E117 - UnitedXR: The State of the Metaverse Standards Forum, Standards for AI and what about Apple? with Neil Trevett

Today, we are heading to Brussels. At the premiere of UnitedXR
(YouTube ), I sat down with an absolute heavyweight of the
industry: Neil Trevett. If you work in graphics, you know Neil. He
is the VP of Developer Ecosystems at NVIDIA, President of the
Khronos Group, and Chair of the Metaverse Standards Forum. In this
conversation, we dive deep into three key topics: First, the
current state of the Metaverse Standards Forum. Second, Apple’s
role in XR—and specifically the tension between the USD and glTF
file formats. And finally, how standard organizations are handling
the explosion of AI assets and new tech like Gaussian Splatting.
This interview is essential listening if you want to understand the
strategic side of XR and how to navigate the competing narratives
in our industry.