<s>
Screen	B-Application
sports	I-Application
is	O
an	O
experience	O
product	O
that	O
combines	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
(	O
IT	O
)	O
and	O
sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	B-Application
sports	I-Application
is	O
expanding	O
its	O
application	O
range	O
by	O
combining	O
IT	O
with	O
the	O
simulation	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	B-Application
)	O
technology	O
has	O
developed	O
dramatically	O
and	O
'	O
screen	B-Application
sports	I-Application
 '	O
has	O
gained	O
popularity	O
,	O
and	O
people	O
's	O
hobbies	O
are	O
also	O
changing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	B-Application
sports	I-Application
gained	O
significant	O
popularity	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	O
golf	B-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
type	O
of	O
screen	O
sport	O
,	O
available	O
in	O
numerous	O
venues	O
,	O
but	O
other	O
activities	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
from	O
skiing	O
,	O
fishing	O
,	O
climbing	O
,	O
tennis	O
to	O
horseback	O
riding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	O
sport	O
experience	O
can	O
include	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
South	O
Korea	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
places	O
where	O
screen	B-Application
sports	I-Application
gained	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
screen	O
sport	O
in	O
Korea	O
was	O
golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	O
Golf	B-Application
is	O
the	O
starting	O
point	O
for	O
the	O
machines	O
brought	O
in	O
for	O
practice	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
"	O
Kaywon	O
Trading	O
Company	O
"	O
held	O
the	O
'	O
Party	O
Golf	B-Application
Tournament	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
Korea	O
to	O
enjoy	O
indoor	O
golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
IT	B-General_Concept
industry	I-General_Concept
and	O
science	O
technology	O
were	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
sports	O
industry	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
screen	B-Application
sports	I-Application
market	O
spread	O
to	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
over	O
8000	O
screen	O
golf	B-Application
courses	O
nationwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
golf	B-Application
business	O
in	O
Korea	O
has	O
been	O
attracting	O
attention	O
not	O
only	O
in	O
Korea	O
but	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
resorts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
the	O
wealthy	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Korea	O
Golf	B-Application
Association	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
golfers	O
who	O
play	O
golf	B-Application
on	O
a	O
screen	O
golf	B-Application
course	O
at	O
least	O
once	O
a	O
year	O
is	O
about	O
6.2	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
strokes	O
has	O
exceeded	O
30	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
55	O
million	O
golfers	O
annually	O
enjoy	O
screen	O
golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
sporting	O
event	O
for	O
screen	B-Application
sports	I-Application
in	O
Korea	O
is	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
with	O
7	O
million	O
spectators	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
simulation	O
allows	O
us	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
realism	O
of	O
the	O
actual	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
screen	O
baseball	B-Application
industry	O
is	O
showing	O
steep	O
growth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
job	O
seekers	O
who	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
screen	O
baseball	B-Application
field	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
drinking	O
place	O
is	O
increasing	O
because	O
of	O
being	O
spotlighted	O
as	O
a	O
restaurant	O
place	O
for	O
Korean	O
workers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
baseball	B-Application
that	O
has	O
attracted	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
fans	O
after	O
golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
solid	O
offline	O
infrastructure	O
of	O
20,000	O
baseball	B-Application
clubs	O
and	O
7	O
million	O
spectators	O
of	O
professional	O
baseball	B-Application
,	O
it	O
has	O
become	O
so	O
popular	O
that	O
over	O
a	O
hundred	O
screen	O
baseball	B-Application
courts	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
country	O
have	O
emerged	O
within	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
stadium	B-Application
,	O
people	O
have	O
to	O
actually	O
hit	O
the	O
ball	O
at	O
a	O
speed	O
of	O
about	O
100	O
kilometers	O
per	O
hour	O
on	O
a	O
mound	O
of	O
18	O
meters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
sophisticated	O
ball	O
catching	O
technology	O
,	O
it	O
accurately	O
distinguishes	O
whether	O
the	O
ball	O
hit	O
by	O
the	O
batter	O
is	O
a	O
foul	O
,	O
hitting	O
,	O
grounding	O
,	O
or	O
home	B-Application
run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
word	O
of	O
mouth	O
spreads	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
becoming	O
popular	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
screen	O
golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
VR	B-Application
technology	O
has	O
created	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
screen	O
fishing	O
area	O
,	O
'	O
fishing	O
Joy	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
screen	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
concern	O
about	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
domestic	O
screen	O
golf	B-Application
market	O
has	O
grown	O
steadily	O
,	O
exceeding	O
140	O
billion	O
won	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
market	O
size	O
,	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
screen	O
golf	B-Application
strokes	O
exceeded	O
30,000	O
by	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
55	O
million	O
golfers	O
a	O
year	O
enjoy	O
screen	O
golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Korea	O
Golf	B-Application
Census	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Screen	O
Golf	B-Application
Golfzon	O
and	O
research	O
firm	O
Macromill	O
Embrain	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
estimated	O
that	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
screen	O
golfers	O
in	O
2018	O
will	O
be	O
3.51	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
continuous	O
spread	O
of	O
screen	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
the	O
golf	B-Application
population	O
has	O
been	O
growing	O
at	O
a	O
relatively	O
low	O
level	O
of	O
household	O
income	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	O
shooting	O
ranges	O
with	O
VR	B-Application
technology	O
are	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
beauty	O
of	O
shooting	O
in	O
Korea	O
,	O
where	O
gun	O
and	O
ammunition	O
are	O
strictly	O
managed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
screen-based	O
game	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
enjoy	O
the	O
sporting	O
game	O
as	O
if	O
you	O
are	O
playing	O
in	O
a	O
real	O
stadium	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
screen	B-Application
sports	I-Application
become	O
popular	O
as	O
entertainment	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
predicted	O
that	O
a	O
screen	B-Application
sports	I-Application
competition	O
will	O
take	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
South	O
Korean	O
screen	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
company	O
,	O
"	O
Baseball	B-Application
Kingdom	O
together	O
( 다함께	O
야구왕	O
)	O
"	O
has	O
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
the	O
Korea	O
Professional	O
Baseball	B-Application
Players	O
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
held	O
a	O
screen	O
baseball	B-Application
competition	O
for	O
Korean	O
professional	O
baseball	B-Application
players	O
and	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
