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Going all in on building the metaverse with USD

A schematic of a USD scene, which includes an entire framework and ecosystem that Nvidia and others feel is the ideal standard for 3D virtual worlds.  (Source: Nvidia) Over the decades, Siggraph has become a significant venue for the computer graphics community and has established itself within the history of computer science. It is a place where the industry gathers ...

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A schematic of a USD scene, which includes an entire framework and ecosystem that Nvidia and others feel is the ideal standard for 3D virtual worlds.  (Source: Nvidia) Over the decades, Siggraph has become a significant venue for the computer graphics community and has established itself within the history of computer science. It is a place where the industry gathers to share their inventions and advancements, and celebrate them together. One year in particular, 1993, became an inflection point, according to Rev Lebaredian, vice president of Omniverse and simulation technology at Nvidia. That was the year Jurassic Park was released,
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