A new Kinect Theme 4D Park Opens in Seoul

D'Strict (Seoul, Korea) is pushing the concept of virtual reality to a new level with the "Live Park 4D World Tour," a new theme park that recently opened in South Korea. The park is comprised of 65 different attractions over a 10,000 sq. foot (929 sq m) space, which houses several large interactive displays as well as some installation art pieces. Many of the attractions center around having users create an avatar of themselves that they can interact with and take on a virtual adventure, which is portrayed using 3D video, holograms, and augmented reality technology.

 Here below visitors to the Live Park 4D World Tour wear RFID wristbands that allow the displays to identify them, while Kinect sensors detect their movements, voices, and faces.

Where and when

The Live Park 4D World Tour is currently open at the KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. So far, it's been successful enough to prompt d'strict to extend the time the park will remain open to the public (It is open until March 4, 2012 but may be extended). The company is also now planning to create more permanent installations in China and Singapore and hopes to expand the park overseas.

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Visit D'strict to learn more about the company.

Source: Gizmag paper by Jonathan Fincher.