/PRCWT/Chengdu, October 24, 2023 - On October 18, the 81st World Science Fiction Convention with the theme of "Symbiosis Era" officially kicked off in Chengdu, the world's most high-profile, oldest, largest and most influential science fiction event landed in China for the first time. Many top science fiction writers at home and abroad, magazine editors, science fiction industry representatives and experts and scholars in science fiction and cutting-edge science and technology fields collide here to jointly promote the development of the global science fiction industry. World-renowned science fiction writers Robert Sawyer and Cixin Liu served as honorary guests of the conference.
Explore new scenarios of 5G+XR digital intelligence with the power of science and technology
Into the enterprise exhibition area of Chengdu Science Fiction Museum, the SoReal5G+XR application scene experience of the popular Qitian Group has become a popular "punch card" project, showing the charm of science fiction. The audience only needs to wear a lightweight VR headset and handheld controller, and can "dip" into the West Tour fantasy at 720 degrees, while riding the wind and waves with the Great Saint of Qi, opening the thrilling journey to the West Tour, and immersed in enjoying the vast and colorful fairyland landscape, unlocking the ultimate interactive experience of high flexibility, high definition and high fluency brought by 5G edge computing technology.
"The 'Journey to the West · Origin War' large-space VR man-machine battle experience deployedour and China Mobile's newly released ultra-lightweight 5G private network solution to bring more smooth and high-quality XR content to viewers." According to the staff of the popular Qitian Group, the 5G private network can be quickly built within 10 minutes by using China Mobile's "Move Research and core" 5G private network integrated machine, and can meet the network performance requirements of high stability, large bandwidth and low delay required for XR business multi-terminal access, so that users can enjoy a fully immersive sensory experience at any time even in a large space of 1,000 square meters.
Meet the wonderful future in the name of science fiction in Chengdu SoReal
The World Science Fiction Convention has passed more than 80 years, and Chengdu is the second Asian city to hold the World Science Fiction Convention after Yokohama, Japan. It is also the location of the editorial department of Science Fiction World, the largest science fiction magazine in China, the birth of the highest award of Chinese science fiction "Galaxy Award", and the permanent location of the "China (Chengdu) International Science Fiction Convention". "In an era when the science fiction industry is starting to take off, Chengdu is still at the forefront of the country," said Razi, editor-in-chief of Science Fiction World magazine.
At the special event of the 2022 Service Trade Fair, the People's Government of Qingbaijiang District of Chengdu and the Hong Qitian Group signed a project cooperation agreement, and the two sides jointly built the first metacosmic digital cultural tourism industrial park in southwest China, built a new cultural tourism complex with cultural link technology, and improved quality and efficiency for the rise of new business models and the transformation and upgrading of industrial structure in Qingbaijiang District, and promoted the construction of Chengdu World famous cultural city. During the World Science Fiction Congress, leaders such as the Standing Committee of Qingbaijiang District Committee of Chengdu, the executive deputy district governor of the district government, and science fiction industry experts and scholars visited the scene.
In addition, the country's first full-time esports entertainment complex "SoReal Yuanjie", created by the popular Qitian Group and Jinjiang Development Group, is also about to be officially opened in Jinjiang District, Chengdu. The project integrates diversified business formats such as e-sports, events, sports, performing arts, hotels, and catering, further consolidating Chengdu's golden brand of "gathering place of trends" and "birthplace of new formats", and accelerating the construction of "Capital of e-sports culture" and "Capital of science fiction".
