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SINGAPORE – 24 August 2023 – One of Korea’s government institutes, the National IT Promotion Agency (NIPA) has selected 6 Korean metaverse and XR companies to be featured at the K-Metaverse Pavilion at the Augmented World Expo Asia (AWE Asia) 2023, AWE’s official conference in Asia. The K-Metaverse Pavilion will showcase innovations in the Korean metaverse industry at Singapore Expo from August 30-31, 2023 at Booth G1.

Overview of AWE ASIA 2023
◈ (Period) 30-31 August 2023
◈ (Venue) Max Atria at Singapore Expo, Singapore
◈ (Participants) 2,000+ XR Professionals / 80+ Speakers / 60+ Exhibitors
◈ (Description) Leading XR/Metaverse exhibition in the ASEAN and Greater China regions

The 6 companies selected for the K-Metaverse Pavilion will present insights on their role in the Korean XR industry in AWE Asia’s Developers, Platforms & AI Track, and they will dedicate their exhibit time to identifying global partners and investors as part of a business matching program.

The conference session entitled “Enter the K-Metaverse: Innovations from South Korean Companies in Immersive Technology” will allow each company to present on technological innovations of K-Metaverse companies, as part of their global expansion efforts. This session will be held at Substage 1 on August 30th, from 11:30AM – 12:50PM.

The 6 Companies Selected for the K-Metaverse Pavilion at AWE Asia

P&C Solution: AR Hardware for Enterprise
P&C Solution is specialized in XR technologies including AR glasses, VR simulators, and Metaverse solutions. With a focus on addressing industry challenges, the company introduced an Augmented Reality glasses “Metalense”. Metalense addresses the discomfort commonly associated with AR solutions by offering an in-house AR Engine, and the advanced optical technology that seamlessly integrates real-world and augmented digital images. As a dedicated member of the XR community, P&C Solution stands at the forefront of XR technology advancement.

Dataking: Web 3.0 Metaverse Solutions to Teach and Entertain
Dataking is a leading Korean No.1 VR museum and expo content creator. Dataking has 77 business partners and has created 230 online virtual museum content so far. Its other products include 360xcon, a B2B tool for conventions, event organizers, and enterprises and Hexaworld, a Web 3.0 metaverse co-creation platform that allows you to create and trade 3D content in a virtual space.

LITA: Metaverse Experiences Connecting Antiquity with the Present
LITA Corp’s “Lost World” offers a unique virtual reality experience through HMDs, allowing users to immerse themselves in ancient civilizations that no longer exist. Some of these virtual settings replicate existing sites, while others, based on historical accounts, recreate landmarks that have either vanished or cannot be verified today. This content transports participants across various civilizations, giving them a sensation akin to traveling through time, as if they are stepping into the authentic scenes from history. Currently, the platform provides immersive experiences of six distinct civilizations: Angkor Wat, Rome, the Pyramids, Bagan, Baekje, and the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. LITA Corp. aims to expand this virtual space, intending to create an expansive metaverse where users can explore the entirety of human civilization in one place.

Dooribun: Frictionless 3D Streaming for Entertainment and Education
Dooribun’s TUBER enables everyone in the metaverse space to become active content creators with their own personas, rather than passive observers. Incorporating real-time facial capture technology and various broadcasting features into one software, anyone can easily and conveniently become a virtual creator. Without complex equipment or specialized skills, you can become a virtual character and create content within just 10 minutes with only a PC, iPhone, and a microphone.

Salin: Tailored Metaverse Experiences for Museums, Education, and Enterprise
Salin provides a tailored XR Metaverse platform for museums, institutions, and enterprises. Its services include ReadyPlay, a SaaS-based Metaverse Platform, with 11 large scale live deployments and supported on Android, iO, Windows, MacOS, and HMD.

Emotionwave: Where Art and Technology Converge in the Metaverse
Emotionwave Inc. aims to create a new culture where anyone can easily create their own musical inspiration. Emotionwave utilizes a variety of metaverse technologies, specialized in AI music, media live streaming, virtual human production and even blockchain technology. The company is working to realize entertainment-focused metaverse digital twins leveraging these technologies to provide an innovative musical experience that connects to O2O through a “Metaverse Internet of Things.”

Those with interest in connecting with these companies or others in the Korean metaverse ecosystem may contact ywpark@thewelcome.co.kr.

About NIPA:

NIPA is a non-profit governmental organization affiliated to Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning of the Republic of Korea.

For more information, please contact:
Alan Park at ywpark@thewelcome.co.kr