VR contents not required for installation WebHR web browser "SUPERMEDIUM" is being distributed by former Mozilla engineers

VR content embedded in web pagesWebVRWeb browser for VR headset for viewing "SUPERMEDIUMYou can download it on the official page. Users can experience VR contents by simply accessing the URL provided with WebVR, installing VR contents etc is unnecessary. Content development side can develop WebVR contents using existing web page creation technology.

SUPERMEDIUM - virtual reality browser
https://www.supermedium.com/

By playing the following movies you can see the atmosphere of VR experience using SUPERMEDIUM in one shot.

Supermedium - The Virtual Reality Browser - YouTube


SUPERMEDIUM is a web browser for VR headset. Supported OS is Windows, supported VR headset isHTC VIVEWhenOculus Rift. If you use it, you can experience VR experience with WebVR content published on the web.


WebVR is a VR content published as a web page, so you can experience VR by browsing as a browser. Users do not have to wait for the application stores to be serviced, and there is no need to install VR content such as games.


The following image is a screen for selecting WebVR content when using SUPERMEDIUM. VR contents that can be experienced with WebVR with square thumbnails are lining up.


Content that can be experienced in VR at present, VR experience content at the time of article creation is Mozilla's paint software A-PAINTER.


You can paint using the controller.


Other chooses google's three-dimensional object and plays musicThe Musical ForestYa


Manipulate metal like polygonsMass Migrations by MarpiYou can play.


Content of WebVR that can be created as a content development side is rich in kinds such as games, art works, information media such as newspaper magazines. The environment necessary to create just standard web page creation technology, JavaScript and WebGL, and WebGL etc. Also, VR content will be released one after another.


The download of SUPERMEDIUM is like the illustrations that are emitting beams from the eyesOfficial pageIs a landmark. According to the FAQ, depending on the environment SUPERMEDIUM is still low profile, so it may be detected as security software from malicious software in some cases.


The development team includes members who have experienced 2 years of WebVR framework A-Frame as a member of the Mozilla VR team, Mozilla's VR division, who is developing a web browser / Firefox.


WebVR is a field where contents are also provided from Google. Compared to Google's WebVR that uses smartphones as goggles, SUPERMEDIUM's playing environment seems rather hurddered, but the sense of immersion seems to be higher by that much.
Google releases "WebVR" content that allows you to easily experience VR experience with a simple VR headset for smartphone by simply clicking on a webpage - GIGAZINE