NAVER LABS Starts the “AR Navigation” Beta Test with the National Museum of Korea
NAVER LABS Starts the “AR Navigation” Beta Test with the National Museum of Korea
NAVER LABS Starts the “AR Navigation” Beta Test with the National Museum of Korea
- ARCVERSE, the new universe of technology convergence used in the NAVER 1784, will be applied to the NMK
- AR navigation shows exhibition routes between floors and even reproduces the scenes when relics were discovered, allowing visitors to have a more vivid experience
November 10, 2022
The time when technology seamlessly connects reality and a virtual world and the past and the present is approaching fast.
NAVER LABS (CEO Seok Sang-ok) announced that it will conduct a beta test for the National Museum of Korea’s AR navigation service in cooperation with the museum. The service supports the augmented reality (AR) experience in the museum driven by digital twins.
The beta test will be conducted twice, the first from November 11th to 25th and the second from December 5th to 16th. Visitors who want to experience the AR navigation service can apply through the National Museum of Korea website.
Just like the NAVER 1784 building, the AR navigation of the museum is an example of ARCVERSE, a technological convergence ecosystem based on digital twins that NAVER LABS is upgrading. The difference in how AR navigation is utilized in the museum versus in 1784 is that the robots in 1784 use the 5G network and the cloud to help the work of employees, whereas at the museum, the precise indoor localization technology and AR help make the exhibition experience of visitors more colorful.
It is expected that visitors can have a seamless exhibition experience as mapping, localization, tracking, rendering, and object recognition occur without interruption. First and foremost, AR navigation enables precise localization that was difficult with the existing GPS, allowing visitors to locate themselves in the museum and conveniently search for exhibition routes accordingly.
In addition, visitors can have a more interesting experience through AR. As they hold their smartphones in front of certain exhibits, such as the comb-pattern pottery (bitsalmunui togi) or the monument marking of King Jinheung's inspection on Mt. Bukhansan, AR shows the detailed figure of relics or brings the scenes when relics were discovered. Furthermore, some exhibition halls, such as the period of the Three States and the Joseon Dynasty era, support the AR tour mode. In other words, visitors will have a vivid experience as if they have time traveled to the past where historic sites and relics were in place.
Beta test screens of NAVER LABS’ AR navigation at the National Museum of Korea
Seok Sang-ok, CEO of NAVER LABS, said, “Through the advanced technologies of NAVER LABS, we expect visitors to have a richer and more vivid experience in the museum without time and space restrictions. Also, as there have been needs for ARC eye from various global partners, we believe the collaboration with the museum will be a starting point for us to expand our cooperation with partners in different fields based on ARC eye, which will be soon presented through the NAVER Cloud platform.”
Meanwhile, NAVER LABS and the National Museum of Korea will continue collaborating in various fields, starting with the beta test.
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