- Mapping and Structuring the Standardisation Landscape of Virtual Worlds
Web 4.0 and virtual worlds
The metaverse and eXtended Reality market is characterised by an intense battle for technological ecosystems. American companies dominate the XR platforms for desktop and handheld XR; VR headsets come from the USA, Taiwan or China; game consoles come from Japan or the USA. In Europe, there are many software manufacturers and a few hardware manufacturers. For suitable market access, standardisation is absolutely critical to digital sovereignty and strategic autonomy, and finally to the success of Europe’s SMEs.
- Update of existing work items
- Structuring and disseminating the Standardisation Landscape of Virtual Worlds
Web 4.0 and virtual worlds
The work is expected to improve transparency, interoperability and strategic coordination in the fragmented XR, Metaverse and Virtual Worlds standards landscape. For the EU, this can strengthen technological sovereignty, reduce duplication of standardisation efforts and support more coherent European positions in international SDOs. For SMEs in particular, the Standards Register and its classification lower the entry barrier to complex standards ecosystems by making relevant standards, organisations and working groups easier to identify. Better standards intelligence can reduce search and compliance costs, support faster adoption of interoperable technologies, improve market access and help European companies participate earlier in emerging standardisation processes.
- Update of existing work items
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While the fellowship does not directly develop a new standard, it supports future standardisation activities through a six-dimensional XR & Virtual Worlds classification framework and the analysis of approximately 1,900 standards-related records. Results are discussed within the StandICT TWG “Virtual Worlds”, the Metaverse Standards Forum (MSF), ITU JCA-MV and ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24 activities, supporting future work on interoperability, terminology, governance, accessibility, digital identity and Virtual Worlds architectures.
Role: chair
Title & Organisation Name: Virtual Dimension Center
Country: Germany
