They will be passing the baton to an outside team that plans to re-launch it under a new name. Mozilla has decided to retire its virtual and augmented reality web browser Firefox Reality. (Meta also offers its built-in web browser on the Quest.)Īs antitrust watchdogs scrutinize Meta’s VR ambitions and companies across the tech industry invest in AR, Wolvic can bolster the viability of web-based mixed reality - assuming it stays active.ANI | Washington DC | Updated: 04-02-2022 18:44 IST | Created: 04-02-2022 18:44 IST Representative image.
The platform is often overlooked compared to native headset apps, but it offers a more open alternative to curated app stores. Apart from enabling users to browse traditional web pages in headsets, the portal also acts as an entry point to full-fledged web-based VR and AR experiences. The Firefox Reality VR browser is still available on the Meta Quest (formerly Oculus Quest) headset, the Pico standalone VR headset, HTC’s Viveport platform, and Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality headset. These ideas are core to what we do at Igalia, so we’re thrilled to be able to carry the torch forward in leveraging that work to create a new browser, Wolvic,” Brian Kardell, Developer Advocate at Igalia, said in the Mozilla blog post. “The Firefox Reality project was created … to give users some choice and ensure that open and unlimited access to the web remains strong on these devices. Igalia, an open-source developer firm, has previously worked with WebKit and Chromium open-source projects. With other technologies, we find communities and organizations where our projects can continue to grow and contribute to the web.” In some instances, Mozilla continues to remain the host and incubator of those new technologies. Considering the WebVR and WebAR standards, the firm said, “We’ve been at the forefront of developing new technologies. Relaunching of the app is part of a natural evolution for Firefox Reality, said Mozilla in a blog post. In the coming few weeks, Mozilla plans to pull down its Firefox Reality from the app store. Igalia, a free software consultancy, will develop a browser on the lines of Firefox Reality next week with the goal to relaunch a comparable VR / AR browser called Wolvic. The baton will now be passed over to an outside team that will re-launch it with a new name. It has been four years since the company launched the Firefox Reality VR browser for folks to view the web in mixed reality.
Mozilla announced that it would be shutting its virtual and augmented reality web browser, Firefox Reality.
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