Over the past two years, thanks to the outburst of the Metaverse-related industries, the industry's demand for technical talents has increased significantly. The Department of Information and Communication of STUST recently held a forum on "The Metaverse You Don't Know. Assistant Professor Chiong-yi Huang of the department served as the host, and the honorable guests invited were Wen-nong Chen, Director of Bailu Animation, Wei-zhi Huang, CEO of THETA X INC. and Ruibi Digital Technology Company, Zhao-feng Shie, Chairman of Shanghai Juliang Brand Management Company, Jun-fu Guo, General Manager of Zhushengtang, and Ze-wei Hsu, Lecturer of STUST Virtual Internet Celebrity Creative Workshop. In an easy-to-understand way, it provided the audience with discussions and exchanges on life applications, film and television creation, business models, and education, combined with AR augmented reality, XR immersive technology, AI artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology. It provided audiences Interested in the Metaverse professional application and profit-making models to master the Metaverse

【STUST held "The Metaverse You Don't Know" Forum, with honorable guests (left to right): General Manager Jun-fu Guo of Zhushengtang, Chairman Zhao-feng Shie of Shanghai Juliang Brand Management Company, and CEO Wei-zhi Huang of Ruibi Digital Technology Company, Director Wen-nong Chen of White Deer Animation, and Prof. Chiong-yi Huang of STUST.】

The global economy and industrial development have undergone great changes due to the Pandemic. Among them, issues related to the metaverse that integrates the online and the offline as well as the physical and the virtual has become the focus of attention. Students of the Department of Information and Communication of STUST have been trained and nurtured in new media communication and digital audio-visual for a long time. Teachers and students have great advantages and potential in the topics and applications of the metaverse. In the forum, Industry professionals introduced the application of the metaverse from multiple aspects. The exchange contents included game industry, senior service, digital live interaction, educational communication, virtual Internet celebrity, pop music, and entertainment audio-visual, etc. In addition to the live audience, the entire forum was broadcast online to many viewers who could not be present but hoped to participate in the forum through the online broadcast and enjoy the rich and exciting contents.

【STUST held "The Metaverse You Don't Know" Forum, with honorable guests (front row from right to left): Chairman Zhao-feng Shie of Shanghai Juliang Brand Management Company, CEO Wei-zhi Huang of Ruibi Digital Technology Company, General Manager Jun-fu Guo of Zhushengtang, Director Wen-nong Chen of White Deer Animation, and Prof. Chiong-yi Huangof STUST took a group photo with the audience.】

Ruibi Digital Technology Co., Ltd. provided a lot of AR augmented reality products for the audience to experience. At the same time, Director Wen-nong Chen of Bailu Animation also openly recruited animation company interns, following the future trend of the Metaverse while inspiring many students to inquire and sign up on the spot. STUST students from the Department of Information and Communication also demonstrated the interactive performances and technical explanations of virtual Internet celebrities. The entire event was organized by the student team of "Advertising and Public Relations Practice Course," led by Assistant Professor Chiong-yi Huang of the department. Many co-organizers—including Virtual Internet Celebrities Creation Workshop, Jinguwei Digital Marketing Co., Ltd., Swat Multimedia, many Tainan’s local independent media promotion, live broadcast, PQS video equipment store, and other companies—sponsored the event, making it run smoothly and fully demonstrate the close interaction between students and the industry.

【STUST held "The Metaverse You Don't Know" Forum, with honorable guests (left to right): General Manager Jun-fu Guo of Zhushengtang, Chairman Zhao-feng Shie of Shanghai Juliang Brand Management Company, and CEO Wei-zhi Huang of Ruibi Digital Technology Company, Director Wen-nong Chen of White Deer Animation, and Prof. Chiong-yi Huang of STUST were having a live discussion on the situation.】

Wei-zhi Huang, CEO of Ruibi Digital Technology Co., Ltd. pointed out that the Metaverse is a trend that will shine in the future, and AR is the first step of the Metaverse. Students should pace up to develop their professional abilities in order to seize the opportunities and improve their talents. Jun-fu Guo, General Manager of Zhushengtang, encouraged the audience not only to learn their own professional skills; they but also have to understand the development of new trends and effectively integrate and exert their expertise to make themselves more competitive. Wen-nong Chen, Director of Bailu Animation, emphasized that in this era of rapid change and information overload, the only way to success is to accumulate one's own expertise and skills, master emerging technologies, and create one's own interpretation of the metaverse. Zhao-feng Shie, Chairman of Shanghai Juliang Brand Management Co., Ltd., said that audiences are also encouraged to step up their steps to add the power of the metaverse to their professions and industries, and to create business opportunities for the metaverse of industries and consumers.

【Students from the Department of Information and Communication of STUST were displaying and expounding the interactive performance and technical explanation of virtual Internet celebrities on the spot.】

In addition to the on-site forum, the full documentary can be viewed after the event on the YouTube channel (channel name: Oasis Metaverse), in order to provide communication with audiences who were not able to come to the scene. Friends who are interested in metaverse knowledge are welcome to subscribe to the official channel of the event, reviewing the wonderful and rich content of the forum.
 IG：Oasis Metaverse
https://instagram.com/oasis_metaverse_?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
 YT：Oasis Metaverse
https://youtube.com/channel/UCysQM05iFvkRzDg9iZku-lA
 Links to the live broadcast of “The Metaverse that You Don’t Know” Forum
https://youtu.be/r3TQYod5sDI

【Wei-zhi Huang, CEO of Ruibi Digital Technology Co., Ltd., was having a lecture in the "The Metaverse You Don't Know" Forum.】

【Ruibi Digital Technology Co., Ltd. provided many AR augmented reality products for live audiences to experience.】

【Zhao-feng Hsie, Chairman of Shanghai Juliang Brand Management Company, was having a lecture in the forum "The Metaverse You Don't Know."】

【Director Wen-nong Chen of Bailu Animation was having a lecture in the "The Metaverse You Don't Know" Forum.】

【Jun-fu Guo, General Manager of Zhushengtang, was having a lecture in “The Metaverse You Don't Know" Forum.】

【The "Virtual Internet Celebrity Creation Workshop" of the College of Digital Design, STUST, displayed the interactive performance and technical explanation of virtual Internet celebrities.】