What are #OpenUSD schemas, anyway? 🤔

Find out in the latest #AOUSD explainer blog: aousd.org/blog/explainer…

OpenXR Update to Optimise Major XR Headsets 🥽

OpenXR 1.1 will optimise cross-platform applications, adopters include Meta, HTC VIVE, XREAL 👓, and Varjo 👇

eu1.hubs.ly/H08GGXp0 #xr #ar #vr #metaverse

Open-Source 'Terakan' Vulkan Driver For Radeon HD 6000 Series Shown On Windows

phoronix.com/news/Terakan-H…

<model-viewer> v3.5 is out! Release notes: github.com/google/model-v…

Our Commerce tone mapping has now been updated and standardized into Khronos PBR Neutral tone mapping! Look for it in #Blender , Three.js, #filament and others to keep your colors vibrant and precise:

The #glTF extensions KHR_animation_pointer and KHR_materials_dispersion are now complete and ratified by the Khronos group:
github.com/KhronosGroup/g…

Khronos Group announces the release of the OpenXR 1.1 specification. Five extensions are now incorporated in the core specification along with interaction profile enhancements, universal fundamental tools, new error codes, and specification refinement.

khr.io/136

We're organizing a graphics programming conference in Europe: graphicsprogrammingconference.nl Less flying, more talking for us Europeans!

If you're interested in speaking, sponsoring, or have questions, DM me or email the contact provided there.

Retweets appreciated!

Basemark announces securing €22M in series B funding. With an advanced AI-based computer vision system, they are revolutionizing automotive AR experiences. Read the full press release: hubs.li/Q02scHvs0

#Basemark #Automotive #Funding #SeriesB #AugmentedReality #AR

The OpenCL Working Group has released version 3.0.16 of the OpenCL specifications, including a new provisional cl_khr_kernel_clock extension and final semaphore and external memory extensions. Get the specs here: registry.khronos.org/OpenCL/ #OpenCL

Support for glTF 3D's dispersion coming up in r164 🔮
rawcdn.githack.com/Mugen87/three.…

RenderDoc v1.32 is now available! It contains support for pixel history on D3D12, support for the slang shader language and tool, and other smaller improvements and bugfixes.

Full release notes: github.com/baldurk/render…
Binary builds: renderdoc.org/builds

Just released version 3.40 of the Vulkan #Vulkan Hardware Capability viewer for all supported platform: vulkan.gpuinfo.org/download.php

This version adds support for some new extensions and the latest Vulkan profiles.

We are proud to announce that Babylon.js 7.0 has officially been released! The next step forward in advanced web rendering is here!

aka.ms/babylon7Blog

#babylonJS7

#gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev #Metaverse #3D #webgl #webGPU #webdevelopment #gamedev elopment

This release includes two new glTF 3D extensions: KHR_materials_anisotropy (aka.ms/babylon7Anisot…) and KHR_materials_dispersion (aka.ms/babylon7Disper…). Check them out!

Blender Foundation and the online developers community are proud to present Blender 4.1!

A solid release packed with quality of life improvements and better performance across the board.

📖 What's new: blender.org/download/relea…
🧡 Support Blender at fund.blender.org #b3d

SDL3 Preview Release Aims To Help Test The New SDL 3.0 API

phoronix.com/news/SDL-3.0-P…

This week LunarG released a new Vulkan SDK for Windows, Linux, & macOS that supports Vulkan revision 1.3.280. See the News Post on the LunarG Website for more details. bit.ly/3ILEACH

Here are some interior shots from the final book.
amazon.com/dp/B0CXY8C72T/…

Now we’re talkin’.

Blender 4.1 has entered Release Candidate stage

blendernation.com/2024/03/15/ble…

#blender #blender 3d #b3d