{"id":2435,"date":"2021-12-22T04:49:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T04:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=2435"},"modified":"2025-12-30T08:48:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:48:39","slug":"seoul-becomes-the-first-virtual-universe-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/seoul-becomes-the-first-virtual-universe-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Seoul Becomes the First Virtual Universe City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is poised to make history by becoming the first city to officially enter the &#8216;Metaverse&#8217;, an arena increasingly viewed as the future of social media and closely linked with virtual reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city plans to launch a platform for municipal services, aiming to have it operational by the end of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This move positions Seoul as a pioneer in adopting the Metaverse, a concept widely regarded as the next frontier in social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the initiative announced by the Seoul city government, residents will be able to use virtual reality goggles to engage in a variety of activities, ranging from virtual museum tours to interactions with city officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/metaverse2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2436\" style=\"width:750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/metaverse2.jpg 660w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/metaverse2-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Reportedly, the Seoul government is allocating about $3.3 million to enhance communication between its citizens and Mayor Oh Se-hoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project is a key component of the city&#8217;s 10-year strategic plan, aiming to elevate Seoul&#8217;s status on the global stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city&#8217;s administration is ambitious about having the Metaverse platform fully functional by the end of 2022, with a broader vision of achieving complete operational capability by 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set to begin in December, the Metaverse project will feature a virtual office for the Mayor and provide public services across various sectors, marking a significant step in Seoul&#8217;s integration into the digital era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You may also like this content<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is poised to make history by becoming the first city to officially enter the &#8216;Metaverse&#8217;, an arena increasingly viewed as the future of social media and closely linked with virtual reality. The city plans to launch a platform for municipal services, aiming to have it operational by the end &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAown96uCw:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[322],"tags":[318],"class_list":["post-2435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metaverse1","tag-metaverse-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}