My Blendercon Lightning talk "OpenUSD: Don't Worry About It!" is now also available in text if you prefer reading: rystorm.com/blog/openusd...
And with a fixed video, without Google Slide glitches:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Kp...
Huge thanks to the Blender folks for allowing me to fix the video!
And with a fixed video, without Google Slide glitches:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Kp...
Huge thanks to the Blender folks for allowing me to fix the video!
September 30, 2026 at 5:45 PM
My Blendercon Lightning talk "OpenUSD: Don't Worry About It!" is now also available in text if you prefer reading: rystorm.com/blog/openusd...
And with a fixed video, without Google Slide glitches:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Kp...
Huge thanks to the Blender folks for allowing me to fix the video!
And with a fixed video, without Google Slide glitches:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Kp...
Huge thanks to the Blender folks for allowing me to fix the video!
Now tech.
On the Northlight side this is our first game shipped with our New World Editor (NWED)
This new tech is built on top of OpenUSD. Which has enabled us to do a lot more complex and detailed setups through the power of composition!
www.pixar.com/openusd
On the Northlight side this is our first game shipped with our New World Editor (NWED)
This new tech is built on top of OpenUSD. Which has enabled us to do a lot more complex and detailed setups through the power of composition!
www.pixar.com/openusd
OPENUSD — Pixar Animation Studios
www.pixar.com
September 24, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Now tech.
On the Northlight side this is our first game shipped with our New World Editor (NWED)
This new tech is built on top of OpenUSD. Which has enabled us to do a lot more complex and detailed setups through the power of composition!
www.pixar.com/openusd
On the Northlight side this is our first game shipped with our New World Editor (NWED)
This new tech is built on top of OpenUSD. Which has enabled us to do a lot more complex and detailed setups through the power of composition!
www.pixar.com/openusd
Most people in the game industry do not know what OpenUSD is. They hear about it, but then look it up, and find hour long technical presentations which are very hard to understand.
So instead: I have made a video that explains what USD is in 10 minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRhJ...
So instead: I have made a video that explains what USD is in 10 minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRhJ...
What is OpenUSD? A simple explanation (Version 2)
YouTube video by Robin-Yann Storm
www.youtube.com
August 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Most people in the game industry do not know what OpenUSD is. They hear about it, but then look it up, and find hour long technical presentations which are very hard to understand.
So instead: I have made a video that explains what USD is in 10 minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRhJ...
So instead: I have made a video that explains what USD is in 10 minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRhJ...
GDC session feedback is in!
Tool Design Roundtable 1: 95% excellent
Tool Design Roundtable 2: 76% excellent
Tool Design Roundtable 3: 90% excellent
OpenUSD Roundtable 1: 67% excellent
OpenUSD Roundtable 2: 92% excellent
Thank you all for coming and reviewing!
Tool Design Roundtable 1: 95% excellent
Tool Design Roundtable 2: 76% excellent
Tool Design Roundtable 3: 90% excellent
OpenUSD Roundtable 1: 67% excellent
OpenUSD Roundtable 2: 92% excellent
Thank you all for coming and reviewing!
May 29, 2025 at 6:41 AM
GDC session feedback is in!
Tool Design Roundtable 1: 95% excellent
Tool Design Roundtable 2: 76% excellent
Tool Design Roundtable 3: 90% excellent
OpenUSD Roundtable 1: 67% excellent
OpenUSD Roundtable 2: 92% excellent
Thank you all for coming and reviewing!
Tool Design Roundtable 1: 95% excellent
Tool Design Roundtable 2: 76% excellent
Tool Design Roundtable 3: 90% excellent
OpenUSD Roundtable 1: 67% excellent
OpenUSD Roundtable 2: 92% excellent
Thank you all for coming and reviewing!
Today at Pixar's Open Source BoF at SIGGRAPH I'll be introducing USD Web View: an OSS webapp built for meaningful OpenUSD stage access and interaction.
The project enables OpenUSD inspection, composition arc access, MaterialX support, Gaussian Splats and more, in one web-native environment:
The project enables OpenUSD inspection, composition arc access, MaterialX support, Gaussian Splats and more, in one web-native environment:
July 20, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Today at Pixar's Open Source BoF at SIGGRAPH I'll be introducing USD Web View: an OSS webapp built for meaningful OpenUSD stage access and interaction.
