As CES 2023 approaches with a lot of talk about the metaverse, one of the technologies that is at the forefront of standards discussions is Universal Scene Description, or USD.

The metaverse has many definitions, but many see it as a 3D version of the web, a network or universe of virtual worlds and destinations that represent the next generation of the Internet.

In an ideal world, the metaverse will be open, not owned by a single company, and interoperable so that platforms, developers, and users can reuse their 3D assets and take them across virtual worlds that can be as abundant as the websites.

While game companies…