VESA has formed a Special Interest Group (SIG) to look into standardisation for the fast-growing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets. The group said that while many developers are focusing on enhancing the user experience and making products more interoperable, the lack of standardisation is causing compatibility issues between products from different vendors, as well as increasing the complexity and cost of development, ownership and replacement. Lack of compatibility can also create confusion for end users and impede broader acceptance of AR/VR products.
- Establish the hierarchical structure for AR/VR services, including physical connections, data transfer protocols, software drivers and application layers
- Define the basic communication data structure and communication channel between the source and sink devices
- Study the related technologies and algorithms, and standardise them to enable economic and efficient implementation
- Suggest any changes to existing VESA standards that may be needed for better AR/VR support
- Work with other standards bodies to merge suggested changes into related standards
Companies interested in joining the AR/VR SIG can contact VESA at [email protected].
Analyst Comment
We also report on an IEEE initiative and Matt is planning an article on this topic. (BR)
