01 Yuanuniverse Weekly Report | Hainan Lingshui Releases the Country's First County-level Metaverse Industry Policy, China Science and Technology Data Research Institute won the bid of 1.85 million yuan for the Zhengzhou Metaverse Industry Development Plan Preparation Project

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1. Hainan Lingshui released the country's first county-level metaverse industry policy

On March 22, the country's first county-level government metaverse industry policy, the “Lingshui Li Autonomous County Metaverse Industry Development Action Plan (2023-2027)”, was officially released. Lingshui is focusing on creating three business cards: “Seeing Lingshui in the Cultural Tourism Metaverse”, “The largest training base for digital people in the country is in Lingshui”, and “Metaverse content creators come to Lingshui.” Development goals include introducing more than 15 upstream and downstream metaverse enterprises and research institutions in 2023, and metaverse-related industries exceeding 100 million yuan; by 2027, introducing and nurturing metaverse-related enterprises to exceed 100, and metaverse-related industries striving to exceed 5 billion yuan. (Lingshui Li Autonomous County official website)

2. Anhui issued a document to promote the deepening integration and application of new technologies such as virtual reality and augmented reality with manufacturing equipment

On March 22, Anhui Province issued the “Implementation Plan and Support Policy for Promoting High-end Intelligent and Green Development of the Manufacturing Industry through Digital Transformation”. In terms of intelligent equipment, it was mentioned in the form of a column to promote the deepening integration and application of new technologies such as 5G, big data, artificial intelligence, digital twins, virtual reality, and augmented reality with manufacturing equipment, and develop new intelligent manufacturing equipment such as intelligent industrial control systems, intelligent machine tools, and collaborative robots. (Anhui provincial government network)

Industry news

3. Report: 2023Q1 Metaverse NFT Trading Volume Reaches $311 Million

According to the DappRadar report, NFT transactions in the metaverse increased in the first quarter of 2023, totaling US$311 million so far in 2023. As platforms such as Yuga Labs' Otherside and MG Land dominate the field, virtual land transactions reached a record high of 147,000 transactions in one quarter. On the other hand, NFTs related to land in the Otherside metaverse traded $222 million in the first quarter, an increase of 237% over the previous quarter. (Coindesk)

4. China Virtual Reality and Metaverse Industry Summit Held in Hangzhou

From March 21 to 22, the China Virtual Reality and Metaverse Industry Summit was held at 0101 Park, Wensan Digital Living District, Xihu District, Hangzhou. More than 200 leading virtual reality and metaverse companies from all over the country attended the conference. A group of digital technology companies brought their new products to the same launch, focusing on showcasing the latest achievements and cutting-edge technology in the metaverse field. (Exciting)

Domestic news

5. Xinhua Zhiyun officially released the first AIGC-driven metaverse system “Yuanmao”

On March 22, Xinhuanet announced the metaverse empowerment plan and launched the metaverse channel. At the same time, Xinhua Zhiyun officially released the first AIGC-driven metaverse system “Yuanmao”. “Yuanmao” mainly includes three blocks: digital people, digital content, and digital scenes. Each block is driven by artificial intelligence and has the ability to cover the generation of text, images, and even some videos and 3D scenes. “Yuanmao” can greatly reduce the cost of digital human production and daily use, as low as one yuan per minute. (Tencent)

6. Xihu District Metaverse Fusion Innovation Park officially unveiled

On March 24, the Xihu District Metaverse Fusion Innovation Park was officially unveiled in the Wensan Digital Living Area. Innovation Park mainly cultivates the metaverse innovation ecosystem, builds a whole industry chain, and improves everything from the new online economy to the metaverse economyMulti-level innovation space and industrial pattern. Currently, 5 enterprises in the metaverse industry chain are about to officially enter, and more than 40 interested companies are in the process of investment promotion. In addition, the park will build a virtual reality and metaverse public service innovation platform, focusing on areas such as common technology development, integrated content sharing, integrated application incubation, and industry standard setting to jointly build a metaverse industry development ecosystem. (Hangzhou Daily)

