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| [[MASTER]] || Mixed reality ecosystem for teaching robotics in manufacturing || [101093079 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101093079] || 01/01/2023 || 30/06/2026 | | [[MASTER]] || Mixed reality ecosystem for teaching robotics in manufacturing || [101093079 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101093079] || 01/01/2023 || 30/06/2026 | ||
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OpenVerse in a nutshell
Europe is advocating for the development of open, inclusive and ethical virtual worlds that emphasise the technological sovereignty of the EU industry. This vision aims to deliver benefits such as enhanced accessibility, increased freedom and control, reduced entry barriers and a more equitable distribution of resources. Furthermore, it places a premium on interoperability, privacy, security and data ownership to promote innovation, creativity and social benefits. The EU-funded OPENVERSE project is dedicated to creating a knowledge base on European virtual worlds. To that end, it will establish a community of stakeholders, test user co-creation and extended reality, explore challenges, and generate standards, technology roadmaps and recommendations. These outputs are intended to guide the future establishment of the Open Virtual Worlds concept in Europe and globally.
EU-funded projects on Virtual Worlds
The following table provides an overview of EU-funded Research and Innovation Projects in the Virtual Worlds domain.
| MASTER | Mixed reality ecosystem for teaching robotics in manufacturing | [101093079 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101093079] | 01/01/2023 | 30/06/2026 |
| SHARESPACE | Enriching social interaction in shared hybrid spaces | [101092889 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101092889] | 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 |
| THEIA-XR | Extended reality technologies for improved workplace efficiency | [101092861 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101092861] | 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 |
| DIDYMOS-XR | Better digital twins to drive the future of cities and industries | [101092875 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101092875] | 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 |
| SUN | Lifelike social environments in extended reality | [101092612 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101092612] | 01/12/2022 | 30/11/2025 |
| XR4ED | eXtended Reality for Education | [101093159 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101093159] | 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 |
| XR2Learn | Immersive technologies for entrancing learning experiences | [101092851 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101092851] | 01/01/2023 | 30/06/2026 |
| TrustChain | Building an efficient and safe internet of the future | [101093274 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101093274] | 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 |
| FLUAR | FLUAR - A novel solution for fluorescence-guided surgery based on augmented reality | [190144382 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/190144382] | 01/04/2023 | 31/03/2025 |
| XR5.0 | Human-Centric AI-Enabled Extended Reality Applications for the Industry 5.0 Era | [101135209 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135209] | 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2026 |
| WATERLINE | Creating a digital water alliance in Europe | [101071306 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101071306] | 01/10/2022 | 30/09/2025 |
| TransMIXR | Collaborative immersive media experience creation and consumption through social XR | [101070109 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101070109] | 01/10/2022 | 30/09/2025 |
| PRESENCE | A toolset for hyper-realistic and XR-based human-human and human-machine interactions | [101135025 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135025] | 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2026 |
| XR4Human | Establishing the European standards for extended reality | [101070155 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101070155] | 01/11/2022 | 31/10/2025 |
| MAX-R | New software for extended reality productions | [101070072 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101070072] | 01/09/2022 | 28/02/2025 |
| BrainCode | Brain-inspired Intelligence for Semantic Video Compression | [101153722 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101153722] | 01/01/2025 | 31/12/2027 |
| LUMINOUS | Language Augmentation for Humanverse | [101135724 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135724] | 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2026 |
| GuestXR | Innovation for immersive interaction with positive social results | [101017884 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101017884] | 01/01/2022 | 31/12/2025 |
| VERGE | Edge computing evolution | [101096034 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101096034] | 01/01/2023 | 30/06/2025 |
| XTREME | Breaking boundaries in art and music | [101136006 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101136006] | 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2026 |
| Meetween | My Personal AI Mediator for Virtual MEETtings BetWEEN People | [101135798 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135798] | 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2027 |
| HEAT | Hybrid Extended reAliTy | [101135637 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135637] | 01/06/2024 | 31/05/2027 |
| POPULAR | Augmented reality in the European eyewear industry | [101135770 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135770] | 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2026 |
| AI4WORK | Human-centric Digital Twin Approaches to Trustworthy AI and Robotics for Improved Working Conditions | [101135990 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135990] | 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2026 |
| XR2Industry | Tailoring eXtended Reality to Industry's needs | [101135547 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135547] | 01/12/2023 | 30/11/2026 |
| MOTIVATE XR | Maintenance, Support & Operation Training using Immersive Virtual and Augmented Technology for Efficiency with XR | [101135963 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135963] | 01/06/2024 | 31/05/2027 |
| INDUX-R | Transforming European Industrial Ecosystems through eXtended Reality enhanced with human-centric AI and secure, 5G-enabled IoT | [101135556 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135556] | 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2026 |
| XReco | XR mEdia eCOsystem | [101070250 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101070250] | 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2025 |