The project enables OpenUSD inspection, composition arc access, MaterialX support, Gaussian Splats and more, in one web-native environment:
The project enables OpenUSD inspection, composition arc access, MaterialX support, Gaussian Splats and more, in one web-native environment:
I will be hosting two days of OpenUSD Roundtables and three days of Tool Design Roundtables again at GDC 2026! March 9th to 13th in San Francisco.
Come on down to find out what the latest developments are, and what companies are doing, with OpenUSD and Tool Design! #GDC2026
Come on down to find out what the latest developments are, and what companies are doing, with OpenUSD and Tool Design! #GDC2026
December 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I will be hosting two days of OpenUSD Roundtables and three days of Tool Design Roundtables again at GDC 2026! March 9th to 13th in San Francisco.
Come on down to find out what the latest developments are, and what companies are doing, with OpenUSD and Tool Design! #GDC2026
Come on down to find out what the latest developments are, and what companies are doing, with OpenUSD and Tool Design! #GDC2026
Heute und morgen auf dem #bcpf26 Barcamp Pforzheim mit meinen Themen:
OpenUSD
Nichiren Buddhismus
und einer Diskussion zu #metavrglasses vs #applevisionpro
OpenUSD
Nichiren Buddhismus
und einer Diskussion zu #metavrglasses vs #applevisionpro
September 25, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Heute und morgen auf dem #bcpf26 Barcamp Pforzheim mit meinen Themen:
OpenUSD
Nichiren Buddhismus
und einer Diskussion zu #metavrglasses vs #applevisionpro
OpenUSD
Nichiren Buddhismus
und einer Diskussion zu #metavrglasses vs #applevisionpro
OpenUSD momentum is 🔥
AOUSD welcomes 8 new members + launches:
✅ Core Spec 1.0 draft
✅ Inclusive Language Guide
✅ OpenUSD v25.08 with Spline Animation, UsdImaging 2.0 & OpenExec
Unifying industries with open 3D standards.
🔗 aousd.org/news/allianc...
#OpenUSD #AOUSD #3DStandards
AOUSD welcomes 8 new members + launches:
✅ Core Spec 1.0 draft
✅ Inclusive Language Guide
✅ OpenUSD v25.08 with Spline Animation, UsdImaging 2.0 & OpenExec
Unifying industries with open 3D standards.
🔗 aousd.org/news/allianc...
#OpenUSD #AOUSD #3DStandards
Alliance for OpenUSD Announces New Members, Inclusive Language Guide, and Core Specification Progress - The Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD)
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — August 11, 2025 — The Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) today announced eight new general members, key progress across multiple Working Groups and Interest Groups, and the...
aousd.org
August 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
OpenUSD momentum is 🔥
AOUSD welcomes 8 new members + launches:
✅ Core Spec 1.0 draft
✅ Inclusive Language Guide
✅ OpenUSD v25.08 with Spline Animation, UsdImaging 2.0 & OpenExec
Unifying industries with open 3D standards.
🔗 aousd.org/news/allianc...
#OpenUSD #AOUSD #3DStandards
AOUSD welcomes 8 new members + launches:
✅ Core Spec 1.0 draft
✅ Inclusive Language Guide
✅ OpenUSD v25.08 with Spline Animation, UsdImaging 2.0 & OpenExec
Unifying industries with open 3D standards.
🔗 aousd.org/news/allianc...
#OpenUSD #AOUSD #3DStandards
I am at the Blender Conference all 3 days this week! Come over and say hi, especially if you want to talk about OpenUSD!
September 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I am at the Blender Conference all 3 days this week! Come over and say hi, especially if you want to talk about OpenUSD!
I just published the notes of the Tool Design Roundtables & OpenUSD Roundtables from GDC 2026:
Tool Design: rystorm.com/blog/tool-de...
OpenUSD: rystorm.com/blog/openusd...
These roundtables are always a great way to learn what the industry is doing, what is going well, and what is not going well
Tool Design: rystorm.com/blog/tool-de...
OpenUSD: rystorm.com/blog/openusd...
These roundtables are always a great way to learn what the industry is doing, what is going well, and what is not going well
Notes of the Tool Design Roundtables at GDC 2026 — Robin-Yann Storm, Workflow Consultant
What topics were brought up, and what was discussed, at the Tool Design Roundtables of GDC 2026?
rystorm.com
July 7, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I just published the notes of the Tool Design Roundtables & OpenUSD Roundtables from GDC 2026:
Tool Design: rystorm.com/blog/tool-de...
OpenUSD: rystorm.com/blog/openusd...
