TOKYO, March 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT group, announced today its immediate launch of initiatives involving digital humans and the metaverse under its business co-creation program, “OPEN HUB for Smart World,” with the aim of expanding opportunities for all people, including those with workplace or time challenges, and strengthening solutions to address issues such as Japan’s declining labor force.
OPEN HUB, which was launched in October 2021, has been used by some 3,000 people in about 1,300 companies for business co-creation in real and remote environments. Established in the metaverse, OPEN HUB Virtual Park utilizes a human-like “digital catalyst” generated by digital human technologies, including three-dimensional computer graphics (3DCG) and high-definition scanning and motion capture, to create a photorealistic human figure that responds to human visitors. The initiative is one of many ways NTT Com aims to use the metaverse to innovate workstyles, create new customer contact points accessible to all, and to develop services that address problems such as Japan’s labor shortage and improve productivity, ultimately for greater wellbeing in society.