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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>In June 2014, <a href="/facts/Mozilla/FevL9Itn">Mozilla</a> released builds of <a href="/facts/Firefox/xez2zv8H">Firefox</a> with compatibility with <a href="/facts/Oculus_Rift/KPIkK62G">Oculus Rift</a> 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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p><p>Experimental builds of <a href="/facts/Google_Chrome/4INfWq37">Google Chrome</a> also use WebVR to support Oculus Rift, <a href="/facts/Google_Cardboard/wtwBfAuI">Google Cardboard</a>, <a href="/facts/Project_Tango/yr2kkCxh">Project Tango</a> and <a href="/facts/HTC_Vive/BHDBEsVG">HTC Vive</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>In 2014, Google launched 'Chrome Experiments for Virtual Reality'; a Virtual Reality mobile site showcasing web-based Virtual Reality demos for Google Cardboard.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>In 2015, Mozilla released <a href="/facts/A-Frame_(VR)/sTzjMWNU">A-Frame (VR)</a>, an open source web framework for building VR experiences and websites.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"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. <a href="http://mozvr.com/content/2014/11/10/mozvr-launches.html" target="_blank">http://mozvr.com/content/2014/11/10/mozvr-launches.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"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. <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/virtual-reality-comes-to-the-web-maybe-for-real-this-time/" target="_blank">http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/virtual-reality-comes-to-the-web-maybe-for-real-this-time/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"TojiCode: Bringing VR to Chrome". blog.tojicode.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-08. <a href="http://blog.tojicode.com/2014/07/bringing-vr-to-chrome.html" target="_blank">http://blog.tojicode.com/2014/07/bringing-vr-to-chrome.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"#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. <a href="http://voicesofvr.com/112-brandon-jones-on-webvr-for-chrome/" target="_blank">http://voicesofvr.com/112-brandon-jones-on-webvr-for-chrome/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Jones, Brandon (30 October 2015). "Chrome WebVR Release Notes". WebVR Builds. Google Drive. Retrieved 8 November 2015. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dP9m3WLh2lsBs9jJ9LRwv1l0AtuBQAqGLAV-fUbtz2U/" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dP9m3WLh2lsBs9jJ9LRwv1l0AtuBQAqGLAV-fUbtz2U/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Chrome Experiments for Virtual Reality | The Webby Awards". webbyawards.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2015-11-08. <a href="http://webbyawards.com/winners/2015/mobile-sites-apps/handheld-devices/experimental-innovation/chrome-experiments-for-virtual-reality/" target="_blank">http://webbyawards.com/winners/2015/mobile-sites-apps/handheld-devices/experimental-innovation/chrome-experiments-for-virtual-reality/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Mozilla Releases A-Frame WebVR Framework". AR VR Magazine. 2015-12-18. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2016-10-27. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170910082602/http://www.arvrmagazine.com/mozilla-releases-a-frame-webvr-framework/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170910082602/http://www.arvrmagazine.com/mozilla-releases-a-frame-webvr-framework/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"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. <a href="http://newschoolvr.com/teaching-learning-vr-ar-360/" target="_blank">http://newschoolvr.com/teaching-learning-vr-ar-360/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>