South Korea is bringing its capital city Seoul into the metaverse with the launch of ‘Metaverse Seoul’, which it claims is the world’s first city-backed public metaverse platform.

Metaverse Seoul is a three-year project aimed at improving public services with the help of the immersive environment provided by Metaverse.

Following the beta test, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon launched the first phase of Metaverse Seoul at a press conference on January 16.

This online environment, according to the mayor, will be a “communication place for citizens” of the capital city, allowing them to virtually visit many of Seoul’s attractions, file certain complaints, access official documents, and receive answers to questions about the presentation. of municipal taxes. .

A second phase, expected in…