[Aving] Emotionwave to Participate in CES 2024... Unveiling Digital Human Solution 'AIMPLE 2.0' & Metaverse AI Music Platform 'StageCloud'!

▲ AIMPLE 2.0 Brand Image │Provided by -Emotionwave

 
Emotionwave (CEO Rio Jang) announced that it will participate in CES 2024, which will be held in Las Vegas, USA, from Tuesday, January 9th to Friday, January 12th next year.
Established in 2013, Emotionwave is an AI-based metaverse specialized company that is creating a new culture where anyone can easily enjoy creative activities under the slogan 'Convergence of Art and Technology.' The company possesses various metaverse-related technologies, such as AI music technology, media live streaming technology, music performance robotics technology, virtual human creation technology, virtual performance production technology, and blockchain and NFT technology, and provides various metaverse services based on these, including developing metaverse platforms and creating content.
Its representative services include the AIoT music platform 'RIMA', the media live streaming platform 'VISCOOP', the digital human blockchain agency platform 'AIMPLE', the metaverse AI music education platform 'MEW', and the metaverse music platform 'MUTA'. In addition, it provides services such as web/app service planning and development, and software development for music and performances.
Among these, the 'AIMPLE 2.0' showcased at CES is compatible with various forms of digital humans, including diverse virtual environment formats such as 2D, 3D, volumetric humans, and VTubers. Through this, users can interact with digital humans in various virtual environments like MR, XR, and AR. Furthermore, AIMPLE 2.0 supports generative artificial intelligence, offering functions such as AI background music generation, AI image generation, and AI digital human creation. The company stated that these features provide users with opportunities to build richer and more engaging digital environments.
The AIMPLE team has developed a universal digital human format linking LLM and LMM so that users can engage in more diverse digital activities, and they are currently filing patents for the related technology. They plan to utilize blockchain technology to store the activities of digital humans and use them as digital assets, and they are also preparing patent applications for this technology. The AIMPLE team believes that these technologies will open up new possibilities for the assetization of digital content.
AIMPLE 2.0 provides a digital human-specialized LLM Agent for B2B SaaS support and plans to offer more efficient remote services through cloud-based rendering. In addition, it plans to provide extensive customer experience and creator and business owner support functions across various fields such as banking, law, teaching, counseling, live commerce, and VTubers.
Regarding this, Park Ji-hyun, AIMPLE Cell Leader at Emotionwave, said, “AIMPLE 2.0 is expanding the potential of digital humans in various industries through technological innovation. At CES 2024, we will showcase this innovative technology to the world and open a new horizon for digital human technology.”

▲ Metaverse AI Music Platform 'StageCloud' │Provided by -Emotionwave

 
Additionally, at this exhibition, Emotionwave plans to present a new horizon for global K-POP auditions with its metaverse AI music platform, 'StageCloud'.
StageCloud is a platform that provides the core experience and interface for K-POP auditions in a metaverse environment. It offers a full lifecycle experience covering everything from music creation to challenging as a musician, allowing users to experience realistic auditions in virtual space. This experience connects K-POP musicians and aspiring artists, forming mentor-mentee relationships and presenting new business strategies for growth and debut as an artist.
Through a DAO-based voting system, StageCloud provides customers with the opportunity to directly participate in the growth and success of artists and grow alongside them. Furthermore, by linking with various existing offline auditions and K-POP festivals to provide online and offline digital twin programs, it plans to present a new paradigm for the music industry. As its first step, it plans to host VTuber auditions through a link with Emotionwave's digital human studio, 'AIMPLE Studio'.
Park Sung-hyun, Director at Emotionwave, stated, “StageCloud presents new possibilities for the music industry by combining it with the global popularity of K-POP. This platform will create a new music ecosystem where creators and fans grow together.”

▲ StageCloud Mobile App Screen │Provided by -Emotionwave

 
Meanwhile, the 'CES,' the world's largest IT exhibition hosted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) in the United States, is an exhibition where one can grasp the flow of innovative technologies from around the world at a glance and is held every January in Las Vegas, USA. AVING News, which has covered CES for 18 consecutive years, has reported on CES news worldwide since 2006 and has been conducting 'BEST OF CES' and 'BEST OF MADE IN KOREA,' selecting the best innovative products, companies, and technologies. Furthermore, it is delivering live on-site issues from CES through 'AVING LIVE.'
The Seoul Pavilion at CES 2024 is operating at its largest scale in terms of exhibition area, number of participating companies, and number of participating supporters since Seoul City's first participation in CES in 2020. The Seoul Pavilion, which involves collaboration from 13 institutions, represents an important step in Seoul City's efforts to make Seoul a hub for startups, and this has been proven by 17 companies among the participants in the Seoul Pavilion receiving innovation awards. The participating institutions in the Seoul Pavilion are ▲SBA ▲Seoul Biohub ▲Campus Town ▲AI Yangjae Hub ▲Gwanak-gu ▲Yonsei University ▲Korea University ▲Chung-Ang University ▲Sogang University ▲Kookmin University ▲Hanyang University ▲Konkuk University ▲Kyunghee University, totaling 13 locations. In addition to Seoul City, institutions, and companies, supporters who participate through industry-academia cooperation are matched one-on-one with companies, with a maximum of 85 supporters participating.
* Special Reporting Team: Joseph Choe, Kidai Kim, Dongkwan Kim, Mokkyung Lee, Sangun Choi, Seung Hyun Nam, Sunghwan Kim, Taeuck Lim, Min Choi
Original Article : Editor Ye-won Choi of AVING editor@aving.net