Virtual Reality Website

A Virtual Reality Website is a website that leverages the WebVR and WebGL APIs to create a 3D environment for a web user to explore using a virtual reality head-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". http://mozvr.com/content/2014/11/10/mozvr-launches.html. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
↑ "Virtual Reality Comes to the Web—Maybe for Real This Time". http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/virtual-reality-comes-to-the-web-maybe-for-real-this-time/. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
↑ "TojiCode: Bringing VR to Chrome". http://blog.tojicode.com/2014/07/bringing-vr-to-chrome.html. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
↑ "#112: Brandon Jones on WebVR for Chrome | Voices of VR Podcast". http://voicesofvr.com/112-brandon-jones-on-webvr-for-chrome/. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
↑ Jones, Brandon (30 October 2015). "Chrome WebVR Release Notes". Google Drive. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dP9m3WLh2lsBs9jJ9LRwv1l0AtuBQAqGLAV-fUbtz2U/. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
↑ "Chrome Experiments for Virtual Reality | The Webby Awards". http://webbyawards.com/winners/2015/mobile-sites-apps/handheld-devices/experimental-innovation/chrome-experiments-for-virtual-reality/. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
↑ "Mozilla Releases A-Frame WebVR Framework" (in en-US). AR VR Magazine. 2015-12-18. http://www.arvrmagazine.com/mozilla-releases-a-frame-webvr-framework/.
↑ "Teaching and Learning with VR, AR and 360 Technologies with Pinky Gonzales – Show 11 | New School VR podcast". http://newschoolvr.com/teaching-learning-vr-ar-360/. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

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[1] "MozVR: Mozilla Launches MozVR.com to Help Bring Virtual Reality to the Web". http://mozvr.com/content/2014/11/10/mozvr-launches.html. Retrieved 2015-11-08.

[2] "Virtual Reality Comes to the Web—Maybe for Real This Time". http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/virtual-reality-comes-to-the-web-maybe-for-real-this-time/. Retrieved 2015-11-08.

[3] "TojiCode: Bringing VR to Chrome". http://blog.tojicode.com/2014/07/bringing-vr-to-chrome.html. Retrieved 2015-11-08.

[4] "#112: Brandon Jones on WebVR for Chrome | Voices of VR Podcast". http://voicesofvr.com/112-brandon-jones-on-webvr-for-chrome/. Retrieved 2015-11-08.

[5] Jones, Brandon (30 October 2015). "Chrome WebVR Release Notes". Google Drive. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dP9m3WLh2lsBs9jJ9LRwv1l0AtuBQAqGLAV-fUbtz2U/. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

[6] "Chrome Experiments for Virtual Reality | The Webby Awards". http://webbyawards.com/winners/2015/mobile-sites-apps/handheld-devices/experimental-innovation/chrome-experiments-for-virtual-reality/. Retrieved 2015-11-08.

[7] "Mozilla Releases A-Frame WebVR Framework" (in en-US). AR VR Magazine. 2015-12-18. http://www.arvrmagazine.com/mozilla-releases-a-frame-webvr-framework/.

[8] "Teaching and Learning with VR, AR and 360 Technologies with Pinky Gonzales – Show 11 | New School VR podcast". http://newschoolvr.com/teaching-learning-vr-ar-360/. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

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