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30 – Tim Sweeney and the Metaverse

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The Future of File Formats

Most standard file formats are layered on top of one of two standards, either JSON, JavaScript, Object Notation, or XML. These file formats don't solve the core problem of a file format, which is to convey data and information about any topic losslessly from any computer to any other Computer. And I think there's a real opportunity for a simpler and more definitive file format that can describe all types of data in a way that can always be conveyed from one end to the other without the need for any interpretation or any Schema.

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