Hancom Frontis and Plunit Launch Metaverse Service with AI Virtual Humans

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Hancom Frontis, a developer of metaverse (extended virtual world) platforms, is partnering with Flunit, a subsidiary of AI company Saltlux, to promote metaverse services linked with AI virtual human video production technology.

Hancom Frontis announced on the 30th that it has signed a business agreement with Flunit for cooperation in the AI virtual human-linked metaverse business. The two companies will promote technical exchange and cooperation to integrate AI virtual human video production technology into the metaverse platform and will work on creating metaverse infrastructure to expand this. They also plan to jointly strengthen mutual development capabilities through the exchange of technologies and talents they possess and to collaborate on nurturing talent in related fields.

Hancom Frontis will introduce Flunit’s virtual human service, ‘Flunit Studio,’ into its newly prepared metaverse platform a:rzMETA, launching a popular virtual human metaverse service.

a:rzMETA, meaning ‘Our Metaverse for Us,’ is an open metaverse platform where anyone can participate as a creator. It supports various events such as virtual meetings, education, and conferences, as well as live broadcasting. It is expected that virtual human metaverse content production and distribution will become active in various fields including virtual YouTubers, commerce, games, and communities.

Flunit Studio, which Flunit recently launched as an open beta service, is a platform that turns the entire population into virtual humans and will start its official service in January next year. It features the ability to create photo and video content using virtual humans resembling oneself and distribute them on social media and internet broadcasts. A non-fungible token (NFT) system will also be introduced.

A Hancom Frontis official said, “The metaverse is the optimal space to infinitely expand the activity area of virtual humans,” adding, “Through this agreement, we will strive for continuous investment and development so that the metaverse platform ‘a:rzMETA’ can become a space where virtual humans can coexist.”

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