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# Why Digital Twins are Essential to Building the Metaverse with Richard Kerris - Step into the Metaverse podcast: EP24
- URL: https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/digital-twins-essential-building-metaverse-with-richard-kerris-step-into-the-metaverse-podcast-ep24/
- Published: 2022-12-07T10:01:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-04T05:35:30.000Z
- Description: In EP24 of the Step into the Metaverse Podcast, I had a chat with Richard Kerris, the VP of the Omniverse developer platform at Nvidia. We discussed the importance of interoperability and transferability of assets across the metaverse.
- Author: Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP
- Tags: Step into the Metaverse, #podcast

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In this episode of the Step into the Metaverse Podcast, I had a chat with Richard Kerris, the Vice President of the Omniverse developer platform and the industry general manager for media and [entertainment](https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/ai-entertainment-speaker/) at NVIDIA. NVIDIA’s Omniverse is an easily extendible platform with 3D design collaboration and scalable multi-GPU real-time true-to-reality simulation. 

With a career spanning Apple, Lucasfilm and Amazon/AWS, Richard’s experience combine driving marketing and product development with a focus on bringing new ideas to life. At Apple, he directed developer relations and managed Final Cut Pro, Logic and Aperture.

At Lucasfilm, he served as CTO, managing research and development, IT and information services. Richard has given keynote addresses at GTC, Asia Broadcast and China Joy Expo and delivered multiple Apple Worldwide Developers Conference presentations. He currently serves on the Bay Area Board of the Visual Effects Society and is an active member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.

Richard and I discussed the importance of interoperability and transferability of assets across the metaverse. We talked about digital twins, how the Omniverse platform can help enterprise organizations, and how important content will be for the metaverse. Stay tuned and enjoy!

### Highlights

- \[01:20\] - Building the Omniverse to connect all the metaverses.
- \[05:34\] - Defining the metaverse in great detail.
- \[10:53\] - How people will move from one metaverse to another.
- \[15:12\] - An open decentralized metaverse versus closed walled gardens.
- \[17:10\] - Experiencing virtual worlds courtesy of AR and VR.
- \[18:39\] - The power of content creators and creativity in the metaverse.
- \[20:54\] - Building brand loyalty and engagement in the metaverse.
- \[22:05\] - What the future looks like and the role NVIDIA will play.

### Quotes

> *“As every company has a worldwide website today, the same will hold true with virtual worlds in the very very near term” - Richard Kerris*

> *“There will be much more content created in the metaverse than in the physical world” - Richard Kerris*

> *“There will be many types of commerce usability in the metaverse” - Richard Kerris*

> “Blockchain was derived to help protect and secure very costly financial interactions and other types of things as well in a safe and secure environment” - Richard Kerris

### Learn More About Richard Kerris in the Links Below:

- LinkedIn - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rkerris/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rkerris/?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com)
- Twitter - [https://twitter.com/richardkerris](https://twitter.com/richardkerris?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com)

If you are interested in learning more about the metaverse, [**you can order my book Step into the Metaverse here**](https://amzn.to/2ZtC9S3?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is NVIDIA's Omniverse platform?

Omniverse is an easily extendible platform offering 3D design collaboration and scalable multi-GPU real-time true-to-reality simulation. It is being built to connect different metaverses together, allowing enterprise organizations and creators to collaborate on 3D content and digital twins within a shared, interoperable environment.

[Link to this question](#faq-what-is-nvidia-s-omniverse-platform)

### Why does interoperability matter for the metaverse?

Interoperability and transferability of assets across the metaverse allow people to move between different virtual worlds and carry their content or identity with them. This connects otherwise separate metaverses, rather than leaving them as isolated, closed walled gardens that limit how users and their digital assets can interact across platforms.

[Link to this question](#faq-why-does-interoperability-matter-for-the-metaverse)

### How will companies use virtual worlds in the metaverse?

Just as every company today has a worldwide website, companies will similarly build virtual worlds in the very near term. These spaces will help build brand loyalty and engagement, and will feature many types of commerce usability, giving businesses new ways to interact with customers beyond traditional physical or web-based presences.

[Link to this question](#faq-how-will-companies-use-virtual-worlds-in-the-metaverse)

### What role will content and blockchain play in the metaverse?

Content creators and creativity will hold significant power, with far more content expected to be created in the metaverse than exists in the physical world. Blockchain technology, originally derived to protect and secure costly financial interactions, will also help safeguard transactions and other activities within these virtual environments.

[Link to this question](#faq-what-role-will-content-and-blockchain-play-in-the-metaverse)