The Seoul Metropolitan Government officially unveiled the first service phase of its “Metaverse Seoul” virtual municipal space in January of this year. The digital world, which offers various administrative services like education, tax filings, and more, was said to be the first-ever platform of its kind in the world.

Inside the Metaverse Seoul, avatars of appointed workers provide government services, deal with civic complaints lodged by the citizens through their avatars, and provide virtual tourism experiences as well. Additionally, the Metaverse allows people to participate in various social, cultural, and economic activities in the virtual world that was created by the SMG.

Now, Seoul City has rolled out another service in its Metaverse platform dedicated to pets. It has opened a virtual pet adoption service so users can adopt pets and raise them in the virtual world as well.

Through their avatars, users can adopt various animals, such as a dog, rabbit, cat, and lizard. There will be 10 animals to choose from, and users can only pick one, Aju Business Daily reported.

As they raise their pets on the Metaverse, they can earn points after completion of any training missions. Virtual pet owners can use these points to buy items they wish to have. There are devices required to use the metaverse, and these are virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR).

Seoul Digital Foundation (SDF) said the new pet service at Metaverse Seoul was named "Meta Seoul Pet.” For users who will adopt pets in the virtual world, they are not prohibited from abandoning their pets.

They are also required to submit an application for adoption. Finally, as per Koreabizwire, the pet adoption service is only available in Metaverse Seoul’s World Citizen’s Land. SDF will also be giving out vouchers to select users who will upload their virtual pets on social media until June 2.

"Please stay tuned. We will showcase various contents and events to offer Metaverse Seoul where Seoulites can create and enjoy together with the municipal city," SDF’s president, Kang Yo Sik, said in a statement earlier this week.