Changwon, a South Korean coastal city on the southeastern tip of the peninsula, plans to recreate its industrial complex in the metaverse in an effort to promote businesses and products.

The project will use digital twin technology, which creates a virtual model that is an exact replica of a physical object, to build an inch-by-inch copy of the physical complex. The Changwon Metaverse Industrial Complex will also be used to test and predict future advances in technology and the environment.

The medium-sized industrial city with a population of just over one million has 2,871 businesses as tenants in the industrial complex, which in total employs 122,625 people, according to the city’s official website.

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