The Open Metaverse Alliance (OMA3), a collaboration of creators of the Web3 metaverse platform, was officially thrown out on Tuesday, November 1 and now offers its memberships in two levels, sponsors and creators.

Initially revealed in July, OMA3 officially opened for business on Tuesday when it was announced at the Web Summit in Lisbon.

The OMA3 is supported by Web3 companies seeking to solve interoperability challenges for the metaverse. The alliance aims to bring together the creators of Web3 in order to create standards to help drive an immersive future Internet where people interact through digital avatars in a decentralized manner.

OMA3, which is governed by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), invites all creators of blockchain-based metaverse platforms to join the association.

The Web3 companies that support OMA3 are concerned that a single powerful company could dominate the metaverse landscape and make everyone use a closed system. This has been seen in different generations of technology over the years. But these web creators argue that the metaverse should not be under the control of the Dark Lord.

Members include web3 companies like Decentraland, Dapper Labs, Space, Superwold, The Sandbox, Alien Worlds, Yuga Labs, Upland, Metametaverse, SuperWorld, Voxels, Decentral Games, Animoca Brands, and more. These firms are doing the necessary tasks to ensure that the metaverse remains open, according to the report.

The OMA3 team aims to address interoperability challenges within the metaverse by establishing uniform standards for blockchain games so that users can take their digital items from one world to another within the metaverse, a network of interconnected virtual worlds. where people can meet, work and play, using virtual reality headsets, augmented reality glasses, smartphone apps or other devices.

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Ever since the metaverse was created, there have been tensions regarding the landscape that needs to be developed, so setbacks and setbacks are not new. OMA3 members said the group was formed in response to a similar group called the Metaverse Standards Forum (MSF), a partnership that was announced in June by a like-minded group of 35 tech companies that have a similar commitment to developing an open metaverse in which users can bring their assets through various future online platforms.

Meta, Microsoft, Epic Games, and Adobe are among the Web2 and tech giants that started MSF in June. But MSF was formed without an invitation from OMA3 member companies, Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget revealed the matter yesterday.

The establishment of OMA3 and MSF is an indication that the Web3 companies, advocating decentralization, form their own alliance of subgroups to participate in issues relevant to the metaverse.

In October of last year, Facebook changed its name to Meta, reflecting its commitment to the metaverse, the next generation of the Internet. In recent months, Meta has adopted a similar message of developing an open system that allows users to carry their avatars and assets between platforms.

However, the tech company hasn’t said whether it will use web3 technology, beyond allowing users to share their NFTs on Facebook and Instagram. And whether a centralized company like Meta will play a significant role in the development and evolution of the Metaverse remains an open question and a key point of contention. OMA3 members believe that their commitments to the open ecosystem are sending a crucial message to Mark Zuckerberg and the company.

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