2022.7.11 Published in Weekly Building Management.

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“Metaverse” is attracting attention in the real estate industry. A virtual space that has only played games so far. Now, items in the game and land in the virtual space are also bought and sold. Earnings there can be exchanged for real money. In the real estate industry in Japan, previews are being switched from online to metaverse, and commercial facilities are starting to use them. Ventures will enter the real estate trade in virtual space and the creation of virtual towns linked to reality. Attention will be paid to whether it is possible to create a precedent case.

The key is to create successful cases of leading venture companies. Venture companies with light footwork are leading in this field. Metaverse Real Estate (Minato-ku, Tokyo) is promoting the “DRIM Island” project. We will develop a virtual island and invite real stores and offices. The virtual currency “RIM” developed here is scheduled to be listed on overseas virtual currency exchanges.
There are precedents for offices in virtual space. The virtual office “oVice” has a certain degree of recognition in Japan. As of April, there are about 2,000 companies that have introduced it. The Metaverse Office, which is about to be developed on DRIM Island, will be developed not only as a place to work, but also as something that contributes to corporate branding.
Representative Director Toshiya Mori points out, “The problem with the Metaverse space is that many people gather at events, but on normal days they are distracted.” For “DRIM Island”, we are thinking of a mechanism to “become a space where many people are walking even on days when there are no events”. The community gathers people involved in the industry and regular customers. The company is also considering entering the real estate market in virtual space.
Although the number of real estate companies entering the virtual space land trading business is small, there are cases where it is specified in the business content. There are also those who expect it to become a new pillar of earnings for the real estate industry. “Real estate x Metaverse” is being explored. However, one industry insider points out, “The issue is how to generate revenue by utilizing the Metaverse.” At present, there are no clear success stories and no model cases. It’s a tough situation for big players. Is it possible to create cases in which venture companies and other industries can serve as models? This will be the point at which the Metaverse will expand and spread in the future.

Virtual island “DRIM Island” plan also linked with EC and delivery

It was around 2011 that I first came up with the idea of ​​”DRIM Island”. At that time, I learned about crypto assets such as pitcoin and ripple, as well as “Second Life”, and I began to think that the era of “virtual cities”, which are closer to real estate, would come. After that, as the first step of the project, we launched a block chain concept for an existing condominium. This allows those who have purchased the virtual currency “RIM” to close the door of the apartment with the RIM debit card like a hotel key card, and to withdraw household expenses with RIM. Also, if you hold RIM for more than 6 months, you can receive donation RIM, and install water power, an indoor distributed emergency power supply developed by another company, in each room. At that time, cryptocurrency prices were generally on a downward trend, so it was not realized, but we received inquiries. And in the second concept announced in January this year, we plan to develop land from the forest on a virtual island called “DRIM Island”. We will build commercial buildings and facilities there, and invite street shops that are actually in business as tenants. One is a restaurant. We will have stores open in the “Virtual Umaimon-dori Shopping Street” that will be built in the future, and visitors will be encouraged to visit real stores by setting up a system that allows them to see the inside of actual stores installed with web cameras and communicate with store clerks. increase. We also want to promote cooperation with EC and delivery. The land of this “DRIM Island” can be sold from 100,000 yen per block of 100 tsubo, and construction can be done by logging and creating housing land. After that, it will be possible to attract tenants. In addition, we are currently building a Metaverse office for all business owners, introducing an automatic visitor response service by a receptionist girl avatar that has introduced AI, and have started sales development so that the video can be viewed on the top screen of the homepage. .

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