WebVR Ecosystem andAPI Update

May 25, 2016

PresentersTony Parisi

Brandon Jones

Boris Smus

Amber Roy

Kevin NgoDiego Marcos

Liv Erikson

@auradeluxe

@Tojiro

@borismus

@amberroyVR

@andgokevin@Diego

@misslivirose

Introduction

WebVR API Basics

WebVR Polyfill

Create Holographic Web Apps

A-Frame: VR for Web Developers

Enabling Enterprises and Education with the VR Web

Wevr

Google

Google

AltSpaceVR

Mozilla

Microsoft

The Next PlatformVR and AR will becomethe predominant way thatwe work, play, transact and communicate using digital technologies. Billions invested

2020 market projections range from $14B to $120B

Q: How do VR and AR reach 5B users by 2020?A: Not one app at a time.

FrictionDownloads/installsControlled distributionLimited business modelsSilo experiencesProprietary developmentClosed cultureExperts only

The Metaverse is too big of an idea…

for an app store.

http://commonspace.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/happybirthday/

The World Wide WebNo downloads - no frictionInstant sharing - post a linkFreedom of choice - no gatekeepersCulture of collaborationInstant publishingRuns everywhere

Q: But didn’t mobile kill the web?

“Superapplications” your everyday mobile apps are based on web tech and

standard formats

A: Nope; just merged with it and made it bigger.

HTML

mobile browsers are now fast, fun and

feature-rich

The Web Eats Everything in Its Path√ Graphics√ Animation√ Location√ Motion Input√ Real-Time 3D

√ Camera√ Messaging√ Real-Time Messaging√ IOT/Wearables√ Robotics

There are 3 million mobile apps.

There are 1 BILLION web sites.

WebVR

Quake 3 WebVR demo, developed by Brandon Jones of Googlehttp://media.tojicode.com/q3bsp/

Multi-vendor effort to define new browser API and features

Head tracking and fullscreen stereo VR mode

Desktop and mobileBuild your VR in JavaScript and HTML5… deploy instantly

No FrictionSee link, clink link, goShareable, searchable, discoverable

Web ScaleAdvertisingDigital marketingE-commerceSocial mediaLong tail content and apps

Total Immersion

Image: http://cordonmedia.com/

Browse and communicate in 3D

Endless information within our grasp

The ultimate dope for a dopamine culture

WebVR Development StatusDeveloper builds of Chrome, Firefox (desktop and mobile)Samsung Internet browser for Gear VR!WebVR 1.0 API - preliminary spechttp://mozvr.github.io/webvr-spec/

W3C Community Grouphttps://www.w3.org/community/webvr/

Thank You!on with the show…