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Metaverse Forum @metaverse-standards.org · 20h

All members are invited to next week's 3D Asset Interoperability Working Group meeting on GPU Compression & the Khronos Group's #KTX. Hear the latest innovations in compression.

Not a member? It's simple to become one. Learn how and get involved: metaverse-standards.org/members/
#GPU #compression

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Slang Shading Language and Compiler @shader-slang.bsky.social · 2d

This Sunday is the deadline for submissions for the Shading Languages Symposium. Submit your title and short abstract today!

Shading Languages Symposium submissions: www.khronos.org/events/shadi...
#language #shading #programming

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The Vulkan Working Group @vulkan.org · 2d

This Sunday is the deadline for submissions to Vulkanised 2026. Submit your title and short abstract today!

Vulkanised 2026 submissions: vulkan.org/events/vulka...
#vulkan #vulkanised #GPU #API

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Slang Shading Language and Compiler @shader-slang.bsky.social · 2d

Join us in two weeks on October 21st for the next Getting Started with Slang meetup! This time we will tackle Automatic Differentiation. This session will distill the core concepts of autodiff.

Learn more and register: shader-slang.org/event/2025/1...
#slang #autodiff #graphics #rendering #GPU

Getting Started with Slang: Automatic Differentiation

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The Khronos Group @khronos.org · 4d

On the OpenXR homepage there is a way to contact us. Reach out and let us know where you would like to be listed.

www.khronos.org/openxr/

Thank you for using OpenXR!

OpenXR - High-performance access to AR and VR —collectively known as XR— platforms and devices

OpenXR is a royalty-free, open standard that provides a common set of APIs for developing XR applications that run across a wide range of AR and VR devices. This ...

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The Khronos Group @khronos.org · 14d

Khronos Group Welcomes Zeromatter Technologies as Associate Member!

zeromatter.com

Zeromatter - One platform to build, test and train anything

One platform to build, test and train anything

zeromatter.com

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ANARI @khronos-anari.bsky.social · 17d

At SIGGRAPH last month, Bill Sherman offered insights into ANARI's capabilities, discussed best practices for ANARI applications, and showcased innovative use cases.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdPw...
#ANARI #Analytical #rendering #science

ANARI Rendering Engine API

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OpenXR @openxr.org · 17d

At SIGGRAPH last month, OpenXR Working Group Vice Chair, Denny Rönngren gave an overview of OpenXR with all the latest updates from the group on the advancement of the specification.

Video is now available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMLf...
#openxr

Evolution of OpenXR: Core Specification Updates and Platform Interoperability

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Claire Blackshaw @evilkimau.bsky.social · 19d

Wrote a small piece on the new @khronos.org OpenXR generic controller profile I'm excited for and an old story how I once wrote sexist motion controls.
#xr #openxr
claire-blackshaw.com/blog/2025/09...

OpenXR's New Controller and Why the People in the Room Matter

TLDROpenXR now has a sensible generic controller profileDigital buttons (menu, primary, secondary)Analogue trigger & gripJoystick axes & touchGrip/Aim pose trackingThis is a boring-but-huge deal: no m...

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glTF @gltf.bsky.social · 24d

In this blog post, the four newest showcase assets are presented. These models were designed not just to look great in the updated glTF Sample Viewer, but to demonstrate what’s possible with glTF today.

www.khronos.org/blog/showcas...
#sample #assets #glTF #models

Four new glTF asset models by Eric Chadwick

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Slang Shading Language and Compiler @shader-slang.bsky.social · Sep 9

Join us this morning for the next Getting Started with Slang webinar. Today, we will be focusing on Modularization. Register and join us!

Slang Shading Language and Compiler @shader-slang.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us tomorrow for Getting Started with Slang: Modularization! We’ll explore: Modules & Visibility Control, Compilation Pipeline Magic, and Specialization Without Preprocessor Pain.

Learn more and register: shader-slang.org/event/2025/0...
#shader #slang #workflow

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Slang Shading Language and Compiler @shader-slang.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us tomorrow for Getting Started with Slang: Modularization! We’ll explore: Modules & Visibility Control, Compilation Pipeline Magic, and Specialization Without Preprocessor Pain.

Learn more and register: shader-slang.org/event/2025/0...
#shader #slang #workflow

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OpenXR @openxr.org · Sep 8

The Khronos Group has issued an RFP for Part 1 of OpenXR validation layer enhancements. All submissions are due September 30th.

