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RP1 Launches Artemis, the World’s First Native Metaverse Browser
Voices of VR Podcast: Open Metaverse Browser Initiative for Web-Based Spatial Services Announced by RP1 and Metaverse Standards Forum
Voices of VR Podcast: Key Open Standards Enabling the Open Metaverse Browser Initiative with Metaverse Standards Forum
Gamesbeat: Exclusive Interview – Metaverse Standards Forum Introduces Sneeze
Forbes Features Sneeze in AWE 2026 Recap
OMBI Finalist for Most Ethical Product Auggie Award
At this year's Augmented World Expo (AWE 2026), OMBI had the honor of being nominated for the most ethical product Auggie Award. Being recognized in the Most Ethical Product category reflects OMBI's core mission: that the foundational decisions shaping spatial...
Metaverse Standards Forum Introduces Sneeze, the World’s First Open Metaverse Browser Engine
Beaverton, OR — June 15, 2026 — The Open Metaverse Browser Initiative (OMBI), created by the Metaverse Standards Forum™ in collaboration with RP1, today introduced Sneeze, the first open metaverse browser engine (MBE). Available immediately as open source under the...
Open Metaverse Academic Alliance (OMAA)
Announcing the Web of Worlds Whitepaper: A Concrete Path to the Open Metaverse
The 3D Web Interoperability Working Group of the Metaverse Standards Forum is proud to announce the release of the Web of Worlds (WoW) whitepaper. This document outlines a practical, open framework for an interoperable metaverse built directly on the proven principles...