The Seoul Convention Bureau has launched a virtual teambuilding programme, another addition to its digital offerings that include the Virtual Seoul platform and Seoul MICE World.
Named Virtual Seoul Playground, the programme is an add-on to the Virtual Seoul platform.
After downloading the programme, participants can choose avatars with various hanboks. Within the playground are three games that will bring about cooperative play that aims to instil a teambuilding spirit by working towards the same goal.
Participants can make gimbap (Korean seaweed rice rolls) at Changdeokgung Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the heart of Seoul. They can also have a go at yunnori – a traditional Korean game in which players throw four sticks and move markers on a mat accordingly in the square in front of Seoul City Hall. In addition, at Some Sevit on the Hangang River, participants can learn more about Seoul through a quiz and decorate a lantern to float it down the river with a wish written on it.
Jihyun Kim, director of Seoul Convention Bureau said: “As virtual MICE events increase drastically, the importance of gamification that induces participants’ immersion along with metaverses that allows interaction through avatars in a virtual world is on the rise. We have developed a non-face-to-face teambuilding program that can be used as content for gamification in the industry, while providing an experience similar to the actual experience by building a metaverse in the background of Seoul.”
Event planners can upload the Virtual Seoul Playground as a link to their on their event page, and even create a tournament-like setting for participants.
