WebVR is now officially available on Chrome for Android on a Daydream headset-supported mobile phone. WebVR uses the same version of Chrome that is available in the Google Play store. With WebVR and a Daydream supported phone and headset, it is possible to experience a virtual reality world directly through the browser.
WebVR is intended to allow VR experiences to be hosted and run directly from the web, allowing VR users to jump from one VR experience to another, quickly and seamlessly.
Firefox, Google, Oculus, and Microsoft are some of the companies that are backing WebVR and the latest update is a step forward towards an official World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standard.
Within, a VR video company, has introduced a video player that supports WebVR which allows users to watch a library of 360º videos if the users are equipped with a Daydream headset and controller. Without the Daydream headset and controller the 360º experience will be missing. One of the aims of WebVR is that, whatever equipment the user has, the video will still work.
There are a number of WebVR enabled Internet sites where 360º experience is available. These include, Bear71, Matterport, Sketchfab and PlayCanvas.
There is still more work to be carried out to make WebVR work with different headsets and on many different browsers. Currently, Daydream is the only supported headset and WebVR currently only works on Chrome on Android. WebVR support is still under development for Chrome, FireFox, and Internet Explorer for the desktop.
