“Paris,” “Sapporo,” and “Nagoya,” these are the cities up next to be Pararealed into the ever-growing VR World of Virtual Market (Vket), in the upcoming edition, Virtual Market 2022 Winter.
TOKYO, Japan, June, 2022 - - HIKKY Co., Ltd. announces Virtual Market 2022 Winter (Vket 2022 Winter) to take place this winter from December 3 to 18, 2022. This will be the ninth edition of Virtual Market, an online convention and marketplace on the VRChat platform launched by HIKKY in 2018. Applications for brands and corporate exhibits are now being accepted on HIKKY’s website.
“Next Journey,” The Theme for Virtual Market 2022 Winter
From the Internet to the metaverse. From a 2D screen to 3D space. Virtual Market (Vket) continues to redefine the new age brought about by the metaverse. In the world of Vket, we are all free to travel instantaneously to various scenes. Let Vket take you onto the “Next Journey.”
Corporations Can Choose From the Parareal Cities of “Paris,” “Sapporo,” and “Nagoya” for Their Exhibition Venue
For the third installment of the “Parareal World Project,” “Paris,” the French capital and first city joining in from Europe, “Sapporo,” a Japanese city well-known for its Snow Festivals, and “Nagoya,” the principal city of Japan’s central region, will constitute the corporate exhibition venues.
Bringing together three real-world metropolises from distant parts of the globe, this venue will be an embodiment of a world unrestricted by time and space.
This edition will also incorporate many elements of travel, as per the theme “Next Journey.”
Bringing together three real-world metropolises from distant parts of the globe, this venue will be an embodiment of a world unrestricted by time and space.
This edition will also incorporate many elements of travel, as per the theme “Next Journey.”
What is PARAREAL?
A term coined by combining “parallel universe” and “real,” meant to convey an existence paralleling the real world with the metaverse.
What is Virtual Market?
Virtual Market, referred to in short as Vket, is an online convention and marketplace on the VRChat platform that hosts C-to-C and B-to-C retail of digital and physical goods.
Visitors can catch a train ride for a scenic tour of the sprawling landscape, watch a movie at the cinema, or dance with friends at a live music event, all within Virtual Market. Friends can interact with one another in real time conversation, shop together, make new friends, or run into and strike up conversations with celebrities.
The event's virtual venues on VRChat are globally accessible with or without VR devices, on a computer or smartphone browser, 24-7 during the 16-day run. Navigation will be shown in English and Japanese.
Organized by HIKKY, a VR events company based in Tokyo, Virtual Market has taken place bi-annually since its launch in 2018 and has rapidly grown into the largest of its kind. Hosting over one million visits in its recent editions, the Guinness World Records recognizes Vket for having the largest number of booths at a VR marketing event.
Visitors can catch a train ride for a scenic tour of the sprawling landscape, watch a movie at the cinema, or dance with friends at a live music event, all within Virtual Market. Friends can interact with one another in real time conversation, shop together, make new friends, or run into and strike up conversations with celebrities.
The event's virtual venues on VRChat are globally accessible with or without VR devices, on a computer or smartphone browser, 24-7 during the 16-day run. Navigation will be shown in English and Japanese.
Organized by HIKKY, a VR events company based in Tokyo, Virtual Market has taken place bi-annually since its launch in 2018 and has rapidly grown into the largest of its kind. Hosting over one million visits in its recent editions, the Guinness World Records recognizes Vket for having the largest number of booths at a VR marketing event.
Virtual Market 2022 Winter Details
Dates: December 3 to December 18, 2022
Theme: “Next Journey”
Corporate exhibition venues: Parareal Paris, Parareal Sapporo, Parareal Nagoya
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnVket
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/vketchannel
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vket_official/
Theme: “Next Journey”
Corporate exhibition venues: Parareal Paris, Parareal Sapporo, Parareal Nagoya
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnVket
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/vketchannel
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vket_official/
About HIKKY
Founded in 2018, HIKKY is a VR company that organizes, produces, and promotes large-scale VR/AR events and contents. As a group with leading creators in the entertainment VR industry, it holds the ambition to expand the industry and to cultivate content creators. HIKKY intends to improve both the living and the economic spheres within the virtual world so as to support creators to its fullest potential.
Contact
For inquiries on exhibiting at Virtual Market 2022 Winter, contact HIKKY from the inquiry form below.
https://www.hikky.co.jp/en/contact
https://www.hikky.co.jp/en/contact
