Chapter 68 Lucid Dream (1)


    Professor Kim Tae-hoon, the founder of the world''s first virtual reality engineering department.


    He adapted to new changes faster than any other researcher in Korea.


    “The emergence of this newly developed virtual reality technology in the United States will drive the president ofputer technology. So we have to move faster than anyone else to keep pace with these changes.”


    His im that virtual reality will eat away at theputer market and eat everything. But most people didn''t believe it. The virtual reality industry is now in its infancy. Of course, everyone agreed that it was a technology that could be useful in any industry, but nothing stood out clearly enough to bemercialized yet.


    The onlymercially sessful part was Arcadia, a near-perfect virtual reality game.


    The situation where Arcadia literally means virtual reality technology. However, Professor Taehoon Kim thought that Arcadia was just a part of the huge tree of virtual reality.


    “Huh... it really never ends.....”


    Social sciences, engineering, medicine, military science, economics, business administration, etc. It is safe to say that research papers rted to virtual reality are pouring out in literally all disciplines, and in a situation where research on rted knowledge is actively being conducted, Professor Kim Tae-hoon was spending almost all of his time reading the papers that were pouring out every day. .


    “This is a thesis to be given as an assignment for the kids... This is irrelevant...”


    Professor Kim Tae-hun prepares for the lecture by culling out papers rted to engineering and technology among numerous papers. While searching for rted information on the Inte, he came across an advertisement by chance.


    -Holding a technology fair for the revival of the virtual reality industry-


    “Hmm....?”


    Professor Kim Tae-hoon was interested in the title. He clicked on the relevant advertisement with curious eyes and checked the contents.


    “Let''s see.... It''s a technology fair promoted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups for the promotion of the virtual reality industry.....” A


    technology fair held by government agencies with the intention of fostering virtual reality-rted industries. Professor Kim Tae-hoon opened his eyes wide after checking the list of participatingpanies.


    “what? Arcadia and all three captains are participating?”


    Arcadia Arcos Silicoff and Ajin Electronics.


    An exhibition where all the keypanies that created virtual reality and the leading yers who opened the door to the virtual reality industry participate. Sensing that the event was bigger than he thought, Professor Kim Tae-hoon hurriedly picked up the phone.


    “Oh, I am. Speaking of next week’s lecture... can you please notify the kids that attendance will be reced by attending an event outside of it?”


    Professor Kim Tae-hun, who informed the teaching assistant that the ss content would be changed next week, filled out the application form with a strange smile.


    “I hope the kids here realize what the future holds.”


    Professor Kim Tae-hoon believes that the virtual reality industry will develop in various ways more than anyone else. He submitted an application for the expo group, sincerely hoping that the students taking the lecture could also see the future he saw.


    To the Department of Virtual Reality Engineering at Seomin University.


    * * *


    “So, I went to a cafe with Tae-soo the other day, and the cat I saw there was really cute? So I asked how old he was, and the owner...”


    Chae-yeon continues to chatter and talk nonsense. Because of her talking nonstop for a moment and telling stories she didn''t want to hear or know at all, Jaeyoung kept caring for her patience in his heart, but Jaekyun responded well to her words with a nk expression.


    “Hehehe. I see.”


    Jaekyun, who has a really stupid expression and a big smile. Seeing his face like that, Jaeyoung could feel once again how scary the bean pods were.


    “Still, I’m d you are here. I took the other lectures with Tae-soo, so it''s okay, but I failed to register for just this one. That''s why I was embarrassed because I really didn''t know anyone.”


    A lecture that feels somewhat contradictory, called ‘Meeting of Humanities and Engineering'', a liberal arts subject that is taken just to fill the credits. As if to prove that the lecture was not popr, few people upied seats even though it was arge lecture room that could amodate hundreds of people.


    “I know! I like taking sses with you too. lol.”


    Jae-gyun goes crazy because he can''t control his expression, as if he''s happy with Chae-yeon''s words. Looking at his expression, Jaeyoung could roughly guess why he hadn''t had a girlfriend until now.


    “By the way, isn’t this lecture a bit strange? I give a lot of assignments and quizzes every time. I don''t like other cultures...”


    She, a mechanical engineering major, didn''t know, but Jaekyun and Jaeyoung shook their heads at her words.


    “This is about medicine...”


    “Chae Yeon-ah, this is funny.


    “what....? hey! Don''t y around.”


    Chae-yeonughed and passed it over as if she thought it was a joke. However, Jaekyun and Jaeyoung spoke more seriously than ever.


    “Really. It was because this course was a must-have course for students of the Department of Computer Engineering... No, no, Virtual Reality Engineering.


    “to? really? Why is this necessary for you? Was it just general education?”


    Chae-yeon asks Jae-gyun, surprised by his words. To her, Jaekyun looked around strangely and whispered quietly. “That''s... the professor in charge


    of


    this subject is our professor...”


    The professor in charge of this course, “Meeting of Humanities and Engineering,” was Professor Kim Tae-hun, who is famous for hitting students with an F hammer mercilessly against students who do not meet the standards he wants.


    Quaang.


    Professor Kim Tae-hoon said that even a tiger woulde if he said it, and at that moment, he opened the door roughly and appeared. As soon as his eyes met, Jaekyun lowered his head with a prickly expression, looking through the stretching textbook.


    “Before we start today’s lecture, there is one thing to guide you.”


    At Professor Kim Tae-hun''s words, everyone raised their heads and looked curious. After confirming that his eyes were focused, he started talking after disying a pamphlet on therge monitor in front of the ssroom.


