Nvidia unveils Omniverse free version for millions of creators and artists

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ Omniverse, billed by Nvidia as a metaverse for engineers, will now have a free version available for a much larger community of creators and artists.

Omniverse is moving out of beta into 1.0 availability for customers. On top of that, it will have a free version for millions of individual creators and artists. Nvidia made the announcement at the CES 2022 tech trade show in Las Vegas.

The Omniverse is Nvidia’s simulation and collaboration platform delivering the foundation of the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready Player One.

Nvidia has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into Omniverse, which is a foundation to connect virtual worlds, starting with engineering simulations created by big enterprises. Richard Kerris, vice president of the Omniverse platform for Nvidia, said in a press briefing that it incorporates more than 20 years worth of Nvidia technology.