Google has begun to integrate VR and AR into additional applications on Tuesday, April 6. The company wants to add these mixed reality functions to the Internet so that smartphones may access it. This new form of programming is called Google WebXR and is intended to make daily life progressively more entertaining.
What Is WebXR?
Google WebXR Brings VR and AR to Web Browsers
Taking several steps, Google integrates itself into many of your devices, including your smartphones.
Virtual and augmented reality has always had the potential to make life more enjoyable and more productive. This is known as mixed reality or, more recently, "extended reality" or XR. Most applications, however, focus too heavily on this "fun" aspect, leading most people to think that these technologies are primarily intended for entertainment. These experiences can, of course, be fascinating. However, Google's latest WebXR experiments for smartphones aim at making them educational as well.
According to Slashgear, WebXR refers to the technologies being developed so that virtual and augmented reality can be accessed within a web browser. While using a web browser now makes extended reality experiences more accessible to everyone, these still require appropriate hardware, such as cameras and sensors, to function correctly. And what other portable device is there that possesses all of that in one portable package other than the smartphone in your pocket?
The Google WebXR project's goal is to bring these digitally augmented experiences you can use on your mobile devices to your devices so you can utilize them wherever you are.
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How to Use WebXR
Google WebXR Brings VR and AR to Web Browsers
9to5google indicates that putting augmented and virtual reality, which already "opens up the possibilities of how we interact with the world and information around us," on the internet will significantly expand their reach.
Google's first batch of apps includes applications that can assist you in your working and personal lives, as well as entertaining activities:
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Sodar visualizes social distancing. By putting on your personal augmented reality radar in your web browser, you can see what 6 feet (or 2 meters) is like in any environment.
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Measure Up allows you to calculate the area, length, and volume of the objects around you without using a tape measure.
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Floom is an innovative way to explore the planet, built with WebXR and Google Maps. Just open your browser to tunnel through the earth and see what's on the other side.
A fourth WebXR experiment named Picturescape allows you to explore your memories in augmented reality by converting your Google Photos library into an interactive gallery. This experiment will be available shortly and looks quite intriguing.
The Google WebXR Platform requires a Google Android device and the latest Chrome browser. Google is currently accepting submissions for their WebXR Collection.
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Written by Lionell Moore
