Ate1 Subsidiary Grid "Metaverse Platform 'Moim' Offers Free Service to Educational Institutions Worldwide"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] The metaverse platform ‘Moim (MOIM)’ is embarking on a full-scale user expansion with the goal of evolving into an open platform.

Grid (CEO Choi Cheolsun), a technology-intensive subsidiary of Eight One, announced that it will officially open its self-developed metaverse platform ‘Moim’ to educational institutions worldwide and provide free service throughout 2022.

The initiative aims to alleviate the difficulties in the educational environment caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and reduce the social burden related to the changing educational paradigm in the new internet environment of the metaverse.

Educational institutions wishing to use the ‘Moim’ platform can receive free credits equivalent to 60 hours of lecture time per month upon signing up with a typical university email domain ‘ac.kr’ without any complicated authentication procedures. The provided credits are automatically recharged at the end of each month, and most essential functions required to conduct non-face-to-face lectures using the metaverse platform are offered without additional restrictions. The company plans to start with domestic universities and later expand the free service to global universities.

After preliminary testing, Grid’s metaverse platform ‘Moim’ plans to release an open beta version in January next year as a cross-platform supporting iOS, Android, Mac, PC, and desktop across various markets. From February, when free credit distribution and usage intensify before the new semester, the platform will expand support to include the VR device ‘Oculus Quest 2’.

Features for group paid license purchasers at the educational institution level will be further enhanced. The company stated that efficient functions optimized for non-face-to-face educational environments?such as ▲organization-level admin system provision ▲bulk lecture creation ▲custom branding lobby provision ▲attendance data management ▲real-time video live streaming support ▲dedicated manager assignment per license?will be continuously updated sequentially throughout next year.

A Grid representative said, “We will continuously provide various content necessary for high school and middle school students’ debate environments and after-school learning support such as tutoring, as well as for university students’ employment needs, evolving into a global platform that offers not only a simple metaverse educational environment but also rich social activity experiences.”

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