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Pearl Abyss to Establish Korean Game Industry’s Largest Art Center
Jul 12, 2021
Seoul,
South Korea—July 12, 2021—Pearl Abyss today announced its
plan to establish the “Pearl Abyss Art Center (tentative name),” a new building
specializing in game technology and design research.
Pearl Abyss
is investing 30 billion won (USD 26 million) to build a five-story building
with a gross floor area of 5000 square meters (1600 sq. m site area). Located
in Pyeongchon, Anyang City, it will be the largest art center in the Korean
games industry and is planned to open in the first half of 2022.
The Pearl
Abyss Art Center will consist of various departments including a new motion
capture studio, which will be built as a large column-free space structured
with steel trusses. The 1000 square meter studio will feature a
floor-to-ceiling height of over 9 meters, and 150 motion capture cameras,
allowing for more varied and efficient motion capture shootings with more
access to space.
Pearl Abyss
has already been actively investing in game technology by operating its own
top-quality motion capture studio, 3D scanning studio, and audio studio
equipped for Foley recording. The Black Desert IP was built with Pearl
Abyss’ own proprietary engine and has met with much success in the global
market. The company has also received recognition for its game quality and
service capabilities, realistic 3D graphics, and outstanding illustrations and
actions.
“We plan to
create more realistic and cinematic games through the art center,” said Jeakwon
Kim, Executive Head of Division, Art Sector. “It will be a technologically
advanced base for Pearl Abyss to improve the quality of new titles such as Crimson
Desert, DokeV, and PLAN 8 as well as the Black Desert IP,” he
continued.
In the
meantime, Pearl Abyss’ new headquarters is also under construction in Gwacheon
Knowledge Information Town and is expected to be completed in the first half of
2022. The new office will be 15 stories high with five underground floors and
provide an environment to advance game development and increase work
efficiency.
About
Motion Capture
Motion capture is a technological process that digitally transfers the movement of an object or person using sensors. It is used not only in movies, but also in various industries including games, the military, entertainment, sports, medical care, and robotics. In games, motion capture technology is applied to large-scale console and PC games such as Black Desert, to produce more realistic movements. Pearl Abyss is actively utilizing motion capture technology to bring more detailed movements and actions to Black Desert as well as our new titles.