SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales, is joining the metaverse, a virtual environment where users interact through digital avatars. The company announced that it will offer virtual test drives of the Sonata N Line on metaverse platform Zepeto. The N Line brand sits between Hyundai’s high-performance [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom giant KT Corp. on Wednesday opened the Suwon KT Wiz Park in metaverse platform Zepeto. The mobile carrier owns the KT Wiz of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). The park allows Zepeto users to meet with KT Wiz’s star baseball players without having to go to [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — KAIST, South Korea’s top science university, said Thursday it is teaming up with K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment Co. to conduct joint research on digital avatars for virtual concerts in an effort to boost development in metaverse technology. The metaverse — a virtual environment where users interact through digital avatars [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top wireless carrier, said Monday it has invested in a leading virtual content production company in a move to strengthen its virtual reality (VR) and metaverse services. The carrier said it signed a deal to acquire a stake in Seoul-based ViveStudios, which is behind [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a South Korean telecom giant, said Wednesday it has teamed up with local virtual reality (VR) content and visual effects companies to develop “metaverse” services in a move to boost its efforts in virtual platforms. The metaverse refers to virtual environments, in which users interact with one [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — As the pandemic fuels demand for online activities, South Korean tech companies are bolstering efforts to develop “metaverse” platforms that allow users to shift their physical experiences to a virtual space. Metaverse refers to a virtual space, often incorporating augmented reality (AR) technology, in which users interact with others [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The fashion industry is turning to “metaverse” marketing as the three-dimensional, virtual space is rising as an alternative social platform. The metaverse refers to a shared virtual space, in which users interact with each other through digital avatars and experience a virtual reality (VR) world. Naver Z’s ZEPETO, an [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ICT ministry said Tuesday the country has launched an industry alliance to bolster the development of “metaverse” technology and ecosystems. The metaverse refers to a shared virtual space, in which users interact with each other through digital avatars and experience a virtual reality (VR) world. The new [...]