USD is the HTML of 3D Worlds and will be key to unlocking the metaverse — By: Aaron Luk, Senior Engineering Manager, USD Ecosystem Can the metaverse be a better ’verse? As the hype around the metaverse as a metaphor for all things futuristic coalesces into concrete efforts to enable the 3D evolution of the internet, it’s a good moment to reassess how both human beings…

Move.ai’s motion capture extension allows 3D artists and developers to access markerless motion data for their creative pipelines, absolutely free. — By: Paul Cutsinger, Director of Omniverse Exchange, NVIDIA Creating animation data can be costly and time consuming, but with the new Move.ai Omniverse extension, anyone can generate high-fidelity motion data from video captured on their phone. The extension plugs into Move.ai’s database of motion assets to allow users to import…

Omniverse Kit 104 delivers an expanded toolkit and easy-to-use templates for building metaverse applications and extensions — By: Damien Fagnou, VP of Software, NVIDIA Omniverse Today, NVIDIA announced Omniverse Kit 104 with exciting updates that allow C++ and Python developers to more easily create, package, and publish metaverse applications. …

Learn about Universal Scene Description while coding a procedural modeling tool — By Matias Codesal, Developer Community Manager, NVIDIA Omniverse From developing visual effects for films to building large 3D worlds, Universal Scene Description (USD) is quickly becoming the standard for virtual worlds. USD is more than a file format — it’s an open, extensible framework and ecosystem with APIs for composing…

Extensions for robotics, cloud exploration, and sun path mapping among winning submissions — By: Paul Cutsinger, Director of Omniverse Exchange, NVIDIA With extensions submitted from developers all over the world, the inaugural NVIDIA Omniverse Code Contest was a success! This contest was launched specifically for developers, engineers, technical artists, hobbyists, and researchers to get started developing Python-based tools for the metaverse.

Access resources and answers to common questions about developing extensions with Omniverse — By: Paul Cutsinger, Director of Omniverse Exchange, NVIDIA Thanks to overwhelming demand, the NVIDIA Omniverse Code Contest deadline has been extended to September 9, 2022. …

Developing simple, powerful extensions for customized use cases is easy with NVIDIA Omniverse — By: Grace Metri, Senior Product Manager, NVIDIA The next evolution of the internet has arrived in the form of the metaverse. 3D creators, developers, and enterprises that make up its pioneers are eagerly pushing the metaverse’s boundaries with digital twins and simulations that re-define what is possible. …

The combination of Visual Components manufacturing simulation and NVIDIA’s state-of-the-art computing knowledge results in a powerful solution for the digitalization of the manufacturing industry. — By Umair Ejaz, Product Marketing Manager, Visual Components The success of any manufacturing project largely depends on how well it is planned. …

Learn the basics of animation retargeting, how it works, and common challenges — By Lina Halper, Principal Animation Engineer, NVIDIA Have you ever mimicked somebody else’s behavior? Have you tried to act like somebody else? It is quite easy for us to mimic somebody else in the real world. What about in the 3D world? You see walking motion in one character, but…