    “Next week, a technology fair organized by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups will be held. The subject is a story about virtual reality technology, which is bing a hot topic these days, and the entire industry derived from it. Originally, I was nning to only take students from the Department of Virtual Reality Engineering, but I am letting you know that it will be a good experience for students from other departments as well. Interested students should visit the virtual reality department office and apply. Everyone is wee.”


    At his words, the ssroom was shaken for a moment.


    “Hey Jaekyung. Are you going there too?”


    “Well... I''ve heard of it for the first time, but Professor Kim Tae-Hoon said, I think I should definitely go.”


    The fair has already turned into a must-attend without even knowing it. After hearing that, Chaeyeon pondered a bit, then looked at Jaekyun with bright eyes and asked.


    “Then shall I go too?”


    “what....?”


    “I think it''ll be fun, but I''m going alone, so... I think I''ll be fine if you go.”


    Jaekyun shook his head up and down madly at her remarks that sounded like ‘I won''t go alone, but I will go with you!''


    “I am very fine.”


    “okay? Aren’t you ufortable, Jaeyoung?”


    Jaeyoung hangs out with Jaekyun. That''s why Chae-yeon asked Jae-young cautiously, but she couldn''t refuse because of Jae-gyun''s staring earnest eyes.


    “...I don’t care anyway.”


    Rejoicing at those words, Chaeyeon smiled.


    “Okay then I’ll applyter after the lecture too!”


    The fair that even Chaeyeon decided to join. Jaekyun couldn''t control the corners of his mouth rising above the extension, as if he couldn''t stand the joy, and Jaeyoung watched him as if he was pathetic. Without imagining the ramifications of this choice.


    * * *


    Virtual reality fair hosted by the Ministry of Small and Medium Venture Business. It was the lectures of executives and employees representing the threepanies that could be said to be the protagonists.


    [In order to realize virtual reality, it is necessary to fully understand the signals sent from the human brain, convert them into electronic signals, and form awork that can be exchanged stably.] It is not simply collecting electrical signals generated from the brain,


    but From fully understanding to analyzing, converting the necessary information into signals that the brain can ept and sending back. Each process required the highest level of technology.


    [Therefore, the power of ajin electrons, which are specialized in electronic technology, was not enough to develop such technology. For this reason, I needed help from Argos for biotechnology and rted programming and building the overall operating system.]


    The product of a joint venture between three world-leading multinationalpanies. It was a story that everyone was curious about how these threepanies, who seemed not to know each other, came to join forces, so the stories of executives dispatched directly from thepanies drew people''s attention more than ever.


    [In the future, virtual reality will develop more rapidly and permeate deeply into our world. Ajin Electronics will continue to release products that are safer and more efficient, and also develop low-cost, entry-level products so that everyone can enjoy virtual reality.


    ] We n to operate a capsule support program for them, trying to providefort to the painful reality through We are also developing medical devices that help rehabilitation treatment, and soon all hospitals will be able to feel the effectiveness of virtual reality.] [


    Argos provides rted development programs so that many people can participate in the virtual reality development industry, We will build an ecosystem where startuppanies that open the door to the industry can emerge. A program that providesrge-scale funding to indie developers is also being prepared, so I hope many people can participate.]


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    Everyone stood up and apuded the announcement of the threepanies that they would not spare their full support in the future growth of the virtual reality industry.


    “Wow... these are really greatpanies.”


    “I see... those people really don’t y around with money, right?”


    “Ah Tae-soo, did you keep talking about money?”


    “Right. How much would you really get if you worked for such a world-ss conglomerate...


    ”


    Chae-yeon flirting with Tae-soo. Jaeyoung clicked his tongue inwardly as he saw Jaekyun watching from the side with a teary face.


    ‘Ugh... that guy with no luck or support.''


    Jae-kyun imagined a friendly date with Chae-yeon. However, after realizing that Tae-soo had followed him to this fair, Jae-kyun didn''t say anything with a sullen expression, perhaps because he was shocked.


    “Hey Jaekyung. Why are you so dead from earlier?”


    Tae-soo frowns and argues as if he doesn''t like it. However, Jaekyun pretended to be normal and responded in a calm voice to his words.


    “Yes....? what am i?”


    Jae-kyun replies as if nothing is wrong. Then, Tae-soo muttered with doubtful eyes.


    “okay? Whatever or not.”


    Tae-soo gives off the feeling of knowing everything and openly shows that he is close to Chae-yeon. The sight of Chae-yeon, whom he likes whileughing and joking around with him, was a cruel scene that Jae-kyun couldn''t see with his eyes open.


    “I... I’ll go to the bathroom for a while.”


    “Ugh. Go ore.”


    Jae-kyun avoids the seat, leaving Tae-soo behind, who responds casually. Jaeyoung, who followed him without a word, couldn''t say anything when he saw Jaegyun''s back with his shoulders drooping. It was so miserable and nasty that it was the worst moment I don''t want to think about again.


    However, this worst day was the day when Jaekyun faced a huge turning point in his life.


    “Hey, two students over there!”


    “Us?”


    An employee waving at a booth. He continued to nod his head at Jaekyun and Jaeyoung, who were standing at a distance.


    “If you don’t mind, would you like to try this device here?”


    At those words, Jaeyoung and Jaekyun looked at each other for a moment before sneaking closer to the booth.


    Virtual reality integrated production system Lucid Dream.


    A capsule that looks simr to Arcadia''s connector.


    This was his first encounter with a machine thatpletely changed Jae-kyun''s life.