KT Corp. finally rolled out its metaverse platform called the “Genieverse” this week. The company is planning to add more content in this virtual space, like artificial intelligence (AI) motion dance and AI avatar messages, by integrating a generative AI platform technology.

KT’s Genieverse can make any housing structure a reality in the virtual world, and this is one of the features that are worth checking out. It was on Monday when the South Korean telecom giant announced the availability of the beta version of its Genieverse business-to-consumer (B2C) metaverse platform.

As per The Korea Economic Daily, there is also a feature called the AI home twin that was described as a technology that can create structures based on drawings. Through this, the user can easily build his or her real house on the metaverse.

Users can also choose from a thousand various items to personalize their own avatars. People who would like to use Genieverse can simply download the app via the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

Aju Business Daily reported that users must also register their phone numbers so they can communicate and interact with their real friends who are also on the platform through avatars.

This function is one of the things that set GenieVerse apart from other metaverse platforms because users can socialize with their real-life friends, while in other virtual spaces, they mostly engage in activities with strangers.

"We will try to provide many different services by combining KT's AI technology and media content," KT Institute of Convergence Technology’s head, Kim Yi Han, said in a statement.

Meanwhile, many Korean tech companies are setting up their own metaverse platforms, and the Gen Z are the common target since they are most familiar with modern technologies and the web. KT’s rival, SK Telecom, has its ifland metaverse as well, and this is gradually being activated in many countries today.

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