These roundtables are always a great way to learn what the industry is doing, what is going well, and what is not going well
Tool Design: rystorm.com/blog/tool-de...
OpenUSD: rystorm.com/blog/openusd...
These roundtables are always a great way to learn what the industry is doing, what is going well, and what is not going well
GDC acceptance and denial emails have been sent out. I've got 3 acceptances, one denial!
If all goes well with travel, I'll be doing 3 Tool Design Roundtables, 2 OpenUSD Roundtables, and a talk titled: "What is OpenUSD, and why should I care?"
If all goes well with travel, I'll be doing 3 Tool Design Roundtables, 2 OpenUSD Roundtables, and a talk titled: "What is OpenUSD, and why should I care?"
September 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
GDC acceptance and denial emails have been sent out. I've got 3 acceptances, one denial!
If all goes well with travel, I'll be doing 3 Tool Design Roundtables, 2 OpenUSD Roundtables, and a talk titled: "What is OpenUSD, and why should I care?"
If all goes well with travel, I'll be doing 3 Tool Design Roundtables, 2 OpenUSD Roundtables, and a talk titled: "What is OpenUSD, and why should I care?"
MaterialX adds support for Slang Shader generation!
Learn more: www.aswf.io/blog/materia...
#materialx #slang #shaders #ASWF #machinelearning #openusd
Learn more: www.aswf.io/blog/materia...
#materialx #slang #shaders #ASWF #machinelearning #openusd
MaterialX Adds Support for Slang Shader Generation – ASWF
www.aswf.io
January 22, 2026 at 8:02 PM
MaterialX adds support for Slang Shader generation!
Learn more: www.aswf.io/blog/materia...
#materialx #slang #shaders #ASWF #machinelearning #openusd
Learn more: www.aswf.io/blog/materia...
#materialx #slang #shaders #ASWF #machinelearning #openusd
My GDC 2025 Roundtable notes are now live! Read them to find out what discussed in the OpenUSD & Tool Design Roundtables.
Notes of the OpenUSD Roundtables:
rystorm.com/blog/usd-rou...
Notes of the Tool Design Roundtables:
rystorm.com/blog/tool-de...
Notes of the OpenUSD Roundtables:
rystorm.com/blog/usd-rou...
Notes of the Tool Design Roundtables:
rystorm.com/blog/tool-de...
Notes of the OpenUSD Roundtables at GDC 2025 — Robin-Yann Storm, Product & UX Designer for Tools
What topics were brought up, and what was discussed, at the USD Roundtables at GDC 2025?
rystorm.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
My GDC 2025 Roundtable notes are now live! Read them to find out what discussed in the OpenUSD & Tool Design Roundtables.
Notes of the OpenUSD Roundtables:
rystorm.com/blog/usd-rou...
Notes of the Tool Design Roundtables:
rystorm.com/blog/tool-de...
Notes of the OpenUSD Roundtables:
rystorm.com/blog/usd-rou...
Notes of the Tool Design Roundtables:
rystorm.com/blog/tool-de...
#LAIKA Joins the #AcademySoftwareFoundation - award-winning #animation studio and longtime contributor to the MaterialX project, and #OpenUSD Working Group plans to help expand the organization’s mission and learning programs. bit.ly/40Iu6NN #Stopmotion #3Dprinting #AnimationWorld #VFXWorld
August 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#LAIKA Joins the #AcademySoftwareFoundation - award-winning #animation studio and longtime contributor to the MaterialX project, and #OpenUSD Working Group plans to help expand the organization’s mission and learning programs. bit.ly/40Iu6NN #Stopmotion #3Dprinting #AnimationWorld #VFXWorld
trying out Chris Rydalch's and André Mazzone's new Shader Ball (github.com/usd-wg/asset...), which beautifully exemplifies a standardized approach leveraging OpenUSD, mtlX and OpenEXR:
December 6, 2024 at 8:37 AM
trying out Chris Rydalch's and André Mazzone's new Shader Ball (github.com/usd-wg/asset...), which beautifully exemplifies a standardized approach leveraging OpenUSD, mtlX and OpenEXR:
Why make a new editor when you can just use blender and OpenUSD all the things
May 22, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Why make a new editor when you can just use blender and OpenUSD all the things
Open source ≠ standard.
Guy Martin explains why OpenUSD is pushing toward international standardization—because regulated industries need stability + trust.
📽️ Watch the highlight, then catch the full story www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wp4...
