UWA and Khronos Group Establish Strategic Partnership in 3D Spatial Imaging Standard
Recently, the UHD World Association (UWA) and the Khronos Group have reached a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly advance the standardization of globally unified 3DGS (3D Gaussian Splatting) immersive technologies and representation formats. This collaboration aims to accelerate the large-scale industrial upgrade of the 3D spatial imaging industry and foster a globally unified ecosystem.
On November 5, 2025, Neil Trevett, Chair of the Khronos Group and Vice President of Ecosystem at NVIDIA, attended the 2025 UWA SUMMIT, where he signed a strategic cooperation memorandum with UWA on behalf of the Khronos Group. He also delivered a keynote speech titled “Converging 3D and Video Standards for Immersive Media: The Power of Global Cooperation.”
Neil emphasized that deep collaboration between Khronos and UWA in the 3D domain would help avoid duplicated standard development and industry fragmentation, significantly accelerating standard adoption and deployment. He expressed strong confidence in the application prospects of 3DGS technology in the Chinese market and industry, and looked forward to the concrete implementation of the partnership. On December 15, 2025, UWA and the Khronos Group officially signed the strategic cooperation agreement, marking the formal launch of their global in-depth collaboration.
On December 17, 2025, UWA and the Khronos Group jointly hosted a 3DGS Standards Workshop in Hong Kong to align their future collaborative roadmap on 3DGS standardization. Participants included Khronos Group Chair Neil Trevett, UWA Secretary-General Vincent Zhang, and key contributors from both organizations’ 3DGS standard projects.
During the workshop, the UWA 3DGS Working Group and the Khronos Group 3D Format Working Group respectively presented their target application scenarios, technical architectures, current progress, next steps, and proposals for standards coordination. Consensus was reached on collaboration across application scenarios, data representation formats, and encoding/decoding technologies.
In addition, Professor He Hu of Tsinghua University—Chair of the China Khronos Advisory Panel (CKAP)—shared practical experience and recommendations on advancing standards collaboration through CKAP. Both parties agreed to further consolidate input from China’s industry, academia, and research communities via the CKAP Graphics Working Group, enabling effective coordination toward the development of a globally unified 3DGS standard and jointly promoting industry growth.
Looking ahead, UWA and the Khronos Group will take their cooperation on 3DGS standard technologies as a starting point and, through an open collaboration model, accelerate global coordination in ultra-high-definition 3D spatial imaging technologies, standards, and ecosystems, while promoting mutual recognition of standards and co-building a thriving global ecosystem.
About the Khronos Group
The Khronos Group is a globally renowned open standards organization focused on the standardization of foundational APIs and hardware-accelerated technologies in areas such as 3D graphics, parallel computing, and XR (Extended Reality). Its standards—including OpenGL, Vulkan, and OpenCL—are widely adopted in gaming, metaverse, artificial intelligence, and other applications. With over 180 member organizations (approximately 30% from Asia), Khronos has extensive experience in driving the global adoption of advanced technologies.
About the UHD World Association (UWA)
The UHD World Association (UWA) is a leading global organization for ultra-high-definition audiovisual industries and standards. It is dedicated to advancing the standardization and industrialization of UHD, HDR, immersive audio, 3D spatial imaging, XR, and related technologies. UWA’s membership spans leading enterprises across the entire industry value chain, as well as universities and research institutions.
The association’s flagship standards—HDR Vivid and Audio Vivid—have become internationally recognized UHD technical specifications and have been adopted by major international organizations such as the ITU, IEC, and DVB.