ZEP (CEO: Kim Won-bae) unveiled its achievements and future vision on the 10th after the release of the metaverse platform ‘ZEP’ that is being serviced by the company.
‘ZEP’ is a metaverse platform operated by ‘ZEP’, a joint venture between ‘Supercat’, the game company that developed the MMORPG ‘The Kingdom of the Wind: Kite’ and ‘Naverjet’, the operator of ‘Zeppetto’. The beta version was released in November last year, and the official service opening was announced in March this year.
Six months after ZEP was released to the public, the cumulative number of users who accessed ZEP has exceeded 1 million, and the number of participation in Space (the metaverse space within ZEP) has exceeded 11 million. About 110,000 ‘spaces’, a metaverse space for users, were created, and the number of monthly active users (MAU) reached 340,000.
With the forefront that ZEP is a ‘metaverse for everyone’, it is used by various companies, organizations and individuals and is used by various companies, organizations and individuals thanks to ▲simple operability ▲quick access with one URL click ▲intuitive function deployment ▲rich extensibility is increasing with
In particular, on the 19th of last month, ZEP added the ‘Jep Script’ function containing the app development function in the metaverse, and it is getting a good response from users. By using the Jeb script function, the scalability to create new games and productivity apps within the metaverse is increased. Therefore, the development of a metaverse space where anyone can participate is expected to accelerate.
A ZEP official said, “We plan to add an ‘app store’ to ZEP where users can buy and sell apps and games created by themselves within ZEP.” This is a measure to lay the groundwork for the influx of many creators with additional C2E element updates following the ‘asset store’ that was introduced to build an ecosystem within ZEP.
The use of various companies is also outstanding. Samsung Electronics held a recruitment fair and orientation for new employees through ZEP, and Lotte Group opened ‘L-Recruit Town’, a recruitment center. Big Hit Music’s Tomorrow X Together held a fan event ‘PLAY X TOGETHER’, and Naver also hosted a ‘Search Colloquium 2022’ at ZEP.
In addition, companies and organizations such as GS E&C, JTBC, and Seoul are providing various events based on a different space through ZEP.
In addition, ZEP conducted MOUs with blockchain and NFT projects such as Nightingale Korea, No Latency, Puzzle Monsters, Clay Kingdom, and Sandbox Network through the implementation of a metaverse linked with blockchain and NFT technology. We are actively engaged in collaborative activities.
Sangyeop Kim, leader of the ZEP team, said, “As a result of all team members running together under the banner of Metaverse for All, we are very happy that we were able to achieve a meaningful achievement of 1 million cumulative users in a short period of time. We plan to update it to give you a better experience than reality by innovating so that you can feel it in a new space called “
