In The News Archives - Metaverse Standards Forum https://metaverse-standards.org/category/news/in-the-news/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:52:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://metaverse-standards.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png In The News Archives - Metaverse Standards Forum https://metaverse-standards.org/category/news/in-the-news/ 32 32 Voices of VR Podcast: Open Metaverse Browser Initiative for Web-Based Spatial Services Announced by RP1 and Metaverse Standards Forum https://metaverse-standards.org/news/in-the-news/voices-of-vr-podcast-open-metaverse-browser-initiative-for-web-based-spatial-services-announced-by-rp1-and-metaverse-standards-forum/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:52:54 +0000 https://metaverse-standards.org/?p=17221 Kent Bye interviewed Sean Mann about RP1’s Open Metaverse Browser Initiative announcement with the Metaverse Standards Forum

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]]> Voices of VR Podcast: Key Open Standards Enabling the Open Metaverse Browser Initiative with Metaverse Standards Forum https://metaverse-standards.org/news/in-the-news/voices-of-vr-podcast-key-open-standards-enabling-the-open-metaverse-browser-initiative-with-metaverse-standards-forum/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:42:36 +0000 https://metaverse-standards.org/?p=17218 Kent Bye interviewed Metaverse Standards Forum President Neil Trevett about key open Standards enabling the Open Metaverse Browser Initiative with RP1

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]]> Gamesbeat: Exclusive Interview – Metaverse Standards Forum Introduces Sneeze https://gamesbeat.com/metaverse-standards-forum-introduces-sneeze-the-1st-open-metaverse-browser-engine/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:19:07 +0000 https://metaverse-standards.org/?p=17143 "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). If this is successful, then you may need to get ready for a world without app stores."

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]]> Forbes Features Sneeze in AWE 2026 Recap https://www.forbes.com/sites/timbajarin/2026/06/18/at-awe-2026-spatial-computing-grows-up-and-ai-is-now-the-story/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:42:34 +0000 https://metaverse-standards.org/?p=17138 "A new metaverse broswers engine, named Sneeze. Think of it as Blink and WebKit reimagined for spatial computing. This browser allows a company to self-host spatial content, publish 3D content like a website, deliver proximity-based scene loading, seamless service integration and real-time spatial co-presence."

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]]> OMBI Finalist for Most Ethical Product Auggie Award https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/augmented-world-expo-2026-reveals-auggie-award-finalists-rising-xr-builders-startup-to-watch-nominees-and-enterprise-xr-leaders-302778845.html Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:47:18 +0000 https://metaverse-standards.org/?p=17133 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 […]

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]]> 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 computing should be made transparently, collectively, and in the open.

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]]> Open Metaverse Academic Alliance (OMAA) https://www.rochester.edu/university-research/initiatives/extended-reality-research-and-application-extrra/open-metaverse-academic-alliance-omaa/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:23:43 +0000 https://metaverse-standards.org/?p=17082 The Open Metaverse Academic Alliance (OMAA) is an initiative led by the University of Rochester’s Center for Extended Reality (CXR), dedicated to shaping open standards for spatial computing — the infrastructure that will underpin augmented reality, mixed reality, and the next evolution of the internet.

Their current focus includes the Open Metaverse Browser Initiative (OMBI), an open-source project under the Metaverse Standards Forum developing the foundational architecture for a spatial web browser.

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]]> Introducing Sneeze: The Browser Engine for Spatial Computing https://metaverse-standards.org/news/press-releases/metaverse-standards-forum-introduces-sneeze-the-worlds-first-open-metaverse-browser-engine/ Thu, 28 May 2026 14:34:03 +0000 https://metaverse-standards.org/?p=17057 The Open Metaverse Browser Initiative, under the Metaverse Standards Forum built a metaverse browser engine. Sneeze is a new browser engine built for the metaverse. Architected by RP1, Sneeze is […]

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]]> The Open Metaverse Browser Initiative, under the Metaverse Standards Forum built a metaverse browser engine. Sneeze is a new browser engine built for the metaverse. Architected by RP1, Sneeze is hosted at the Metaverse Standards Forum, and developed alongside the open standards work at The Khronos Group.

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]]> MSF a Catalyst for glTF Gaussian Splatting Extension https://metaverse-standards.org/news/press-releases/metaverse-standards-forum-introduces-sneeze-the-worlds-first-open-metaverse-browser-engine/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:43:40 +0000 https://metaverse-standards.org/?p=16409 In January 2025, the Metaverse Standards Forum initiated a series of public Town Halls to explore whether Gaussian splatting was ready for standardization. Stakeholders identified strong overlap across use cases and interoperability challenges that could be meaningfully addressed through open standards—specifically by enabling splat storage in glTF assets.

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]]> Open Standards, Shared Vision, Limitless Possibility https://metaverse-standards.org/news/in-the-news/open-standards-shared-vision-limitless-possibility/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:34:50 +0000 https://metaverse-standards.org/?p=16347 On the Brand Called You podcast, Stephen Ibaraki and Neil Trevett deep dive into Neil’s extraordinary journey through 3D graphics, GPU evolution, open standards, and the creation of the Metaverse […]

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]]> On the Brand Called You podcast, Stephen Ibaraki and Neil Trevett deep dive into Neil’s extraordinary journey through 3D graphics, GPU evolution, open standards, and the creation of the Metaverse Standards Forum—uniting global stakeholders to build an open, interoperable, and equitable metaverse for all.

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]]> UnitedXR: The State of the Metaverse Standards Forum, Standards for AI and what about Apple? with Neil Trevett https://metaverse-standards.org/news/in-the-news/unitedxr-the-state-of-the-metaverse-standards-forum-standards-for-ai-and-what-about-apple-with-neil-trevett/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:12:56 +0000 https://metaverse-standards.org/?p=16327 In this conversation, we dive deep into three key topics: the current state of the Metaverse Standards Forum, Apple’s role in XR—and the tension specifically between the USD and glTF file formats, and how standard organizations are handling the explosion of AI assets and new tech like Gaussian splatting.

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