South Korea's Live Park uses RFID and Kinect to bring your Holodeck fantasies one step nearer

'Live Park,' World's First 4D Avatar Theme Park, Success in Korea
The future of theme parks is here today: 4D avatar technology previously only imagined in movies becomes reality, as new media entertainment company d'strict present the 'Live Park 4D World Tour' at the KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. d'strict CEO Choi Eun-seok says, "'Live Park' is d'strict's grand challenge for the world's entertainment market."

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Quote start"Last year James Cameron announced plans for an 'Avatar' themed land at Disney's Animal Kingdom ... d'strict have created an interactive 4D avatar theme park that's here today! "Quote end

(PRWEB) January 25, 2012

The future of theme parks is here today: 4D avatar technology previously only imagined in movies becomes reality, as new media entertainment company d'strict present the 'Live Park 4D World Tour' at the KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. d'strict CEO Choi Eun-seok says, "'Live Park' is d'strict's grand challenge for the world's entertainment market."

4D Avatar Theme Park a Reality Now

The age of the passive theme park attraction has gone. Today two year olds play Xbox games; the silver generation own i-pads and consumers of all ages expect the latest interactive technology across all areas of entertainment. The 'Live Park'4D is a new genre of theme park that pushes the limits of future entertainment.

'Live Park' enables visitors to experience a virtual world previously only seen in movies like 'Minority Report' and 'Avatar.' Mixed reality architecture allows the visitor to create an avatar and become the main character in a unique adventure. With interactive game elements as well as installation art, the visitor creates their own story in augmented reality.

The 10,000 square meter space represents an investment of $13 million over 2 years and can accommodate up to 3,000 visitors at any one time or 10,000 visitors a day. Open to the public since December 2011, the 'Live Park 4D World Tour' has been such a success that d'strict plan to extend the Season 1 Tour at KINTEX.

The 'Live Park'

'Live Park' is composed of 65 attractions over 7 thematic stages and uses state of the art 3D video, holograms and augmented reality technology to create a seamless story. Visitors and their avatars move through the theme park's stages interacting with the attractions using RFID wristbands and kinect sensors to recognize their gestures, voices and faces. Highlights include:

The 'Ender Mirror'- visitors create their own look-alike avatar and take photos by laughing at a mirror loaded with a 'smile engine.'

'Live360'- the world's biggest interactive 360 degree stereoscopic theatre. Shouting and running together alongside their avatars, visitors can directly experience a realistic video game with multiple story endings in a huge space.

'Live Square' - allows visitors to enjoy the world's most advanced avatar game in the world's largest interactive projection square stretching over 150 meters.

'Live Holo' - holograms created by a collaboration between d'strict and domestic and overseas artists including David Garrett, Boxer Rebellion and 2NE1.

'Syno Star Performance' - visitors perform with their avatars in augmented reality on the hologram stage.

'Mega Live Event' - 'Live Park' is transformed into an evening entertainment venue providing unconventional performances, events and exhibitions in co-operation with top Rave DJs, artists, clubs, brands and fashion magazines.

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