“What is the most valuable thing in the 21st century? Talent!” This line from the 2004 film “A World Without Thieves” starring Ge You still resonates today. Population changes and labor factors have always been important factors affecting economic development, and this is no exception in a specific industry.
The metaverse industry, although relatively new, has already begun the battle for talent. Recently, the news of South Korea’s investment of 5.5 billion won to support the metaverse graduate school project has been widely reported by major media outlets. It is understood that Chung-Ang University in South Korea has successfully been selected for this project and plans to use 5.5 billion won in government funds over the next six years to support the cultivation of top global talents in the metaverse field.
China also places great emphasis on talent cultivation in the metaverse field. The Ministry of Science and Technology’s “Support Program for Metaverse Graduate Schools” is a government-funded project aimed at comprehensively promoting education, research, and industry cooperation to cultivate outstanding talents in the metaverse field. Most recently, the Institute of Advanced Imaging Science and Multimedia Film at China Agricultural University was successfully selected.
On June 14th, the Metaverse Industry Commission also launched the “Thousand Miles Horse” plan for cultivating metaverse industry talents, aiming to attract and train a group of recent graduates from universities to promote the development of the metaverse industry and talent.
In the field of digital collectibles, which is the cornerstone of metaverse development, talent is also highly valued. The leading domestic digital collectibles ecosystem platform, iBox, has launched the “Blade Battle, Passionate Summer” KOL team competition, hoping to attract outstanding talent to form teams through interesting activities to jointly “explore the future” and seek industry development.
It is understood that iBox has set very generous rewards for this event. Anyone who submits game bugs through official channels has the opportunity to qualify for the “Explore the Future” event and travel with like-minded individuals to see a different world.
As a leading platform in the digital collectibles industry, iBox has always attached great importance to talent cultivation and exploration, contributing to the development of talents. According to public information, iBox has previously hired many top talents from large companies and high-tech industries at high salaries to empower the industry’s development.
Previously, iBox also helped the “Protecting the Young” special action in Hainan Province by delivering caring supplies to the children of Haikou Pioneer Primary School, nurturing the healthy growth of minors.
Another high-quality platform in the digital collectibles industry, WhaleEx, also attaches great importance to talent. Recently, Ant Group’s recruitment information for WhaleEx technical experts has been widely circulated within the industry, partly because the recruitment information reveals the future development plans of WhaleEx, and partly because the salary range of 30,000 to 60,000 RMB is still relatively eye-catching.
In any case, talent in the metaverse and digital collectibles industry is always the key to future development, and emphasizing talent development will never be wrong.
