Characters Town Hall

Characters Town Hall Video can be found on YouTube

As we are studying the interoperability aspects of Character and Avatars delivery systems, it is important to maintain and develop an understanding of the evolving Character and Avatars landscape. To collect thoughts and discuss the future of Character and Avatars, the 3D Asset Interoperability Working Group at Metaverse Standards Forum is organizing an open cross-industry Town Hall.

The Town Hall will focus on:

• Understanding Character and Avatars production related challenges,
• Sharing information on the activities of various industry organizations
• Identifying activities that we as an industry can do to enable a healthier Character and Avatars ecosystem
  • Overarching character and avatar standards
  • Translation frameworks for characters and avatars

Agenda

• 3:00 – 3:05 PM: Welcome – Word from organizers
• 3:05 – 4:30 PM: Presentations – Character and Avatar Systems, Pipelines, and Creation
  • MPEG Avatar Representation Format (ARF) – Imed Bouazizi, Qualcomm
  • Khronos – Character Extensions – Ken Jakubzak, Meta
  • VRMC – VRM Avatars – 0b5vr
  • Web3D – HAnim Standard – Joe Williams, Web3D Consortium and Don Brutzman
  • Meta – Horizon Avatars – Nick Burkard and Ken Jakubzak, Meta
  • Reference Canonical Skeletal Framework – Nick Porcino, Pixar
• 4:35 – 4:55 PM: Roundtable discussion on Character and Avatar standards
• 4:55 – 5:00 PM: Wrap-up – Word from organizers