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Khronos Announces Developers Forum at AWE 2023

Free event brings updates on OpenXR, glTF, e-commerce and metaverse standards to the XR community

Beaverton, OR – April 6, 2023 – Today, the Khronos® Group, the open consortium responsible for graphics and compute interoperability standards including OpenXR, glTF and more, announces the Khronos Developers Forum, taking place at AWE USA in Santa Clara, CA, May 31 – June 2.

The Khronos Developers Forum is free and open to all AWE attendees. It will consist of a series of presentations, tutorials, and demos that will bring XR developers and business leaders up to speed on the latest capabilities and future developments for glTF and OpenXR. The forum will also host interactive discussions on the XR community’s challenges and needs concerning 3D asset creation, e-commerce, and the drive towards an open metaverse.

The Khronos Developers Forum will host activities on all three days of AWE. Sessions include:

  • OpenXR tutorials, including both an introductory overview and an advanced Unity extension tutorial.
  • Updates on new extensions and forthcoming glTF capabilities from the 3D Formats and 3D Commerce Working Groups.
  • A Metaverse Standards Forum “birds of a feather” meetup exploring the standards landscape and the work underway to promote interoperability and combat fragmentation.
  • And more.

To view the full schedule, register for the Khronos Developers Forum and access an exclusive AWE registration discount code, please visit khronos.org/events/awe-2023.