In its 52nd year, the SIGGRAPH conference remains home to a global community of computer graphics and interactive techniques enthusiasts whose collaboration and storytelling shape our trajectory toward a better future. Metaverse Standards Forum Activities Gaussian Splats: Ready for Standardization Town Hall Date and Time: Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 10:45 - 12:15pm PDT Location: East […]
In its 52nd year, the SIGGRAPH conference remains home to a global community of computer graphics and interactive techniques enthusiasts whose collaboration and storytelling shape our trajectory toward a better future. Metaverse Standards Forum Activities State of 3D Asset Interoperability using USD and glTF Date and Time: Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 1:30 - 3:00pm PDT […]
Co-located with Digital Heritage 2025 in Siena, Italy, a premier international event that unites multiple heritage domains and conferences under one platform. This year’s conference theme is “Digital Legacies and Immersive Futures‘‘ and integration of virtual reality, augmented reality, and other immersive technologies into the Digital heritage domain, creating a digital environment to explore, learn, […]
Virtual Event Organized by the Metaverse Standards Forum's Education Working Group. This is the first of three mini field trips to try out innovative metaverse learning experiences in a hands-on session (No headsets or installations needed. All you need is a computer with a web browser). See for yourself how educators are using immersive technology […]
IEEE Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) is the most highly regarded annual event for academic and corporate researchers in the fields of Mixed and Augmented Reality. Peer-reviewed ISMAR papers published in the conference proceedings are considered the pinnacle of research methods and results in the field. ISMAR2025 was no exception. In the context […]
The Education Working Group is issuing a call to action for those invested in the future of 3D creation education for all! Please consider joining the newly formed Skills for 3D Content Creation Task Force. Register Why do we need a Task Force? 3D creation tools are being used across many industries to create […]
Empowering Developers with Standardized Geo-Referencing: A Deep Dive into OGC GeoPose Date: Monday, October 27, 2025Duration: one dayLocation: Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics - Boulder, ColoradoHybrid Event: in-person and remote (via Zoom) Register A geographically-anchored pose, or ''GeoPose'' for short, is a real or digital object's pose that is defined relative to a geographical frame […]
Since 2011, the Smart City Expo World Congress has been the world’s biggest and most influential event for cities and urban innovation. Hosted annually in Barcelona, we bring together a powerful ecosystem of leaders from global companies, governments and strategic organizations driving real change. Metaverse Standards Forum Related Session AI Spatial Avatars for Metacities Date: […]
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 […]
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 […]
Augmented World Expo (AWE) and Stereopsia unite to launch the most powerful XR event in Europe: UnitedXR Europe. From 8 to 10 December 2025, Brussels will host the #1 hub for XR innovation, industry leadership, and next-gen immersive experiences, to accelerate the European immersive ecosystem towards mainstream adoption. This new event replaces AWE EU and […]
For more than fifty years, SIGGRAPH Asia has been a gathering place for the worldwide community pushing the boundaries of computer graphics and interactive technologies. The collaboration and storytelling shared at this event continue to shape what is possible. Many of the innovations featured at SIGGRAPH Asia are built on Khronos standards, and we are […]