A man who reunited with his 'dead wife' using VR



In recent years, various virtual experiences using VR headsets have been provided, '

Versailles Palace VR ' that allows you to walk around the Palace of Versailles has been released, and a device that allows you to have a footbath date with a girl in VR space There are also fierce people who have developed it . Furthermore, VR has come to realize 'reunion with the deceased', and it was reported that a man living in South Korea succeeded in reuniting with his bereaved wife by using VR.

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The documentary program '너를 만났다 (meeting you)' broadcast by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (Korean MBC) , a Korean TV and radio station, is based on a project to reproduce the reunion of the deceased and the bereaved family using VR. thing. The one who appeared in such 'I met you' was Mr. Kim Jong Soo, 51 years old, who had the desire to 'meet his wife who died four years before the program was broadcast.'

Johns' wife died four years ago after many years of fighting illness. Since then, Mr. Johns, who is raising five children by one man, has a strong desire to 'I want to see my wife only once, even if it is just an illusion,' and cooperated with the staff of MBC and VR studio. He said he tried to reunite with his wife in VR space.

Mr. Johns staring at the locker-style ossuary. It seems that some children opposed the attempt to reproduce their deceased mother in VR because they wanted their father to walk their own lives, but they finally understood the desire to meet again in VR space. That's right.



In order to realize the reunion of Mr. Johns and his late wife in the VR space, the project team created a CG that imitated the appearance of his life. A trained actress recreates his wife's movements.



In order to reproduce Mr. Johns' wife as accurately as possible, MBC analyzed the appearance and movement from the remaining movies and photos, and combined the recorded voice and the voice of the actress to reproduce the wife's voice. thing. It seems that about 6 months were spent on the project.



Mr. Johns wearing a VR headset that projects the field of view of the virtual space and a glove-type device that tracks the movement of the hand and reflects it on the VR space.



In the sight of Mr. Johns taking steps in the studio ...



There was a figure of a late wife reproduced by CG and an actress. Mr. Johns asked if he remembered his wife who was fighting against illness, or if the wife reproduced in VR space is no longer in pain. After that, Mr. Johns wept and held his hand with his wife and danced the waltz.



While there are opinions that the reunion of Mr. Johns and his wife in VR space is moving, 'We should receive appropriate therapy instead of reunion by VR.' 'The bereaved family loses connection with the real world. There are also negative opinions such as 'Isn't it?'

MBC has previously reproduced 'Reunion of a deceased daughter and mother' in VR space as Season 1 of 'I met you'. Again, the moving reunion scene was a hit on the internet, but on the other hand, 'it's a problem to use a weakened mother who lost her child to earn viewership.' 'Psychiatrists don't approve. Opposition such as 'Let's go' was also received.

Virtual 'reunion' with a deceased daughter, mother's video echoes online Korea 4 photos International News: AFPBB News

https://www.afpbb.com/articles/-/3268475



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