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gatorkea
Up and Coming
April 13, 2015

Web Development and VR

Will the two intertwine? I am currently a student learning web development, and very interested in VR. So I am wondering will there be any developments in VR that will require Web coders?

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    cybereality
    Inspiring
    April 14, 2015
    There are some people working on VR in the web browser (for example using WebGL).

    You can also program in Unity using Javascript, which may be easy to pick up for a web developer.
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    e1zorro
    Participant
    April 16, 2015
    Browser support for vr is getting better quickly.

    In the latest versions of firefox you can enable vr support with the dom.vr.enabled option ( see http://mozvr.com for more information and examples )

    Chrome has experimental builds which enable webvr ( very similar to mozvr's implemention ).

    For library support, you can look at three.js for a webgl shader support for HMDs: http://threejs.org/examples/#vr_cubes and http://threejs.org/examples/#vr_video

    If you want page interaction with hand control tech like Leap Motion, then they also have a javascript API which works pretty well:

    https://developer.leapmotion.com/gettin ... javascript

    Finally, here is more information about the WebVR api with links to chrome and mozilla builds and extensions: http://webvr.info/

    Good luck
    alexcolgan
    Up and Coming
    April 17, 2015
    A couple more VR + JS resources that might interest you:

    Leap Motion VR + JavaScript: A Quick Guide to Getting Started

    janusVR: An Immersive, Collaborative, Multi-Dimensional Internet
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