Overview

Beyond Reality 2025

The boundaries between reality and the virtual, human and machine, story and experience have become increasingly blurred. Beyond Reality explores what lies beyond those boundaries?where today¡¯s most dynamic encounters between technology and art are taking place.

Now in its 10th year, Beyond Reality, Asia¡¯s leading immersive XR exhibition, presents a new generation of storytelling powered by XR and AI. Here, the audience is no longer a passive observer, but an active co-creator?shaping the rhythm of the work, generating narrative, and completing the experience through interaction.

AI has transformed the way we create, while immersive technology is redefining the depth of experience. This year¡¯s exhibition invites audiences to share emotions in virtual spaces, collaborate with algorithms, and engage in interactions that transcend physical limitations?reimagining how we experience art itself.

Spanning VR, AR, and MR, these works emerge from the convergence of human-centered storytelling and sensory technology. Beyond Reality 2025 looks not only at what kinds of stories technology can generate, but also asks: whose voice is being told, and how is it being shared? Your gaze, your gestures, your choices become the direction of the story and the map of sensation.

Once again, Beyond Reality invites you on a journey?toward the worlds that lie just beyond the visible.

BEYOND REALITY - Visitor Information

Exhibition Date July 4 (Fri) - July 13 (Sun)
  • *Industry Preview |
  • July 3 (Thu), 11:00 - 15:00
Operating Hours 10:00 ~17:30
*Closes at 16:00 on Sunday, July 13
*Hours may be subject to change due to internal festival scheduling
How to view
On-site visit
To ensure a smooth viewing experience, the exhibition operates on a first-come, first-served basis without online reservations. Upon arrival, please select the piece you¡¯d like to experience and register your name on the on-site waiting list. Visitors will be guided by staff in order of registration and assisted with equipment before entering the experience. We invite you to visit freely, choose your preferred work, and enjoy the exhibition at your own pace.
Venues Bucheon Art Bunker B39, Bucheon Astronomical Science Museum

Encountering the Virtual and the Real:
A Beginner's Guide to XR

Unlike simply watching a screen, XR allows you to step into the story space through VR devices. You may become the protagonist, listen to the protagonist's story as if a friend is narrating, or use controllers to move and guide the story yourself. This freedom to explore and experience the story space is what sets it apart. Discover the new face of cinema, where rapidly advancing technology and art meet and transform.

XR stands for eXtended Reality, encompassing Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR). VR involves wearing a Head Mounted Display (HMD) device to immerse yourself in a completely new 3D digital space. AR overlays digital content onto the real world, easily accessible through smartphones. MR combines VR and AR, recognizing real-world objects and creating a 3D virtual space around them. XR integrates all these technologies, offering increasingly realistic virtual worlds.

Beyond Reality operates on a walk-in basis without reservations. You can visit the exhibition site, register on the waiting list for the desired works, and view them. Please note that waiting times may be extended if there are many visitors.

¡°DoF stands for Degree of Freedom.¡± 3DoF works allow you to view from various angles by moving your head while wearing the device. 6DoF works enable you to move freely within the space, using controllers to interact with objects in the artwork, providing a more immersive experience.

Some XR works have age restrictions. You can check the viewing age for each work on the website and on-site before viewing. However, due to the nature of VR devices, it is recommended that minors with underdeveloped visual systems avoid excessive viewing for a safe and comfortable experience.

Due to the nature of VR devices requiring individual usage, group viewing is not available. Groups must use the waiting system individually.

The running time of each work varies from 15 to 90 minutes. Please refer to the website for the running times of the works you wish to view. Viewing all the content may require a week-long visit. To avoid discomfort or motion sickness, it is recommended to take sufficient breaks between viewings.

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