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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.

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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.2345

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

  1. "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. http://mozvr.com/content/2014/11/10/mozvr-launches.html ↩

  2. "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. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/virtual-reality-comes-to-the-web-maybe-for-real-this-time/ ↩

  3. "TojiCode: Bringing VR to Chrome". blog.tojicode.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-08. http://blog.tojicode.com/2014/07/bringing-vr-to-chrome.html ↩

  4. "#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. http://voicesofvr.com/112-brandon-jones-on-webvr-for-chrome/ ↩

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

  6. "Chrome Experiments for Virtual Reality | The Webby Awards". webbyawards.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2015-11-08. http://webbyawards.com/winners/2015/mobile-sites-apps/handheld-devices/experimental-innovation/chrome-experiments-for-virtual-reality/ ↩

  7. "Mozilla Releases A-Frame WebVR Framework". AR VR Magazine. 2015-12-18. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2016-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20170910082602/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". newschoolvr.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-03-11. http://newschoolvr.com/teaching-learning-vr-ar-360/ ↩