[ETNews] From virtual influencer 'Loji' to virtual K-pop concerts... Rich attractions in the metaverse

As non-face-to-face environments spread due to COVID-19, the most notable technology is 'metaverse. It is gaining attention as a new communication channel that connects the virtual and reality, causing ripples throughout the industry.
This year's Korea Electronics Show (KES) will host a large-scale metaverse exhibition for the first time in Korea, featuring intense technological competitions from related companies. In particular, the venue is expected to captivate the audience with hands-on demonstrations of metaverse technology.
The 'Metaverse Korea,' held for the first time this year, welcomes visitors under the slogan 'A New World, Riding on the Metaverse.' This event will feature 61 companies and 103 booths, encompassing hardware (HW) and technology companies such as PC, mobile, console, artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain, as well as content and platform companies like gaming, entertainment, and broadcasting corporations. It aims to survey the present and future of our industry by covering metaverse-related industrial contents, services, and solutions.

<DataKing 360HexaWorld - Gwanghwamun event that I create>

Companies participating in this event have prepared various experiential events for the audience,explains metaverse technology and its uses in an easy-to-understand way. For example, DataKing showcases the metaverse platform '360 Hexa World' to the audience. In this platform, users can create their own buildings such as houses, stores, or buildings in a virtual space and communicate using avatars. Notably, at this event, there is an event where participants submit entries by depicting structures or monuments around Gwanghwamun similarly using metaverse creation tools. If selected as an outstanding work, the entry will be opened to general users within the metaverse Gwanghwamun street, and they will also be provided with benefits such as purchasing virtual real estate (content).
They also presented various entertainment services using the metaverse.

<Emotionwave - Metaverse Busking>

Emotionwave is providing a digital musician activity space that crosses between reality and virtuality by developing the AI music platform 'RimaAI' and the musician producing platform 'AIMPLE'. With RimaAI, even without composing knowledge, users can have AI directly create music according to their requirements, which can then be recorded and released as digital audio tracks using an automatic instrument performance system that plays like a real human. This audio is distributed online and offline under the name of the user avatar created with AIMPLE.
During the Metaverse Korea event,, a 'Metaverse Busking' featuring digital musicians will be held. A metaverse concert will take place, featuring the first single music video of digital jazz musician ROA and the piano performance music video of Hanul, the first domestic new-age digital musician, along with an AI band.
Building on its experience of successfully hosting the first K-pop performance in the metaverse, Snowdoc, a non-fungible token (NFT) platform company, has planned various metaverse concerts for this event. This company has previously conducted events where live performances were streamed to the metaverse, allowing simultaneous viewing from around the world, and where artists and fans communicated in real time through avatars.

<VentaVR - Ventaverse>

Amid restrictions on cultural activities, such as visiting historical sites or art museums, due to the aftermath of COVID-19,Metaverseevents that utilize it to alleviate these restrictions are drawing attention. 'Ventaverse,' revealed by Ventavr, is a metaverse service where users experience things like historical sites, artworks, and tourist resources after them being captured through reality scanning and modeling, while receiving guidance from professional guides.Extended Reality (XR) We have set up equipment such as HMDs and laptops at this exhibition so that visitors can experience metaverse field studies firsthand.
In addition, the virtual human influencer 'Loji,' which is currently enjoying hot popularity, also greets the audience. Loji is a virtual being created with domestic first communication capability and 3D synthesis technology, and it is drawing attention as a virtual figure more popular than people by appearing in various commercials. Also, 'Moa,' a communication-focused metaverse where users can create virtual spaces and multiple users can enjoy games, clubs, etc., in the same space, will be unveiled to the public.
Original article : https://www.etnews.com/20211025000175