The exhibition touches ‘space’. The moment the structure, characteristics, and atmosphere of the space harmonize well with the theme, you fall into the illusion that you just are in a ‘really different world’.

The Korea-Switzerland cooperative exhibition ‘Dimensional Travel: Travel Across Boundaries’, which runs until June 11 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) Gallery Moon, shows this unique spatiality well.

This exhibition is a metaverse-related project that gives a glimpse into the long run of artificial intelligence (AI) in addition to mixed reality (Hybrid Reality), which mixes augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).

The word ‘metaverse’ that sounds obvious at first glance, what’s so great about this sort of exhibition being held across the 2 countries? So on the twenty fifth, I headed on to the positioning.

In case you follow the large DDP exterior that emphasizes the curves, a ‘private house’ with a quiet atmosphere welcomes the visitor. Above the mirror-like window, the words ‘Dimensional Travel’ appeared.

And at the doorway of the exhibition hall, the emblem commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of Korea-Switzerland diplomatic ties shone in neon light. The emblem emphasizing exchanges between countries is a pink neon cartoon character. It’s heterogeneous but fresh.

After passing through the doorway, you possibly can see the primary section, ‘Meta Tourism’. The swing hanging in an empty space greeted the audience first.

The awkwardness of the swing, whose use couldn’t even be guessed, soon was admiration. Actually, the swing is the ‘representative device’ of this metaverse dimension travel.

I placed on a VR headset and sat on a swing and rocked it forwards and backwards, and shortly the Swiss mountains and cities, and the wonderful sky and panoramic view opened up in front of my eyes. ‘Me in Switzerland’ can be on a swing. It is really a cross-section of the metaverse where reality and virtuality intersect.

It’s a cutting-edge metaverse technique that mixes multiple senses similar to sight, touch, motion and gaze. It’s explained that the actual scenery was scanned and the truth was further enhanced.

Furthermore, once I looked down on the ground while riding on the swing, I could see the ‘sky’ fairly than the bottom. An official said, “We set the highest and bottom to the sky, so we intended to feel as if we were really floating within the air.” ‘Swing’ and ‘Air’, ‘Sky’. He looked as if it would know what he was attempting to say.

After a brief trip to Switzerland, I moved to a spot where a QR code was drawn on the ground. You’ll be able to see the statue of Einstein in AR, and there’s also a ‘Swiss on a regular basis symbol’ floating within the air. It’s also possible to capture it along with your cellphone.

One other empty space appeared. This can be a corner where you possibly can explore a virtual space while wearing a VR headset. An official hinted that there are sometimes visitors who’re so immersed within the virtual reality screen that they hit a ‘wall’.

The virtual space witnessed here has two versions: ‘Professor’s Room’ and ‘Student’s Room’. The professor’s office stands out with books stacked tightly together and neat furniture, but the scholar’s room is stuffed with realistic elements similar to scattered sneakers, laptops, and various brand products.

Why the hell are you showing me this? The reply lies within the proven fact that the place where this metaverse space was created was the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. They wanted to indicate ‘their space’ in addition to the scenery and sights of Switzerland.

After crossing the ambiguous boundary between virtual and reality, it’s now time to witness the long run of ‘artificial intelligence’. Nonetheless, within the section titled ‘Triggered by movement’, only about 20 video screens were showing unidentified screens.

That is the results of capturing an animal that’s difficult to satisfy normally with an AI-equipped camera and starting filming only when it detects movement and obtains a result. Artificial intelligence was used not just for filming but additionally for video evaluation. It is feasible to acknowledge the species or characteristics of animals and even analyze habitats.

The animal images contained listed below are the results of filming through a network of research institutions all over the world. As well as, the project was accomplished with the cooperation of experts and most people.

Particularly, stray cats in residential areas in Seoul and wild cranes within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) were also seen. This video is the results of years of knowledge collection by researchers on the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). In spite of everything, this space is the results of integrating not only artificial intelligence technology but additionally space, time, and other people.

After watching it, the word ‘space’ got here to mind again. The placement of the Gallery Moon constructing in downtown Seoul also looked different. It’s also the intention of this exhibition to have the option to experience such ‘multiple places’ in an exhibition hall that’s in no way huge.

I nodded my head on the somewhat grandiose title of ‘dimensional travel’. I felt Seoul and Switzerland at the identical time, and experienced various places and times all over the world at the identical time.

Kim Jeong-hyun, an independent curator who collaborated with ‘Dimensional Travel’, said, “We’re continuing research related to this exhibition, not only for this exhibition.” said.

He also said, “Originally, there was one other candidate for the exhibition venue,” and “I’m satisfied that the DDP gallery door, which creates a mysterious atmosphere, and the theme of dimensional travel appear to fit perfectly.”

As well as, he emphasized the specialness of this exhibition, saying, “Switzerland has also shown a ‘Metatourism’ exhibition, however the ‘Dimensional Travel’ exhibition is exclusive to Korea.”

This exhibition will likely be held at DDP Gallery Moon until June 11 on a reservation basis. On-site registration can be possible if seats can be found. Detailed exhibition information might be found on the DDP website or the official website of the 2023 Korea-Swiss Innovation Week.

Reporter Jang Se-min semim99@aitimes.com