New Metaverse Track at O3DCon to Tackle Big Questions and Practical Applications of Emerging Graphical Technology – PR Web

Sessions will explore where we are today in metaverse technology and applications, whats lacking, and how open source software and standards communities can take a leadership role in bridging the gaps.

SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) September 12, 2022

A new metaverse track hosted by the Linux Foundation is being offered at next months O3DCon event, taking place October 17-19 in Austin, Texas. The track will be presented by thought leaders from a range of open source projects. Sessions will explore where we are today in metaverse technology and applications, whats lacking, and how open source software and standards communities can take a leadership role in bridging the gaps. The event will also host open floor discussions each day for event attendees to share thoughts and ideas about the presentations delivered in the metaverse track.

The metaverse track schedule can be found at: https://bit.ly/3L3IrLG

Session topics in the metaverse track include:

This years event will convene a vibrant, diverse community focused on building an unencumbered, first-class, 3D engine poised to revolutionize real-time 3D development across a variety of applicationsfrom game development, metaverse, digital twin and AI, to automotive, healthcare, robotics and more.

Early bird pricing for O3DCon expires September 16.

The event is produced by the Open 3D Foundation (O3DF), home of the open-source Open 3D Engine (O3DE) project. O3DE is a modular, cross-platform 3D engine built to power anything from AAA games to cinema-quality 3D worlds to high-fidelity simulations. The code is hosted on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 license. Connect with the community on Discord.com/invite/o3de and GitHub.com/o3de.

About the Open 3D FoundationEstablished in July 2021, the mission of the Open 3D Foundation (O3DF) is to make an open-source, fully-featured, high-fidelity, real-time 3D engine for building games and simulations, available to every industry. The Open 3D Foundation is home to the O3D Engine project. Since its launch in 2021, more than 25 member companies have joined the O3DF. Newest members include OPPO and Heroic Labs, as well as Microsoft, LightSpeed Studios and Epic Games. Other Premier members include Adobe, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Huawei, Intel and Niantic. In May, O3DE announced its latest release, focused on performance, stability and usability enhancements. The O3D Engine community is very active, averaging up to 2 million line changes and 350-450 commits monthly from 60-100 authors across 41 repos.

About the Linux FoundationFounded in 2000, the Linux Foundation and its projects are supported by more than 2,950 members. The Linux Foundation is the worlds leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. Linux Foundation projects are critical to the worlds infrastructure including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, ONAP, Hyperledger, RISC-V, and more. The Linux Foundations methodology focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit us at linuxfoundation.org.

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