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Standards Organizations

Introduction for Standards Organizations​

The Metaverse Metadata Directory (MVMD) is designed as a collaborative integration framework that enhances and promotes existing metadata standards rather than competing with them. For standards organizations, MVMD offers a unique opportunity to increase adoption, improve implementation quality, and discover synergies with complementary standards.

Key Benefits for Standards Bodies​

1. Increased Standard Adoption​

MVMD serves as a practical implementation channel for your standard by:

  • Providing clear, actionable implementation guidance
  • Creating ready-to-use patterns that incorporate your standard
  • Demonstrating how your standard solves real-world problems
  • Making integration with other standards straightforward

2. Complementary Integration​

Rather than forcing developers to choose between competing standards, MVMD enables:

  • Clear boundaries between standards' domains
  • Proper namespacing to avoid conflicts
  • Documented interactions between standards
  • Validated implementation patterns

3. Real-World Feedback Channel​

MVMD creates a pathway for:

  • Identifying implementation challenges
  • Discovering integration edge cases
  • Gathering cross-domain requirements
  • Building industry consensus

4. Enhanced Validator Support​

Standards organizations benefit from:

  • Cross-standard validation capabilities
  • Testing implementations in mixed-standard contexts
  • Identifying interoperability issues
  • Validating extensions and profiles

How Standards Organizations Can Engage​

1. Direct Involvement​

  • Become a supporting organization
  • Join the technical steering committee
  • Provide implementation guidance
  • Validate recommended patterns

2. Technical Integration​

  • Review your standard's representation in MVMD
  • Provide official validation rules
  • Contribute to integration examples
  • Assist with edge case resolution

We actively review feedback and contributions from SDOs and have processes in place to incorporate suggested improvements into the MVMD framework and Integration Profiles.

3. Community Building​

  • Co-host implementation workshops
  • Share MVMD resources with your community
  • Gather feedback from implementers
  • Identify key stakeholders for collaboration

Case Study: Multi-Standard Integration​

Consider a virtual character scenario that requires multiple standards:

  1. glTF/VRM for the character model and rigging
  2. Schema.org for basic discoverability and attribution
  3. C2PA for provenance and authentication
  4. USD for scene integration and animations

Without MVMD, developers must:

  • Research each standard independently
  • Determine how to combine them without conflicts
  • Create ad-hoc implementation patterns
  • Build custom validation systems

With MVMD, developers can:

  • Follow validated integration patterns
  • Use established namespacing conventions
  • Implement clear component relationships
  • Validate their implementation holistically

MVMD as Extension Point​

MVMD serves as a practical proving ground for:

  • New standard extensions
  • Cross-standard interoperability
  • Implementation profiles
  • Practical use cases

By engaging with MVMD, standards organizations can validate ideas in a real-world context before formalizing them in their standards.

Next Steps for Standards Organizations​

  1. Review the Standards Integration Guide: Learn how to integrate your standard with MVMD by following our Standards Integration Guide for SDOs
  2. Review Documentation: Explore how your standard is currently represented
  3. Provide Feedback: Suggest improvements to the representation
  4. Consider Supporting: Join as a supporting organization
  5. Contact Us: Discuss collaboration opportunities

We're committed to working with standards organizations to ensure accurate, effective representation and implementation of your standards within the MVMD framework.