Guy Martin explains why OpenUSD is pushing toward international standardization—because regulated industries need stability + trust.
📽️ Watch the highlight, then catch the full story www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wp4...
April 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Open source ≠ standard.
Guy Martin explains why OpenUSD is pushing toward international standardization—because regulated industries need stability + trust.
📽️ Watch the highlight, then catch the full story www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wp4...
Guy Martin explains why OpenUSD is pushing toward international standardization—because regulated industries need stability + trust.
📽️ Watch the highlight, then catch the full story www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wp4...
The fantastic GDC 2024 talk by Vesa Paakkanen about OpenUSD workflows at Remedy is now free to see on the GDC vault: gdcvault.com/play/1034201...
It goes into detail of OpenUSD workflows in their 3D editor, Northlight, for things such as variants, edit targeting, schemas, overrides, and more.
It goes into detail of OpenUSD workflows in their 3D editor, Northlight, for things such as variants, edit targeting, schemas, overrides, and more.
Building Game Worlds with OpenUSD
The complexity and size of the game worlds is ever-increasing and tools need to meet that demand. At Remedy, we have been working on new tools and tech stack to allow us to build worlds faster and wit...
gdcvault.com
April 27, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The fantastic GDC 2024 talk by Vesa Paakkanen about OpenUSD workflows at Remedy is now free to see on the GDC vault: gdcvault.com/play/1034201...
It goes into detail of OpenUSD workflows in their 3D editor, Northlight, for things such as variants, edit targeting, schemas, overrides, and more.
It goes into detail of OpenUSD workflows in their 3D editor, Northlight, for things such as variants, edit targeting, schemas, overrides, and more.
Optimizing Unreal Engine’s OpenUSD Workflow with Python | Unreal Fest Orlando 2025
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #unrealengine
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #unrealengine
Optimizing Unreal Engine’s OpenUSD Workflow with Python | Unreal Fest Orlando 2025
OpenUSD is rapidly becoming one of the most efficient solutions for building and managing data within studio pipelines. While Unreal Engine supports exportin...
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Optimizing Unreal Engine’s OpenUSD Workflow with Python | Unreal Fest Orlando 2025
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #unrealengine
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #unrealengine
BTC flat at $83.6k. Meanwhile, Base shipped Cobalt with conditional transactions and DogeOS testnet just dropped for EVM on Doge. The real race though: OpenUSD trying to outflank USDT and USDC. Prediction market regs heating up too. Lots of noise, not much signal today.
September 30, 2026 at 8:57 PM
BTC flat at $83.6k. Meanwhile, Base shipped Cobalt with conditional transactions and DogeOS testnet just dropped for EVM on Doge. The real race though: OpenUSD trying to outflank USDT and USDC. Prediction market regs heating up too. Lots of noise, not much signal today.
Working on a D3D12 app for studying implementations of upscalers, AA, frame gen, presentation models, or anything else that can affect image clarity. Got a bit side tracked with adding a shadertoy input mode (GLSL -> SPIRV -> DXIL cross-compile chain). Will also add an OpenUSD viewer.
December 24, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Working on a D3D12 app for studying implementations of upscalers, AA, frame gen, presentation models, or anything else that can affect image clarity. Got a bit side tracked with adding a shadertoy input mode (GLSL -> SPIRV -> DXIL cross-compile chain). Will also add an OpenUSD viewer.
I built a standalone tool to manage BlendShapes for USDZ files. No Unity required! Perfect for native #visionOS & RealityKit workflow.
🧪 BlendShapeLab Edit USDZ shapes without heavy game engines.
🔗 github.com/setouchi-h/B...
#AppleVisionPro #SwiftUI #OpenUSD #gamedev #indiedev
🧪 BlendShapeLab Edit USDZ shapes without heavy game engines.
🔗 github.com/setouchi-h/B...
#AppleVisionPro #SwiftUI #OpenUSD #gamedev #indiedev
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I built a standalone tool to manage BlendShapes for USDZ files. No Unity required! Perfect for native #visionOS & RealityKit workflow.
🧪 BlendShapeLab Edit USDZ shapes without heavy game engines.
🔗 github.com/setouchi-h/B...
#AppleVisionPro #SwiftUI #OpenUSD #gamedev #indiedev
🧪 BlendShapeLab Edit USDZ shapes without heavy game engines.
🔗 github.com/setouchi-h/B...
#AppleVisionPro #SwiftUI #OpenUSD #gamedev #indiedev