Metaverse Campus Era... Korea University Central Plaza and Soonchunhyang University Cherry Blossom Path Realized

Metaverse Campus Opens on the 28th

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Cha] Korea University Central Plaza and Soonchunhyang University Cherry Blossom Tree-lined Street will be created in the extended virtual world (metaverse) campus.

SK Telecom announced on the 25th that, in collaboration with Korea University and Soonchunhyang University, it will launch the 'Ifland Metaverse Campus' on the metaverse platform 'Ifland' from 9 a.m. on the 28th, featuring symbolic locations and buildings of each school.

The Ifland Metaverse Campus is a place where offline university campuses are faithfully recreated in the metaverse space, allowing vivid implementation of each university's logo, representative buildings, and symbols within the metaverse environment.

First, in cooperation with Korea University and Soonchunhyang University, the Ifland Metaverse Campus will be introduced on a trial basis. Korea University's metaverse campus includes ▲the main gate ▲central plaza ▲main building ▲Hosang (tiger statue) ▲SK Future Hall ▲auditorium, among others. Soonchunhyang University's metaverse campus consists of ▲Cherry Blossom Tree-lined Street ▲Hyangseol Alumni Hall ▲Education and Science Building ▲Phoenix Plaza, etc.

The Ifland Metaverse Campus is about five times larger than other existing lands (spaces) in Ifland and operates as a permanent space 24/7 throughout the year. Through real-time video streaming functions, students, professors, and staff of each school can easily utilize the metaverse campus for various academic schedules such as lectures, group projects, university festivals, and entrance and graduation ceremonies.

Korea University and Soonchunhyang University will hold their first official event, the entrance ceremony, at the Ifland Metaverse Campus this month. Soonchunhyang University will conduct the entrance ceremony for approximately 2,500 new students on the 28th. Korea University also plans to hold entrance ceremonies by department within the College of Engineering on the 28th.

SK Telecom plans to additionally update classroom spaces within the metaverse campus in March to enable various lectures to be conducted within the metaverse campus. Furthermore, the Ifland UI (user interface) will be revamped to introduce a permanent community.

Yang Maeng-seok, Head of SK Telecom's Metaverse CO, said, “Through the Ifland Metaverse Campus, we hope university students can meet friends, attend lectures, and enjoy university life in a special way without constraints of time and space,” adding, “Ifland will expand beyond campuses to permanent lands in various categories such as dance and entertainment, becoming a new communication platform for the MZ generation.”

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