This lays the groundwork for creating and delivering immersive experiences using a method that is as simple as opening a web page,” the company says.

Firefox was the first browser to implement WebVR – an open standard for sharing and enjoying virtual reality content through a web URL. There shouldn’t be friction moving from one experience to another. “The future of mixed reality is about delivering experiences, not about building applications. As of today, it’s just an announcement of intention – there’s no release to check out yet, just the video of an early build below. The browser is being built (unsurprisingly for Mozilla) as an open-source project that will work on both standalone VR and AR headsets, but it’ll also run in developer mode on Daydream and GearVR devices during the initial development.

Mozilla’s hoping to change this with the upcoming launch of Firefox Reality, which the company says is being built from the ground-up for VR and AR (Augmented Reality). Using VR in a browser is by no means a new ability, but it’s also not the best experience either – delivering lower-quality experiences that generally fail to immerse in the same way as dedicated VR apps.

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