| 6G-XR | 6G eXperimental Research infrastructure to enable next-generation XR services | [101096838 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101096838] | 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 |
| HXR | Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) for true Augmented Reality (AR) and lifelike immersive displays | [101145548 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101145548] | 01/03/2024 | 31/10/2025 |
| ASP-belong | Augmented Social Play (ASP): smartphone-enabled group psychotherapeutic interventions that boost adolescent mental health by supporting real-world connection and sense of belonging | [101080665 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101080665] | 01/09/2023 | 31/08/2027 |
| CORTEX2 | COoperative Real-Time EXperiences with EXtended reality | [101070192 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101070192] | 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2025 |
| SONICOM | Transforming auditory-based social interaction and communication in AR/VR | [101017743 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101017743] | 01/01/2021 | 30/06/2026 |
| SPIRIT | Scalable Platform for Innovations on Real-time Immersive Telepresence | [101070672 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101070672] | 01/10/2022 | 30/09/2025 |
| GuestXR | GuestXR: A Machine Learning Agent for Social Harmony in eXtended Reality | [101017884 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101017884] | 01/01/2022 | 31/12/2025 |
| CAPHE | Communities and Artistic Participation in Hybrid Environment | [101086391 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086391] | 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2026 |
| AVATAR | Unlocking the Power of Medical Images for Surgeons | [190147557 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/190147557] | 01/06/2023 | 31/05/2025 |
| NANOVR | Nanoscale Design using Virtual Reality | [866559 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/866559] | 01/05/2022 | 30/04/2027 |
| B-prepared | Building PREPAREDness with Collaborative Knowledge Platform, Gamification and Serious Game in Virtual Reality | [101121134 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101121134] | 01/10/2023 | 30/09/2026 |
| NEPTUN | New approach to innovative technologies in manufacturing | [101079398 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101079398] | 01/11/2022 | 31/10/2025 |
| e-DIPLOMA | Electronic, Didactic and Innovative Platform for Learning based On Multimedia Assets | [101061424 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101061424] | 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2025 |
| CyberSecDome | An innovative Virtual Reality based intrusion detection, incident investigation and response approach for enhancing the resilience, security, privacy and accountability of complex and heterogeneous digital systems and infrastructures | [101120779 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101120779] | 01/09/2023 | 31/08/2026 |
| EXPERIENCE | The “Extended-Personal Reality”: augmented recording and transmission of virtual senses through artificial-IntelligENCE | [101017727 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101017727] | 01/01/2021 | 30/06/2025 |
| MEMENTOES | iMmersive gamEs for Museums as vehicles to Engage visiTOrs in Empathetic reSponses | [101061496 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101061496] | 01/10/2022 | 30/09/2025 |
| EO4EU | AI-augmented ecosystem for Earth Observation data accessibility with Extended reality User Interfaces for Service and data exploitation | [101060784 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101060784] | 01/06/2022 | 31/05/2025 |
| CREATIVR | Creativity in Virtual Reality | [101108938 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101108938] | 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2026 |
| ADVHANDTURE | Computational Design of Multimodal Tactile Feedback within Immersive Environments | [101088708 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101088708] | 01/10/2023 | 30/09/2028 |
| TIMELAPSE | TIMELAPSE. A VR application for speeding up time passage during chemotherapy | [101137707 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101137707] | 01/06/2024 | 30/11/2025 |
| AccessVR | Developing Experience-Centric Accessible Immersive Virtual Reality Technology | [101115807 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101115807] | 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2028 |
The OpenVerse project
Our Mission
The purpose of OPENVERSE is to establish European Virtual Worlds characterised by openness, transparency, inclusivity, ethical and environmental responsibility, and to enhance EU’s technological sovereignty.
Vision & Strategy
The vision of the OPENVERSE project is to create inclusive, open, and ethically responsible European Virtual Worlds, enhancing the European Unions’s technological sovereignty in the global arena.
Its strategy involves integrating diverse technological expertise, fostering collaborative innovation, and ensuring interoperability, privacy, and security in digital environments.
OPENVERSE aims to lay the foundational framework for these virtual worlds, combining user co-creation with extended reality technologies, addressing legal and ethical challenges, and guiding future policy and industry standards for a globally influential Virtual Worlds.
Goals
- Inclusivity & Accessibility: To create an open digital ecosystem that’s accessible and equitable.
- Interoperability & Security: Ensuring seamless integration and secure data management across virtual platforms.
- Innovation & Collaboration: To nurture a space where creativity and technological advancements flourish through collaborative efforts.
Benefits
- OPENVERSE promises a transformative impact on how digital experiences and resources are accessed and distributed.
- It enhances user control, privacy, and fosters a more ethical digital environment.
- The initiative aims to be a catalyst for new, user-driven innovations and social engagement.
What is OpenVerse
OPENVERSE is a Coordination and Support Action (CSA), funded under Horizon Europe programme. It’s rooted in the ambition to elevate the European Union’s landscape, responding to the global tech competition and fostering technological sovereignty.
Main objetives
- Foster innovation, creativity, and social benefits through a collaborative environment
- Improve accessibility, control, lower entry barriers, and equitable resource distribution
- Ensure interoperability, privacy, security, and data ownership, allowing different Virtual Worlds to interoperate
The team
Meet our multisciplinary consortium: a unique alliance of tech companies, academic institutions, and industry associations, united by a common vision to shape the future of the European Virtual Worlds.