The Academy Software Foundation today announced the addition of three new member companies: Technology developer Miris is joining the Foundation as a general member, in addition to Open 3D Engine (O3DE) and Texas A&M University’s College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts joining as associate members.
David Morin, Executive Director of the Academy Software Foundation, shared: “It’s our pleasure to welcome these three new member organizations to the Foundation. Each one brings a distinct perspective on the media and entertainment industry and the ecosystem of open tools and standards that supports it. From technology developers to institutions of higher education, we are stronger for having this wide range of contributors driving us forward.”
Miris is a 3D streaming infrastructure company applying the same paradigm shift to spatial content that adaptive streaming brought to video. Instead of downloading complete assets or renting cloud GPUs to render frames remotely, Miris streams spatial data that reconstructs on end-user devices in real time, enabling a “build once, stream everywhere” experience at global scale. Miris already utilizes open source standards in its tech stack, including OpenUSD, MaterialX, OpenPBR, and OpenEXR, among others, and plans to contribute to the Foundation’s USD Working Group to start.
“Miris is excited to be joining the Academy Software Foundation and actively support a community that looks after some of the most important open source libraries in computer graphics,” said Will McDonald, Chief Product Officer, Miris. “Open standards are critical to how Miris helps content creators across industries seamlessly distribute content globally. We look forward to working with the Academy Software Foundation as the leading forum for aligning creation, interchange, and distribution of the next-generation of digital content.”
Open 3D Engine (O3DE) is a full-featured, real-time, open source 3D engine used to create high-fidelity games, robotic simulations, and immersive 3D content, enabling interactive experiences that bridge the physical and digital worlds. O3DE is developed under the Open 3D Foundation, an umbrella project hosted under the Linux Foundation, that fosters open collaboration on 3D engine technology.
O3DE has been actively collaborating with the Academy Software Foundation, particularly with OpenUSD, and is glad to officially join the Foundation as an associate member organization. O3DE looks forward to contributing to projects and working groups focused on graphics, rendering, and interoperability to enable 3D content creation.
Texas A&M University’s College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts brings together visual arts, performing arts, interactive media, visual computing, and humanities into one tech-forward, interdisciplinary program. With artistic disciplines ranging from game design to art history, the College provides a collaborative space for students to explore emerging art forms and storytelling methods. In addition, the College recently launched a new PhD program in visual computing, and offers a dedicated Virtual Production Institute. Leveraging open standards is a priority for the institution, as research and teaching increasingly depend on interoperable, scalable pipelines rather than single-vendor solutions.
“In our College, we are increasingly working with open standards such as OpenUSD and MaterialX, both in teaching and in research. These tools are important to our efforts in virtual production, simulation, digital twins, and real-time worldbuilding, and they are shaping the pipelines we are developing for future work. Joining the Foundation will give our students unparalleled exposure to the continued development of these foundational tools, and ensures that students are prepared to work within real-world production systems rather than individual software tools,” shared Texas A&M’s Aaron Thibault, Director for Games and Esports, and Associate Professor of Practice.
The Academy Software Foundation welcomes new members to support its mission of fostering a healthy open source ecosystem. To learn about more about becoming a member, visit https://www.aswf.io/join/.
