The World's Largest VR Event “Virtual Market 2023 Winter” Will Be Held on Saturday December 2nd through Sunday, December 17th!

Real life event also planned for Virtual Market 2023 Winter!

HIKKY (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasushi Funakoshi) has decided to hold the world's largest VR event "Virtual Market 2023 Winter," which has acquired the Guinness World Record™. The event will be held from Saturday December 2nd through Sunday, December 17th! 2023, for a total of 16 days. Virtual Market 2023 Winter will be held at three para-realized venues in London, Okinawa, and Shibuya/Harajuku as venues for corporate exhibitors. In addition, following Vket2023 Summer, Para-real events will also be held. Corporate exhibitors are invited to apply for both metaverse and real venues.

Corporate Exhibitor Application Form: https://www.hikky.co.jp/contact?type=service&category=company

As the fifth phase of the "Para-real World Project," we aim to realize cities around the world in a form that is in tune with the metaverse era, three cities, London, Okinawa, and Shibuya/Harajuku, have been made Para-real and will be developed as corporate exhibition venues. Para-real Shibuya first appeared at Virtual Market 2021, and now the area has been expanded from Shibuya to Harajuku area.

We will also be holding a real in life event and real venue again. Please wait for further information on details of the real venues.

◆Para-real is a term coined by combining "parallel world" + "real" and refers to the parallel existence of the real and the metaverse.

We are looking for corporate exhibitors for both the Metaverse and the Real Venue. If you are interested in exhibiting at this event, please contact us using the application form below.

※Please wait for further announcements regarding the start of general exhibitor registration and the release of information on each concept at the general exhibitor venue. More information will be released on Vket's official Twitter page（https://twitter.com/Virtual_Market_) as it becomes available.

The world's largest VR event where visitors can buy and sell 3D items such as avatars and real products (clothes, PCs, food and beverages, etc.) at a venue in metaverse. This pioneering event has been held since 2018 and holds the Guinness World Record™* with over 1 million visitors from around the world. In addition to buying and selling products, the event also offers "experiences" unique to metaverse, such as riding rides, receiving customer service, and participating in live music performances at virtual venues. Visitors can also enjoy voice communication with each other, giving them a realistic feeling as if they were touring the city together in the real world.

The virtual market started as a place to buy and sell 3D data products between individuals, but in recent years, major companies that want to enter the metaverse business have expanded the sale of real products, creating new possibilities for VR commerce.

*Recognized by Guinness World Records™ as having the largest number of booths at a virtual reality market event.

Name: Virtual Market 2023 Winter

Hosted by: VR HIKKY

Dates: December 2 (Sat) - 17 (Sun), 2023 (16 days in total)

Theme: Connect

Exhibit venues: ParaReal London / ParaReal Okinawa / ParaReal Shibuya and Harajuku

Official SNS:

Twitter→https://twitter.com/Virtual_Market_　

YouTube→https://www.youtube.com/c/vketchannel

Instagram→https://www.instagram.com/vket_official/

How to visit:

You can visit the special world in VRChat from VR devices and gaming PCs.

Some browser-based venues will also be available for visitors to enter by simply clicking on the URL from smartphones and other devices.

※Real venues will be announced in the near future.

About VR firm HIKKY

HIKKY Co., Ltd. is a VR firm that creates an open metaverse where anyone can create and access freely. With notable creators who lead the industry as our members, HIKKY provides VR services such as highly unique Metaverse solutions including Vket Cloud. HIKKY also plans and operates Metaverse events, and provide consulting services that support business entry into the VR/AR field. HIKKY aims to develop the living, economic, and cultural spheres of the virtual world and create a society where all creative people can live more freely and abundantly.

The world’s largest VR event, Virtual Market, hosted by HIKKY has acquired a Guinness World Record™ in 2021. In addition, HIKKY won first place in the marketing category of the “AIXR International VR AWARDS” and the highest award in Japan’s “XR CREATIVE AWARD 2020.”

CEO: Yasushi Funakoshi

Headquarters: 4F, Mitomi Building, 1-20-22 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013, Japan

Established: May 1, 2018

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HIKKY Public relations: Matsuzawa, Ikura, Hioki, ChyadoSensei

E-mail address: pr@vrhikky.com
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