Method and device for providing chat service in map-based virtual space

A device for providing a chat service in a map-based virtual space, the device comprising:

• a processor,
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• receive at least one of a place selection signal based on map information or a motion detection signal and interest keyword information from a first user terminal;
• transmit, to the first user terminal, data of a street view based on at least one of the place selection signal or the motion detection signal corresponding to a first account of the first user terminal;
• transmit, to the first user terminal, a plurality of first accounts and a plurality of second accounts to be displayed separately on the street view;
• receive a chat request from the first user terminal for requesting a chat with a second user terminal corresponding to the plurality of first accounts;
• receive a result regarding whether to accept the chat in response to the chat request from the second user terminal;
• determine whether a first account of the first user terminal and a first account of the second user terminal on the street view satisfy a selected condition;
• transmit, to the first user terminal, quest information for satisfying the selected condition;
• and
• provide the chat service between the first user terminal and the second user terminal in response to completing the quest information,
• wherein the plurality of first accounts is determined based on at least one of the place selection signal or the motion detection signal, and
• wherein the plurality of second accounts is determined based on the interest keyword information.