Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, is continuing his unique activities that bridge sports and gaming during his third day in South Korea.
On June 7, Huang is set to make a surprise appearance as the starting pitcher at the Doosan Bears' home game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. He will don a Doosan uniform featuring the number '93' to commemorate the year NVIDIA was founded (1993) as he steps onto the mound in front of local baseball fans.
Notably, Doosan Group Chairman Park Jung-won will step up to the plate to catch Huang's pitch, wearing a uniform with the number '96' to symbolize the year Doosan was established (1896).
Given that Doosan Group has recently focused on robotics and automation solutions as future growth areas, this meeting between the two executives is expected to foster a closer partnership beyond just a sports event.
Before his visit to the baseball stadium, Huang is also scheduled to hold a series of private meetings with executives from major South Korean gaming companies. A meeting with NCSOFT CEO Kim Taek-jin is highly anticipated.
NCSOFT has maintained a close relationship with NVIDIA, often showcasing its new titles at NVIDIA's technology events. This meeting is expected to discuss specific collaboration strategies to enhance digital human implementation, simulation technology, and 'physical AI' that interacts with the real world.
Huang will also meet separately with Krafton executives, including Chairman Chang Byung-kyu. This meeting is likely to focus on building next-generation gaming environments based on NVIDIA's high-performance AI computing resources, as well as joint strategies for new business areas like humanoid robots.
As the South Korean gaming industry is recognized as a hidden powerhouse in generative AI and robotics technology, it is expected to serve as a crucial foothold for NVIDIA's ecosystem expansion.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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