Professor Gong Da-ye of Silla University Wins Grand Prize at National Metaverse Instructor Competition

Silla University.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Silla University announced that Professor Gong Da-ye from the Department of Fashion Design, School of Industrial Fashion Design, won the Grand Prize at the "7th Metaverse Instructor Competition" organized by the Korea Institute of Metaverse (KIOM).

The competition, held from the 14th to 15th under the auspices of the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Institute of Metaverse (KIOM), produced 39 certified instructors. On the 16th, an awards ceremony and the completion ceremony for the "7th Metaverse Instructor Training Course" were held.

This course began with a 14-day intensive Spartan-style training without holidays or breaks, starting from Lunar New Year, and concluded with the competition. Twelve prospective instructors were selected and have entered a month-long training program, marking the start of another advanced course.

Professor Gong Da-ye, who won the Grand Prize at the 7th Metaverse Instructor Competition.

Professor Gong, who won the Grand Prize, expressed gratitude, saying, "Amid social changes caused by COVID-19, I sought the Metaverse instructor course at the Korea Institute of Metaverse as a future alternative. I was particularly attracted to the usability of Zepeto Creator, where avatars can directly wear fashion items I designed, and I was able to envision the future. This became a precious opportunity for me to resolve to actively support juniors at my alma mater, Silla University, in building specialized metaverse capabilities."

Professor Kwon Young-ah, head of the Department of Fashion Design and Gong’s graduate advisor, said, "As the COVID-19 situation prolongs, the metaverse world, where people seek a sense of reality in the virtual online world, is rapidly taking root. This award won by a graduate of Silla University’s Department of Fashion Design makes me very happy and proud as an advisor. I expect Professor Gong Da-ye to play an important role in nurturing creative fashion convergence experts in the metaverse environment, which is expected to become increasingly important."

As the fashion field will increasingly require talents who can professionally handle the metaverse in the digital fashion platform sector through the convergence of various technologies, Silla University’s Department of Fashion Design has actively utilized digital fashion education courses such as digital textile design, computer knit design, 2D/3D fashion design, 3D virtual fitting, and virtual fashion shows by introducing equipment and establishing advanced educational environments. These include digital textile printers and computer-automated knitting CAD/CAM in 2000, clothing pattern CAD/CAM, 3D body scanners, and 3D clothing CAD in 2010.

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