Web Virtual Reality
Mozilla is Shutting Down VR Browser ‘Firefox Reality’ Soon & Handing the Torch to ‘Wolvic’
Mozilla is shutting down its made-for-VR web browser, Firefox Reality, and handing off the project to third-party team Igalia.
Mozilla launched Firefox Reality back in 2018 on a host of early standalones, including Oculus Go, Lenovo Mirage Solo, and Vive Focus. In the following...
‘Firefox Reality’ VR Web Browser Comes to PC in Preview Version
Firefox Reality, Mozilla's made-for-VR web browser, has been available on standalone devices for some time now, featuring support for Oculus Quest, Oculus Go, HTC Vive Focus, and Pico standalones. Now Mozilla has brought its WebXR-capable browser to PC VR...
This WebXR App Helps You Visualize the Global Infection Rate of Coronavirus
Coronavirus, otherwise known as the 2019 novel coronavirus, is primarily affecting China. While it's mostly been relegated to that country due to stringent quarantines and travel restrictions mandated by the Chinese government, you've probably heard that it's also landed...
VR Web Browser ‘Supermedium’ No Longer in Active Development
Supermedium, the team behind the native virtual reality browser that lets you interact with web-based VR content, says its namesake project is no longer in active development, and that it's effectively been put "on ice" in search of something...
‘Firefox Reality’ VR Web Browser Comes to Oculus Quest
Mozilla has finally brought its made-for-VR web browser, Firefox Reality, to Oculus Quest.
In September of last year, the company initially released Firefox Reality on Oculus Go, Lenovo Mirage Solo, and Vive Focus (and other Vive Wave headsets) for free.
Now, according to a...
Oculus Replaces ‘React VR’ Framework With Rebranded ‘React 360’
At Facebook's F8 developer conference, Oculus today announced it's both overhauling and rebranding React VR, the company's open-source JavaScript library that lets developers create cross-platform WebVR experiences. Now dubbed React 360, the company says the framework now "provides clearer prioritization for...
Google Brings WebVR to Chrome, All Major PC VR Headsets Supported
Google recently pushed out Chrome 66, the latest update to the company's web browser. Unbeknownst to the VR community, Google also quietly included WebVR integration for OpenVR-compatible headsets including Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows "Mixed Reality" VR headsets.
Although...
Mozilla Announces Open Source AR/VR Web Browser ‘Firefox Reality’
Mozilla, the non-profit company behind Firefox web browser, today announced a new cross-platform, open sourced web browser called Firefox Reality, something Mozilla says was built from the ground-up for standalone VR and AR headsets.
Firefox Reality, Mozilla says in a blog post, has a...
Former Mozilla WebVR Pioneers Launch ‘Supermedium’ VR Browser
Supporting HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, Supermedium is a new, fully VR browser from the creators of VR web framework ‘A-Frame’ and part of the original Mozilla team behind the WebVR initiative. Available to download on Supermedium’s website, the...
Mozilla Launches iOS App to Experiment With WebAR
The Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit organization behind Mozilla Firefox web browser, just made their experimental WebXR Viewer app available for download on iOS devices, letting developers quickly experiment with web-based AR built with web technologies and ARKit.
According to a blogpost...
Opera Browser Adds 360 Video Player for VR Headsets, Plans Full WebVR Support
For OpenVR-compatible headsets like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, watching streaming 360 video from from your browser is now as simple as clicking a button and putting on your headset. This is all thanks to Opera's latest version of its developer...
Google & Song Exploder Create ‘Inside Music’ VR App to Help You Better Appreciate Songs
Song Exploder, the popular music podcast that lets musicians explain every part of their songs, has gotten some help from Google to create a new app that throws you in the middle of song so you can experience it...
Get a Taste of WebVR on Vive with ‘Puzzle Rain’ Running Directly in Your Browser
With the news that WebVR is now supported in Google's official Android Chrome browser and Daydream-supported phones have the ability to pop into virtual reality experiences just by clicking on a simple hyperlink, we're more impatient than ever for WebVR to...
An Inflection Point for WebVR and the Open Metaverse
There's been a couple of key developments in the evolution of WebVR during the month of October. First, Nate Mitchell announced during his Oculus Connect 3 keynote that Oculus will be supporting the WebVR ecosystem with the React VR...
Oculus to Support WebVR Through New VR Browser Codenamed ‘Carmel’
Oculus announced at Connect, the company's annual developer conference, that they'll be officially supporting WebVR through their new VR web browser codenamed Carmel. WebVR is an API that provides headsets access to web-based VR content.
Touted as an easy way to share VR experiences...

















