Chrome 79 Beta Adds The WebXR Device API For VR On The Web

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Chrome 79 Beta Adds The WebXR Device API For VR On The Web

Following last week's release of Chrome 78, Google today promoted Chrome 79 to their beta channel...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...-Beta-Released

[cl333r]

The Chrome 79 Beta most notably comes with WebXR Device API support for supporting VR head-mounted displays from the browser. The WebXR Device API will be the cross-browser standard for VR content on the web.

Does it mean that after all we're gonna have internet like in the Johnny Mnemonic movie in the not too distant future? That would be the coolest thing after my newly found diet (chicken breasts and cocaine).

[Charlie68]

Great news, Chromium is a great browser, perhaps the best.

[hubick]

Do they support WebXR browser apps using any OpenXR HMD? On Linux? That's what we really need.