The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) announced that it formed a special interest group to establish standards for VR and AR.
VESA appears to be proposing a competitor or counterpart to the OpenXR Working Group
VESA is responsible for several things you touch in a computer. DisplayPort, Embedded DisplayPort, and Extended Display Identification Data standards as well as the DisplayID extension. Those standards are used to make sure you don’t have to worry much about compatibility issues when you purchase a new monitor, graphics card, or cable. VESA wants similar ideas to apply to VR and AR products.
The SIG was requested by VESA member Analogix Semiconductor, Inc., the AR/VR SIG is open to both VESA members and non-members, allowing discussion to address the varied needs of all the ecosystem players, including headset makers, glass makers, and other types of providers not typically involved in VESA standards development. The SIG will work with other VESA task groups, as well as other standards organizations, to help build a robust ecosystem that offers optimal benefits for end users.
“AR/VR products involve both software and hardware development, which requires that different companies in different areas work together to pursue a unified AR/VR standard,” said Greg Stewart, director of system architecture at Analogix Semiconductor and chair of the AR/VR SIG. “Not all of these required areas of expertise are currently being discussed in any existing VESA group, and we see a strong need and value in creating the AR/VR SIG to get the ball rolling. The SIG will explore the technology area and define recommendations for the requirements and scope of a possible standard, as well as set objectives and timelines so that a task group can move forward with more formal development and implementation.”
Companies interested in joining the group can email info@vesa.org to learn more.
