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Equestrian society, mobile ICT horse racing experience center popular… Promotion of horse industry at local festivals

The ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Horse Racing and Horseback Riding Experience Hall, which was installed at the '2022 Global Healthcare Week' held at BEXCO from the 25th to the 27th by the Busan Gyeongnam Horse Racing Park of the Korean Horse Society, was popular, with a long line of spectators for families.

At the ICT Equestrian Experience Hall, which was first introduced this time, experience contents related to racehorses were presented, such as ▲VR racing contest ▲ VR riding ▲ AR (augmented reality) racing horse ▲ racing horse character decoration.

The most popular among them was the VR content that allows you to experience horse racing from the rider's point of view while running the actual race track. When the VR device is installed according to the guidance of the guide, a virtual race track over 2,000 meters appears in front of you. If you follow the simulation as instructed, get on the racehorse and kick off the starting platform, you will become a real jockey and run dizzyingly along the raceway. Participants who experienced the VR experience said that it was as realistic and fun as riding a horse as a real jockey.

“At BEXCO, the largest convention center in the region, the VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) contents, which are central to the 4th industrial revolution, and the experience program that converge the horse racing industry were unveiled for the first time, and it received the spotlight from family customers.” "We will participate in regional festivals in the future so that you can enjoy the realism of the horse industry 경마사이트, which is represented by Korea's advanced ICT technology and horse racing," he said.



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