobile Tech booth, you could see the Blue House and Teheran Road in Seoul in a three-dimensional space along with Replica City, which has the advantage of providing a realistic feeling of being there.
Regarding this, Kim Jae-seung, CEO of Mobiltech, said, “Visitors who saw this were divided into two categories: those who were curious and those who were interested and asked questions. Those who found it fascinating said that it felt like they were actually in that space. Additionally, those who asked questions asked whether 3D maps could be applied to various fields. Since it is a map, it has many uses. “It can also be used for tourism and route guidance, and we have received inquiries from experts in various fields such as autonomous driving, games, commerce, and logistics warehouses.”
CEO Kim Jae-seung continued, “We will expand our technology to the Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern markets. In the case of Southeast Asia, we will first build infrastructure in places where not much urban data base has been collected and then complete maps with precision. “We are also planning to provide 3D space in real areas to the metaverse industry, which is emerging as a hot topic in the Middle East.”
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