Samsung presidents find 'Gear VR' applicable in many areas. February. 18, 2016 07:23. by 김지현기자 jhk85@donga.com. The presidents of Samsung Group have decided to give positive consideration to applying the Gear VR (Virtual Reality), which is Samsung's virtual reality device to different business sections, after using the device at their weekly presidential meeting on Wednesday.

"VR will bring many opportunities for semiconductor business as well," said Kim Ki-nam, semiconductor business chief of Samsung Electronics. Samsung Engineering CEO Park Jung-heum stated that VR will be useful for areas such as safety training, while Yoon Boo-keun, consumer electronics chief of Samsung Electronics said that (the VR video) needs a higher image resolution.

"As a result of cooperation with various partner companies, the number of quality VR applications is increasing. Moreover, the media is also showing more and more interest. For instance, CNN used VR to broadcast the U.S. Presidential Election Debate show held in Las Vegas last year," Koo Yoon-mo, executive director of Mobile Communication at Samsung Electronics, told a presentation on VR during the meeting.

"As VR is still in the early stage, there are areas for improvements such as the device is heavy and some users experience nausea," Koo said. "In order to eliminate the cause of nausea, we need a higher definition and a network beyond 5G that will enable sharing content in real time."