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Korea International Boat Show and Korea Match Cup held from 11th to 15th June 2008 at Jeonggok Marina of Hwaseong City by Gyeonggi Province in South Korea have opened a Second Life Presence, Gyeonggido.
Gyeonggi Digital Contents Agency and ACID CREBIZ have opened Islands featured Jeonggok Marina as it is to the public last April.
The Island consisting with 3D image in Virtual World is replicated Jeonggok Marina as real in order to give a chance to make experience the show prior to their real show. At Gyeonggido, Second Life residents can visit facilities such as a floating dock, as well as Indoor and outdoor exhibition halls, an auditorium and an event zone featuring various boats and yachts. So residents can can then try their hand at yacht racing, remote controlled speedboat racing and scuba diving.
Through hosting Korea International Boat Show and Korea Match Cup, Gyeonggi Province has opened up presence in Second Life owned about 14 million residents around the globe in order to maximize an effect on marketing and promotion to develop local marine leisure industry and to become the hub of East Asia’s marine industry.
This First big international Boat Show in Second Life promoting Gyeonggi province and ACID CREBIZ together are expected to contribute to name recognition in the world.
After the show and Cup are over, the island Gyeonggido will become a Korean themed resort allowing residents to experience marine leisure sports , such as yachting, scuba diving and so on - and promote the region.
Event--: Virtual Regatta
Date---: Friday, May 9 at 11PM (SLT) to Thursday, May 15th at 1 AM (SLT).
Venue-: Gyeonggido sim
First place winner will receive L$10000; second and third place will receive L$5000 and L$3000 respectively, while 4th to 10th places will each receive L$1000.
About Second Life and Linden Lab
Second Life is a 3D online world with a rapidly growing population from 100 countries around the globe, in which the Residents themselves create and build the world, which includes homes, vehicles, nightclubs, stores, landscapes, clothing and games. The Second Life Grid is a sophisticated development platform created by Linden Lab, a company founded in 1999 by Philip Rosedale, to create a revolutionary new form of shared 3D experience. The former CTO of RealNetworks, Rosedale pioneered the development of many of today's streaming media technologies, including RealVideo. In April 2003, noted software pioneer Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development Corporation, was named Chairman. In 2006, Philip Rosedale and Linden Lab received WIRED's Rave Award for Innovation in Business. Based in San Francisco, Linden Lab employs a senior team bringing together deep expertise in physics, 3D graphics and networking. Note to editors: Second Life(R) and Linden Lab(R) are registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc.
About ACID CREBIZ
ACID CREBIZ (South Korea) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide to design and implement virtual world content and services of the highest quality for a diverse range of clients. For more information, visit ACID CREBIZ on the Internet: http://www.acidcre.biz/
About Korea International Boat Show 2008
Korea International Boat Show 2008, to be held at Gyeonggi province’s beautiful Jeongok Marina, will be one of the largest marine festivals of its kind in Asia and will center to the rapidly emerging consumer base in Korea as well as nearby China and Japan.
To ensure the successful events, Gyeonggi Province and the Korea central government offer a range of support to participating companies including the provision of accommodation and relevant facilities.
Moreover, the organizers will do their utmost to provide all necessary support for media coverage, sales and business consultations. Korea International Boat Show 2008 services are available at http://www.koreaboatshow.org/
Website: http://www.koreaboatshow.org
Website: http://www.acidcre.biz
Website: http://www.gdca.or.kr/
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUoihY5V9To
Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gyeonggido%202/173/196/25
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