Minister Hwang Hee Communicates with Youth in the Metaverse

Experience 'Metaland' and 'My Own Art Bansang' in 'ifland'

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 3rd that Minister Hwang Hee participated as an avatar in an expanded virtual world (metaverse) on the 2nd, enjoying performances and communicating with young people. The metaverse experienced is 'Ifland,' where the Ministry's Digital Communication Team of the spokesperson office has been conducting the youth autonomy proactive administration communication campaign 'Youth Changed It? Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism' since May. Young artists, university student reporters, and others regularly gather to propose policy projects and share opinions.

Through this, the Ministry promotes 'MetaLand' and 'My Own Art Bansang.' The former is a concert in the metaverse where performance videos of young artists participating in the Youth Microphone are enjoyed. It provides opportunities for both performances and cultural enjoyment simultaneously. The latter is a program where young artists create a single-person bansang set themselves and gift it along with a support message. It raises awareness of young artists' works while offering a special experience of receiving a personalized art piece as a gift.

Minister Hwang, who experienced it as an avatar named 'JazzyWolf,' said, "It was a time to realize how fresh and valuable policies and administrations created directly by the youth are," adding, "I will listen more attentively to their proposals and voices."

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