Mozilla launch mozvr.com virtual reality website
Till now, Virtual Reality was popular among gamers (thanks to some wierd looking VR headset) but now, thanks to Mozilla, we will soon use virtual reality to access the web/internet. Mozilla has released experimental builds of Firefox (supporting Oculus Rift headset). This week, Mozilla ha launched MozVR.com web site, that when opened in VR-enabled build of Firefox browser while wearing Oculus Rift will let user experice the web in virtual reality. VR web experiences, resources, work from devs will be shared on MozVR.com. Mozilla will be sharing these solutions, tools and tutorials (and resources in creating or optimizing VR websites) on MozVR and on GitHub.
First demoes on MozVR include Sechelt (built on WebGL that gives a fly-through view of coastal British Columbia), The Polar Sea documentary by DEEP (Arctic region), Information Diving by Tatiana Plakhova, VR web motion control demo from Leap Motion etc. Support for additiona VR headsets will be made available in the future. If you are interested in learning more about this and to interact with developers, join the web-vr mailing list, or hop on the #vr channel at irc.mozilla.org
“As you explore MozVR, you’ll see something cool: navigation is seamless. It is very important to us that the VR Web captures the feeling of flow that we love about the classic Web. So we designed a Web VR navigation interface that allows users to move from site to site without friction. Like a heads up display, menus and loading indicators appear as unobtrusive layers that wrap the experience and are easily summoned or dismissed. Clicking a link becomes like teleportation, as one VR world dissolves seamlessly into the next. Without plugins, installs or interruptions. This interface is still early in its evolution, but we view it as a test bed for experimentation into the future of Web VR interaction, and are very excited to take it further.”, said, MozVR team.
