Firefox update will add WebVR support for virtual reality viewing
Web browser developer Mozilla Corp. will bring virtual reality viewing capabilities to its flagship product Firefox by default with its planned update Tuesday.
This addition will bring Firefox in line with its major competitors, Edge and Chrome, which already support some parts of the standard for online virtual reality viewing. The Firefox 55 update launching tomorrow will include the WebVR standard, which will open up VR viewing capability for web and mainstream VR Windows-enabled headsets as well as a 2-D capability in the browser.
“WebVR is the big platform feature shipping in Firefox 55,” Mozilla wrote in its update roadmap. “Firefox users with an HTC Vive or Oculus Rift can experience VR content on the web.”
Mozilla’s Firefox has lagged behind other leading browsers for Windows over the years with the inclusion of the WebVR standard. Google Inc.’s Chrome browser added WebVR capability in February and Microsoft Corp. added application programming interface hook support to Edge build 15007 in January – full default support in Edge will roll out with the Windows 10 Creators Update.
Mozilla first announced its intention to bring VR to all Firefox users in June.
“WebVR transforms virtual reality into a first-class experience on the web, giving it the infinite possibilities found in the openness and interoperability of the web platform,” Sean White, Mozilla senior vice president of emerging technologies, wrote at the time. “When coupled with WebGL to render 3-D graphics, these APIs [application program interface] transform the browser into a platform that allows VR content to be published to the Web and instantaneously consumed from any capable VR device.”
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