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Building the Open Metaverse
Blending Art and Tech: How Pixar CTO Steve May Pioneers Animation Tools and Aims to Standardize 3D for the Open Metaverse
Oct 3, 2023
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- Steve May spearheads the development of Universal Scene Description (USD) to make it the standard for exchanging 3D content in the metaverse.
- Pixar CTO Steve May emphasizes the importance of collaboration between art and technology to foster creativity and drive future advancements in the field.
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Building the Open Metaverse and Enabling Creativity
The podcast episode discusses the concept of the open metaverse and how it aims to enable artists to be more creative and celebrate their process. The guest speaker, Steve May, shares his personal journey to the metaverse and his passion for both computer science and art. He highlights the advancements in technology and the challenges faced in the early days of computer graphics at Pixar. May also discusses the evolution of technology at Pixar, from constantly solving fundamental problems to the development of sophisticated software tools. He emphasizes the importance of collaboration, innovation, and the balance between production needs and long-term initiatives. May touches upon the potential of AI, immersive storytelling, and the future of real-time 3D content. He also discusses the role of USD (universal scene description) and its significance in facilitating collaboration and becoming an international standard in the world of 3D content creation.
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