Volumetric Media Town Hall

On November 25, 2025, the Metaverse Standards Forum (MSF) Volumetric Media Interoperability (VMI) Working Group (WG) will conduct an on-line Town Hall focusing on the state of volumetric media industry. The event will bring together experts from the industry in a series of short presentations focusing on different types of volumetric formats and sharing insights on how to select solutions for particular use cases. The town hall will conclude with a panel discussion analyzing which formats are useful and when, and what the cost of transition is moving from one format to another.

Agenda

We are currently working to finalize the agenda. The agenda descriptions will expand as we get closer to the event. Currently, the agenda entails:

7:00-7:05     Welcome

7:05-7:30    Introduction to Volumetric Formats – Xu Jiayi, China Mobile; Ralf Schaefer, InterDigital

7:30-7:50    Implementation of Standardized Codecs for Dynamic Point Clouds and Dynamic Meshes – Patrick Fontaine, InterDigital; Kei Kawamura, KDDI; Guillaume Gautier, Tampere University

7:50-8:10     Moving from Dynamic Meshes to 4D Gaussian Splats – Ben Nunez, Evercoast

8:10-8:30     End-to-End System for Live Volumetric Sports – Christiaan Varekamp – Philips

8:30-8:50     3D/4D Gaussian Splatting is Here – But is it the Silver Bullet? – Will Eastcott, PlayCanvas

8:50-9:00     Break

9:00-9:20     Volumetric Format Considerations from Volumetric Display Manufacturers – Alex Duncan, Looking Glass

9:20-9:40     Volumetric Video Market Overview – Michael Rubloff, radiancefields.com

9:40-10:00   Volumetric Media State of Industry Survey – Lauri Ilola, MSF VMI WG

10:00-11:00 Panel on Volumetric Media Formats and Use Cases – Devin Horsman, Arcturus; Marius Preda, MPEG; Alex Duncan, Looking Glass; Ben Nunez, Evercoast; Wilfred Driscoll, Wild Capture; Denny Breitenfeld, SkyrimAI

Volumetric Survey

The Volumetric Media Interoperability Working Group has put together a survey to assess current awareness and applications in volumetric media, a technology that captures objects and scenes in 3D to enable interactive playback with viewing from multiple perspectives. If you have a moment, we would appreciate your input!