Korean telecommunications company LG U+, a subsidiary of LG, recently launched the Metaverse experience at Yonsei University in Seoul.
The Yonsei Metaverse, also called “Meta Yonsei,” features a recreation of the Sinchon campus with traversable landmarks such as the school’s auditorium and library, as well as hierarchical access to digital resources and private meeting places for faculty and students.
Unlike many Metaverse experiences, Meta Yonsei limits many of its features to verified students. Although prospective students and other outsiders appear to be able to virtually walk around campus and see its features and landmarks, access to peer meeting tools and certain areas within the metaverse is limited to registered students only.
According to an article in local newspaper Chosun Biz, the Meta Yonsei experience was well received by students on campus.
In general, metaverse experiences aimed at specific communities such as universities tend to focus on social aspects. Therefore, they tend to target prospective students or business partners. In practice, these treatments tend to resemble digital museums rather than activity spaces.
However, the Meta Yonsei digital twin appears to have been designed with productivity in mind. Tools such as virtual workspaces, video and audio conferencing, and team meeting capabilities with automated annotation and captioning are built right into the experience. This provides students with the impetus to engage with the metaverse throughout their academic careers.
It can also help prepare students for the realities of the modern global workplace, where productivity tools like Google Meet and Zoom and real-time collaboration across a diverse workforce have become the norm.
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Students and faculty can also interact through structured check-ins and supervision activities. Up to 1,000 users could attend a virtual event held in the Metaverse Auditorium – a digital doppelgänger of the university’s physical installation – including the ability to view guest speakers and experts on a virtual stage, according to a 2023 project announcement report. there is.