NFTs made by Seoul citizens are caught in the metabus
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The Seoul Metropolitan Government will hold an event to display the award-winning works selected through the NFT contest to the citizens in a virtual gallery in the metabus (virtual space). The Seoul Digital Foundation announced on the 29th that it will exhibit the winning works of the 'Digital Seoul NFT Contest' from August 1st (Mon) to the 8th in the virtual world of Metaverse. The Metaverse virtual gallery can be viewed by any citizen through the URL address (https://bit.ly/3cIiR1F), and NFT works can also be purchased directly by clicking on the work description.
For this exhibition, the Seoul Digital Foundation held the Digital Seoul NFT Contest in June, and a total of 17 teams were selected that colorfully expressed symbols and landmarks of Seoul with digital creations (NFT works) such as images and videos. (1 Grand Prize, 3 Excellence Awards, 13 Encouragement Prizes) The work that won the Grand Prize this year was <Seoul, Then, Still, Tomorrow>, which expresses the beautiful appearance of Seoul by adding 3D motion graphics work to a painting painted by the artist himself. a video work.
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The Excellence Awards were given to , which shows the pixelated image of Seoul through gif animations, , which produced a video in which the landscape of Seoul at day and night intersects, and , which shows symbols and landmarks of Seoul in the Korean traditional Chaekgado. The first team received the Foundation Chairman’s Award and a prize money of 3 million won, and the third prize team received a prize money of 500,000 won each. 100,000 won in NFT issuance support was awarded to all of the Grand Prize, Excellence Prize, and Encouragement Prize.
Citizens who enjoyed the virtual gallery can also participate in the event. If you post a review of your visit on social media and answer the quizzes, you will be given generous prizes through a lottery. Details can be found on the Foundation's Instagram page. Kang Yo-sik Kang, Chairman of the Seoul Digital Foundation, said, "It is important for Seoul City, which leads the metabus, to create an environment where citizens can easily experience and use new digital technologies." said.
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Meanwhile, the Seoul Digital Foundation will start a full-fledged support project to spread the culture of using the 'Metabus Seoul Platform' in Seoul, which will be held at the end of this year. Starting in the second half of the year, 'Metaverse Seoul Ethical Guidelines Announcement', 'Citizen Creative 3D Object Contest' and 'Metaverse Christmas Event' will be held sequentially. First, a seminar forum will be held on the interim research results of the 'Metabus Seoul Ethics Principles' to create a safe and healthy use culture of the 'Metabus Seoul' platform. Afterwards, to strengthen the contents of Metaverse Seoul, 'citizen creation 3D object contest' and 'citizen content production to solve urban problems with pets' will be promoted. At the end of the year, we are preparing to hold an event for citizens to enjoy on the 'Metabus Seoul' platform in celebration of Christmas.
