Now in its 53rd year, the SIGGRAPH conference remains home to a global community of computer graphics and interactive techniques enthusiasts. SIGGRAPH attendees experience a cross-section of transformative work spanning AI, robotics, immersive experiences, simulation, animation, and cutting-edge innovations in real time. Metaverse Standards Forum Related Sessions 3D Assets: New features, Tooling, and What Comes […]
Introducing x402 as the internet-native payments layer for the spatial web x402 is an open protocol, governed by the x402 Foundation, that brings HTTP 402 “Payment Required” back into practical use as a native payment layer for APIs, websites, and autonomous agents. This session will introduce x402 and its relevance to the emerging machine-driven internet, […]
The MetaTr@versal Identity Summit explores the architecture of open identity standards, authenticity, and digital identity. Leading experts in identity tech will share key insights into interoperability, demonstrating how we can achieve true ownership, agency, and portability in an increasingly spatial, interconnected, and AI-driven world. Identity is fragmented: You don't control your credentials Your data lives […]
Register for the 6th annual AR/VR Policy Conference presented by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and the XR Association. Immersive technology is poised to transform the way people work, play, and learn. From an emerging creator economy of virtual goods and services to cutting-edge applications that can improve education, health care, and manufacturing, augmented and […]
Toward open standards for shared virtual worlds Immersive virtual world technologies are evolving into persistent, shared spaces that increasingly blur the boundaries between physical and digital life. They hold transformative potential across industry, education, healthcare, entertainment, commerce, and scientific research. At the same time, current systems remain fragmented across closed hardware and software ecosystems. This […]
Where Enterprises Innovate with AI, XR, Digital Twins. Three days of real-world case studies, hands-on workshops, and expert-led sessions built for the teams deploying emerging technologies at scale. OMBI Come to RP1's booth to hear about the Open Metaverse Browser Initiative and the newly released Sneeze browser! RP1 will be waiting for your questions in […]
Hosted by the College of Science and Engineering at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Web3D 2026 explores how immersive 3D environments delivered and shared through the Web are transforming the future of digital interaction, and how recent advances in AI capabilities, embodied intelligent systems, and multimodal human interfaces are expanding what is possible in XR. Metaverse Standards […]
The MetaTr@versal Distribution Summit brings together immersive creators, platforms, and technologists to address the challenges of reaching audiences. To make immersive media accessible, we need to connect ecosystems, streamline publishing, and build better pathways for discovery, growth, and monetization across the spatial web. Distribution is fragmented Content is platform-bound Content doesn't travel Publishing must be […]
The MetaTr@versal Immersive Media Summit is assembling 3D creators to address friction in publishing. To deliver stereoscopic video and volumetric media to the masses. We need to untangle the maze of formats, codecs, resolutions, metadata, and playback requirements that keep immersive video from working seamlessly across devices and platforms. Immersive Media is fragmented: Formats and […]
The Virtual Worlds Partnership (VWP) Annual Forum is a reference meeting point for Europe’s immersive technologies ecosystem. The Annual Forum reflects this mission: it is where strategic priorities are discussed, cross-sector alliances are formed, and Europe’s Virtual Worlds agenda takes shape. In 2026, we invite you to join us in Valencia to collectively define the […]
3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) is quickly changing how real-world scenes are captured and shared. As the Metaverse Standards Forum's 3D Assets Working Group studies interoperability and compression for 3DGS delivery, we want to hear from the wider community about where the technology is going. Join us for an open, cross-industry workshop on the future of […]
MSF's 3D Asset Working Group will conduct an on-line Town Hall focusing on the state of volumetric media industry. The Town Hall will focus on the state of the volumetric media industry and the advances in dynamic 3DGS or 4DGS. The webinar will bring together experts from the industry in a series of presentations focusing […]