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Seoul is joining the metaverse, and they aim to do it by 2023. The plans provide a glimpse of how this new virtual universe could change the future of cities, in South Korea and beyond.

Seoul is joining the metaverse, and they aim to do it by 2023. The plans provide a glimpse of how this new virtual universe could change the future of cities, in South Korea and beyond.

  1. "A virtual city hall will allow you to do everything from touring a historic site to filing a civil complaint." Strap on your VR headsets. Seoul is the first city government to join the metaverse, reports

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  2. Seoul is the first major city to announce that it will enter the metaverse, with plans to establish a platform for "contactless communication" by the end of 2022

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  3. POLL: Do technological leaps, like emergence of a metaverse, worry you at all?

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  4. 30 Nov 2021

    "I've always been excited about the future of immersive computing:" Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai shares his own definition of the metaverse with on Studio 1.0

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  5. 28 Nov 2021

    From Manhattan to Manila, players are turning their backs on Wall Street careers and medical school to seek their fortune in an online arena

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  6. 29 Nov 2021

    Seoul announced it will be the first major city to enter the metaverse. If this becomes a reality, Seoul citizens will be able to put on their VR headsets to meet city officials for virtual consultations. They will even be able to attend mass events.

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  7. Metaverse Seoul is a part of the Seoul mayor’s 10-year push to sell a more vibrant future for his city, which is facing a declining population, social cleavages over gender and income inequality, and a deepening real estate crisis as prices soar.

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  8. 2 Dec 2021
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  9. 2 Dec 2021

    Why the metaverse is more than Mark Zuckerberg’s dream

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  10. What the metaverse is, who’s in it and why it matters a explainer by

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  11. 25 Nov 2021

    How to think about the metaverse and what's at stake for companies

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