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Tom Olson and Ralph Potter are the outgoing and incoming Chairs of the Vulkan Working Group. They join the Software Engineering Daily podcast with Joe Nash to talk about earlier graphics APIs, what motivated the creation of Vulkan, modern GPUs, and more.

This video from Android Developers, explores the OpenXR API, their partnership with Unity, and the experimental release of Unity for Android XR, including features and roadmap.

Khronos just returned from a dynamic and productive week at SIGGRAPH Asia 2024, which took place from December 3–6 in the bustling city of Tokyo, Japan. With key announcements, a series of well-attended Birds of a Feather (BOF) sessions, and a vibrant networking event, Khronos reaffirmed its position at the forefront of standardization for the 3D industry.

Here are some highlights of Khronos’s activities at SIGGRAPH Asia 2024, from unveiling new initiatives to fostering collaboration across the graphics, web, and XR ecosystems.

The latest update to Ultra Engine introduces a new material painting system, combined with a robust integration of GLSL hardware tessellation. This feature enables artists to add unique detail throughout their game levels, transforming plain tiling textures into life-like detailed environments. Ultra Engine continues to leverage Khronos technologies to provide up to 10x faster framerates for games and VR applications. Find out about other features included in the latest Ultra Engine release.

The Engineering Mathematics and Computing Lab (EMCL), headed by Prof. Dr. Vincent Heuveline, is a research group at the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), dedicated to providing a stimulating and supportive environment for innovative research at the interface between applied mathematics and computer science. The EMCL is located at Heidelberg University, Germany. The EMCL is characterized by its openness to multidisciplinary research in the field of engineering and scientific computing.

The Khronos Group is delighted to welcome Google’s adoption of the OpenXR open standard. This significant milestone marks a win-win, empowering AndroidXR to harness a robust content ecosystem while offering OpenXR developers access to a significantly broader audience.