The OpenXR standard is now poised to become the foundation for the future of spatial multi-apps. Beyond creating a more unified way of connecting headsets and runtimes together, extensions are being added to facilitate these overlays and multi-app capabilities. As more of tools exist and seamlessly run alongside each other, new opportunities arise for developers to create experiences that leverage them.

In this new multi-app ecosystem companies like Dopl Technologies can focus on developing the applications that enable their remote robotic surgery use-case. Instead of having to build out everything themselves, they are able to rely on other applications like Pluto to provide the communication layer. Separating each of these functions gives developers the ability to focus on their specific use-case, instead of having to re-implement the wheel every time they build a new app.