{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Building the Open Metaverse","title":"Digital Twins, Open Standards, and Sustainability: Exploring the Industrial Metaverse with Siemens’ Virginie Maillard","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f12528aa\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1374,"description":"In this thought-provoking conversation, Virginie Maillard, Head of Global Research in Simulation and Digital Twin at Siemens Digital Industry, shares her insights on the industrial metaverse. She defines the industrial metaverse as a virtual space where users can interact with digital twins, enabling real-time collaboration and decision-making for solving real-world problems. Virginie emphasizes the crucial role of digital twins as the foundation for the industrial metaverse, enabling realistic simulations, optimizations, and immersive experiences. She highlights the advantages of the industrial metaverse, including time and cost savings, accelerated innovation, improved sustainability, and enhanced operational performance. Virginie underscores Siemens' commitment to open standards and interoperability, actively contributing to initiatives like the Metaverse Standards Forum and the Alliance for OpenUSD. She also discusses the challenges of implementing open standards and the importance of diverse perspectives in addressing complex problems.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fue1pN_FUrEPTYlaSr9OrcqmGkxDXcbRwZM2lfUj8qU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYzJk/OGM0ZjkxMTEwNjUw/NjM3MGYzYmQ2ZjE4/NTZkYS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}