People’s Daily Online, Xiamen, January 22 (Reporter Zhang Meng) – On January 22, the Xiamen Torch Metaverse (XR) Public Technology Service Platform was inaugurated and officially launched, marking a significant step forward for Xiamen in the field of metaverse. It’s reported that the newly established platform has been set up in the second phase of Xiamen Software Park, becoming a public service facility for the park and providing comprehensive support for the development of the park’s industry.

According to reports, the Xiamen Torch High-tech Zone Metaverse (XR) Public Technology Service Platform project covers a total area of 1,700 square meters, making it the largest digital technology studio in Fujian Province that utilizes full-process virtual production technology. The platform is constructed and operated under a “private investment with government support” model. It aims to provide comprehensive, high-quality XR technology support and digital solution to enterprises in the Xiamen Torch High-tech Zone and surrounding areas, thereby driving high-quality development of the digital economy and industrial upgrading in the region.

According to information, after Xiamen issued the “Three-Year Action Plan for the Development of the Metaverse Industry” in 2022, the Xiamen Torch High-tech Zone seized the opportunity of metaverse’s growth. By launching a talent base, an incubator, and an accelerator, the zone has built a specialized metaverse park and actively fostered the metaverse industry.

Data shows that the metaverse park has attracted 30 companies, including 20 incubators and 10 accelerators. The “incubator-accelerator-industrial park” metaverse innovation incubation system is increasingly well-established. Enterprises in the park have also developed a range of metaverse application scenarios, including AR sandboxes, industrial cloud spaces, and intelligent Q&A with digital humans. With the inauguration and launch of the Xiamen Torch Metaverse (XR) Public Technology Service Platform, the park’s comprehensive industrial ecosystem, encompassing “application scenarios, policy frameworks, public technology service platforms, industry talent bases, and industrial investment funds” has become increasingly well-established.

“As the park’s public tech service platform, we will offer comprehensive XR support to park enterprises at a 40% discount to help them with digital transformation and industrial upgrading”, a platform representative said. The representative added that the platform will play a role in promoting collaborative innovation and development among upstream and downstream enterprises in the park’s metaverse industry, accelerating the park’s digitalization process, enhancing industrial competitiveness, fostering talent development, driving technological innovation, and generating social benefits. Ultimately, it aims to support Xiamen’s digital economic development while improving the competitiveness and sustainable development capacity of local industries.

According to the reporter, the Xiamen Torch High-tech Zone will ramp up support for the metaverse industry, optimize the full-chain “incubator-accelerator-industrial park” incubation and cultivation system, and build a full industrial ecosystem integrating application scenarios, policies, tech platforms, talent bases, and investment funds. This will not only facilitate the coordinated development of metaverse enterprises but also promote the growth of the electronic information industry cluster, thereby contributing to the construction of Xiamen’s modern industrial system.

On the day of the event, the “Metaverse Value Ecosystem” and XR Virtual Technology Practice and Development Forum was held concurrently. Experts, scholars, and corporate representatives from the industry shared insights on topics such as the metaverse value ecosystem, development trends of XR technology, and application scenarios. In addition, a number of innovative achievements and application cases in metaverse technology were showcased on site. Attendees also engaged in discussions and exchanges on the broad application prospects of metaverse technology across various industries.