A virtual reality website is a website that leverages the WebVR and WebGLAPIs to create a 3D environment for a web user to explore using a virtual realityhead-mounted display.
History
In June 2014, Mozilla released builds of Firefox with compatibility with Oculus Rift through WebVR, and in November of that year launched MozVR.com, a Virtual Reality Website showcasing web-based virtual reality demos, tied together with a virtual reality navigation interface.[1]
Experimental builds of Google Chrome also use WebVR to support Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, Project Tango and HTC Vive.[2][3][4][5]
In 2014, Google launched 'Chrome Experiments for Virtual Reality'; a Virtual Reality mobile site showcasing web-based Virtual Reality demos for Google Cardboard.[6]
In 2015, Mozilla released A-Frame (VR), an open source web framework for building VR experiences and websites.[7][8]
References
- ↑"MozVR: Mozilla Launches MozVR.com to Help Bring Virtual Reality to the Web". mozvr.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ↑"Virtual Reality Comes to the Web—Maybe for Real This Time". www.scientificamerican.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ↑"TojiCode: Bringing VR to Chrome". blog.tojicode.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ↑"#112: Brandon Jones on WebVR for Chrome | Voices of VR Podcast". voicesofvr.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ↑Jones, Brandon (30 October 2015). "Chrome WebVR Release Notes". WebVR Builds. Google Drive. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ↑"Chrome Experiments for Virtual Reality | The Webby Awards". webbyawards.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ↑"Mozilla Releases A-Frame WebVR Framework". AR VR Magazine. 2015-12-18. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ↑"Teaching and Learning with VR, AR and 360 Technologies with Pinky Gonzales – Show 11 | New School VR podcast". newschoolvr.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- Websites
- Virtual reality