Mozilla Lays Out Plans for Web-Based Social Virtual Reality
Browser maker Mozilla is making a push to bring social virtual reality (VR) to the web: The non-profit has formed a dedicated team working on technologies to power web-based social VR and mixed reality experiences, it announced in a blog post Monday.
“Unlike traditional online communication tools like text, voice, and video, the promise of Mixed Reality is that you can be present with other people, much like real life, and engage with them in a more interactive way,” wrote Greg Fodor, Mozilla’s social mixed reality engineering manager. “You can make eye contact, nod your head, high five, dance, and even play catch with anyone around the world, regardless of where you are!”
Fodor joined Mozilla in September. He previously co-founded the social VR startup AltspaceVR, which recently sold itself to Microsoft after running out of funding earlier this summer.
Much of the team’s work will be dedicated to making sure that social VR tech can run across headsets and other devices, even if they’re made by competing manufacturers.
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