Samsung Olympic Showcases will highlight innovative experiences at the Winter Olympics

Concluding updated: Feb 7th, 2018 at 10:20 UTC+01:00

Samsung has long been a supporter of the Olympics and it's now the Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications and Calculating Equipment category. The company is going to utilize this platform to showcase some innovative experiences powered by its technologies to fans, athletes and officials at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. It will set up multiple Samsung Olympic Showcases to encourage fans and athletes to "Do What You Can't" through its fun and immersive experiences.

Samsung Olympic Showcases at the 2018 Winter Olympics

To commemorate this year's games, Samsung has made a PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition Milky way Notation 8. It will evangelize over 4,000 units to the entire PyeongChang 2018 Olympic family, athletes and organizing commission members included. It has made the The Official App of PyeongChang 2018 for everyone else. The all-in-ane app gives existent-time athlete information, updates, Olympic and Paralympic records besides every bit medal standings.

A total of nine Samsung Olympic Showcases will be prepare up throughout the Winter Olympics to highlight cultural, technological and immersive fan experiences in PyeongChang and Gangneung. They volition be located at Olympic Parks and the Olympic Villages as well as the Chief Press Center. Iv of them volition also be prepare at the Incheon International Airport.

The Samsung Olympic Showcases will walk people through the company's make history and heritage in blueprint, technology and adroitness. Samsung'south VR technology volition power immersive experiences that allow visitors to experience thrills similar snowboarding.

Visitors volition also be able to experience the "Mission to Space VR: A Moon for All Mankind," an immersive VR feel created by Samsung. They volition be taken through a full space mission including a mission conference and will be completely immersed in the experience with the Moon rig where they will experience lunar gravity with every step.

In that location'due south even going to be a Kids Lounge where kids can acquire, play and explore Samsung products. The company will also showcase its smart home devices and visitors will be able to buy its mobile products and accessories on-site.