7. The Data Research Institute of the Chinese University of Science and Technology won the bid of 1.85 million yuan for the Zhengzhou Metaverse Industry Development Plan Preparation Project

On March 22, the Henan Provincial Government Procurement Network showed that the Zhengzhou Metaverse Industry Development Plan Preparation Project of the Zhengzhou Municipal Development and Reform Commission was completed. The winning bidder was the China Science and Technology Big Data Research Institute, with a bid amount of 1.85 million yuan. The project includes hiring a third-party consulting agency to analyze the development advantages and shortcomings of the metaverse industry in Zhengzhou, clarify the development principles and development goals of the metaverse industry in Zhengzhou, plan key development tasks, and prepare a development plan for the metaverse industry in Zhengzhou based on analysis of the development trends, policy initiatives, and development status of the metaverse industry in Zhengzhou. (Henan Provincial Government Procurement Network)

Foreign Information

8. Roblox launches AI-generating game creation tool to empower the metaverse

On March 22nd, Rovlox launched the company's first generative AI game creation tools, Code Assist and Materai Generator. Code Assist was launched primarily to help users turn their concepts into code that can be embedded into metaverse space or objects. Next, Roblox wanted to use the same simple design system to design a fully three-dimensional model, while the long-term vision was to create 3D assets for the entire metaverse space based on some conceptual maps. (ZAKER)

9. EPIC CEO: Apple may be trying to shatter the metaverse or extract all profits from it

On March 24, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney (Tim Sweeney) believes that Apple is “a major obstacle to Epic's vision of the metaverse.” Because Apple didn't allow anyone to use rival browser engines before, they could do the same thing with the metaverse. Tim Sweeney said that strong antitrust laws are the only way out, and EPIC will take the lead in opposing Apple's influence on the market. (Sina)

10. Klaytn launches metaverse support package

On March 24, South Korean blockchain platform Klaytn launched the Metaverse Support Kit (Metaverse Knowledge Kit), which includes three key components: educational resources, npm package support, and API support. (GOLDEN FINANCE)

Financing mergers and acquisitions

11. VR Spiritual World completes strategic financing of 10 million yuan

On March 23, VR Spiritual World completed strategic financing of 10 million yuan, led exclusively by Beijing Worry Video Investment Center (limited partnership). After this round of financing, Spiritual World will continue to promote the development of MRCreator, a 3D interactive tool using realistic six degrees of freedom restoration scene fusion technology, and is committed to the expansion of the VR market and the introduction of advanced talents, ultimately achieving the goal of promoting the implementation and popularization of the tool. (87870 network)

12. Dapeng VR completed financing of over 100 million yuan

On March 22, Dapeng VR completed a new round of financing of over 100 million yuan, led by Qingdao Microelectronics Innovation Capital and followed by institutions such as Qingdao Wen Investment. The financing will be used to supplement working capital, increase the rapid increase of new products, and upgrade and supplement talents. Up to now, Dapeng VR has completed 11 rounds of financing. Investment institutions include Kaiying Network, Xunlei Network, Aofei Entertainment, and Huaqiang Capital. (36 kph)

13. Weixiang Time & Space received tens of millions of yuan in Pre-A round financing

On March 20, Weixiang Space announced the completion of the Pre-A round financing of tens of millions of yuan, led by Hanli Capital and Lanchi Venture Capital, and followed by Yushan Capital. The funds will mainly be used for research and development of underlying metaverse technologies, including integrated research and development of “scenario+algorithm+computing power” such as spatial computing, AIGC, and 3D cloud services, and to accelerate the commercial implementation process. (ZAKER)

14. Metaverse infrastructure developer Hadean closes $5 million financing

On March 24, metaverse infrastructure developer Hadean closed a $5 million funding round, with Ericsson Ventures, Metrea Discovery, VU Venture Partners, Sanctor Capital, and Tirta Ventures participating. Hadean said it will accelerate the development of its cloud-based metaverse solutions. (Venture Beat)

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