Learn more: www.khronos.org/rfp/openxr-v...
#requestforproposal #OpenXR #validation

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Deploying and developing royalty-free open standards for 3D graphics, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Parallel Computing, Neural Networks, and Vision Processing

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The Khronos Group @khronos.org · Aug 28

Khronos Group welcomes Honor Device as a new Contributor Member!

www.honor.com/global/?host...

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The Khronos Group @khronos.org · Aug 14

The Khronos Group Birds of a Feather Sessions yesterday at the Fairmont was wonderful! It was great to see you all again and to hear the updates. The networking reception was packed!

Thank you to our Networking Reception sponsors: Cesium, LunarG, and NVIDIA!
#SIGGRAPH2025

Khronos Group Networking Reception at SIGGRAPH 2025

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The Khronos Group @khronos.org · Aug 13

Today, we are having our Birds of a Feather sessions at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel starting at 9:00. Come to hear updates from 3D Commerce, ANARI, glTF, Machine Learning Council, OpenXR, Slang, Vulkan and WebGL!

Get the full schedule on our website: www.khronos.org/events/siggr...
#SIGGRAPH2025

Join us at the Khronos Group BOF Day at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel

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The Khronos Group @khronos.org · Aug 12

Join us today in East Building, Room 8 of the Vancouver Convention Centre starting at 10:45 for the discussion of the current state of technologies, formats, and use cases to guide the evolution of Gaussian splat interoperability.

www.khronos.org/events/siggr...
#Gaussian #splats #SIGGRAPH2025

The Khronos Group @khronos.org · Jul 29

Come join us at SIGGRAPH!

The Gaussian Splats: Ready for Standardization Town Hall will commence on Tuesday, 12 August 2025 at 10:45am

This workshop seeks to guide the evolution of Gaussian splat interoperability.

www.khronos.org/events/siggr...

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The Vulkan Working Group @vulkan.org · Aug 4

We are excited for next week's SIGGRAPH in Vancouver, Canada! Come see our Birds of a Feather (BOF) session, panels, Forging Forward with Vulkan. Don’t miss your chance to connect with us and the wider developer community.

www.khronos.org/events/siggr...
#SIGGRAPH2025 #vulkan #api

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The Khronos Group @khronos.org · Aug 11

The Khronos Fast Forward at #SIGGRAPH2025 had a large crowd getting the latest information on the work that the Khronos Group is doing, but this is just the beginning! We have a whole slate of sessions, BOFs and panels! Check out our full schedule at: www.khronos.org/events/siggr...

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The Khronos Group @khronos.org · Aug 11

Starting at 10am today, we will be sharing the latest updates from our working groups that define the open standards driving the next generation of applications and devices.

Full agenda of activities at #SIGGRAPH2025: www.khronos.org/events/siggr...

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glTF @gltf.bsky.social · Aug 11

Today at #SIGGRAPH2025, catch us in East Building, Room 15 to get and in-depth look at how glTF is evolving. Learn about the latest advancements in PBR, emerging glTF capabilities and real-world use cases.

Full Khronos schedule: www.khronos.org/events/siggr...
#glTF #PBR #avatar #MPEG

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glTF @gltf.bsky.social · Aug 7

Khronos, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), Niantic Spatial, Cesium and Esri come together to add 3D Gaussian Splats to the glTF Asset standard!

khr.io/1lp
#Gaussian #splats #glTF

Khronos and leading Gaussian Splats organizations come together to add 3D Gaussian Splats to the glTF Asset Standard

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The Khronos Group @khronos.org · Aug 7

Khronos has announced the inaugural Shading Languages Symposium will take place on February 12-13, 2026, in San Diego to explore the current state and future development of #shading languages and real-time #rendering technologies.

Learn more: khr.io/1le
#glsl #hlsl #osl #slang #spirv #wgsl

Inaugural Shading Languages Symposium Call for Submissions

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The Khronos Group @khronos.org · Aug 7

Introducing Asset Creation Guidelines 2.0 for Commerce-Ready glTF Assets!

The Creation Guidelines is a comprehensive and continuously updated resource designed to help 3D artists create photorealistic, commerce-ready assets for web!

khr.io/1ld
#3d #gltf

Introducing Asset Creation Guidelines 2.0 for 3D commerce

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ANARI @khronos-anari.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Khronos ANARI (Analytic Rendering Interface) Working Group is excited to share developments as we approach SIGGRAPH 2025, including a first look at ANARI 1.1 updates! Be sure to join us on Wednesday!

Learn more about ANARI 1.1 Features: khr.io/1lg
#analytics #API #rendering

Join ANARI at SIGGRAPH and learn more about ANARI 1.1

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