Virtual reality website
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.
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.{{Cite web|title = MozVR: Mozilla Launches MozVR.com to Help Bring Virtual Reality to the Web|url = http://mozvr.com/content/2014/11/10/mozvr-launches.html|website = mozvr.com|accessdate = 2015-11-08|archive-date = 2015-05-06|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150506034712/http://mozvr.com/content/2014/11/10/mozvr-launches.html|url-status = live}}
Experimental builds of Google Chrome also use WebVR to support Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, Project Tango and HTC Vive.{{Cite web|title = Virtual Reality Comes to the Web—Maybe for Real This Time|url = http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/virtual-reality-comes-to-the-web-maybe-for-real-this-time/|website = www.scientificamerican.com|accessdate = 2015-11-08|archive-date = 2015-11-12|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151112214638/http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/virtual-reality-comes-to-the-web-maybe-for-real-this-time/|url-status = live}}{{Cite web|title = TojiCode: Bringing VR to Chrome|url = http://blog.tojicode.com/2014/07/bringing-vr-to-chrome.html|website = blog.tojicode.com|accessdate = 2015-11-08|archive-date = 2015-11-17|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117004320/http://blog.tojicode.com/2014/07/bringing-vr-to-chrome.html|url-status = live}}{{Cite web|title = #112: Brandon Jones on WebVR for Chrome {{!}} Voices of VR Podcast|url = http://voicesofvr.com/112-brandon-jones-on-webvr-for-chrome/|website = voicesofvr.com|accessdate = 2015-11-08|archive-date = 2015-09-06|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150906014546/http://voicesofvr.com/112-brandon-jones-on-webvr-for-chrome|url-status = live}}{{Cite web|url = https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dP9m3WLh2lsBs9jJ9LRwv1l0AtuBQAqGLAV-fUbtz2U/|title = Chrome WebVR Release Notes|date = 30 October 2015|accessdate = 8 November 2015|website = WebVR Builds|publisher = Google Drive|last = Jones|first = Brandon}}
In 2014, Google launched 'Chrome Experiments for Virtual Reality'; a Virtual Reality mobile site showcasing web-based Virtual Reality demos for Google Cardboard.{{Cite web|title = Chrome Experiments for Virtual Reality {{!}} The Webby Awards|url = http://webbyawards.com/winners/2015/mobile-sites-apps/handheld-devices/experimental-innovation/chrome-experiments-for-virtual-reality/|website = webbyawards.com|accessdate = 2015-11-08|archive-date = 2015-12-10|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151210224524/http://webbyawards.com/winners/2015/mobile-sites-apps/handheld-devices/experimental-innovation/chrome-experiments-for-virtual-reality/|url-status = live}}
In 2015, Mozilla released A-Frame (VR), an open source web framework for building VR experiences and websites.{{Cite news|url=http://www.arvrmagazine.com/mozilla-releases-a-frame-webvr-framework/|title=Mozilla Releases A-Frame WebVR Framework|date=2015-12-18|newspaper=AR VR Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-27|archive-date=2017-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910082602/http://www.arvrmagazine.com/mozilla-releases-a-frame-webvr-framework/|url-status=dead}}