Google wants you to experience VR in more than just gaming, they are targeting to bring VR to their Chrome browser.
For those of you think VR is limited to gaming and taking imaginative roller-coaster rides might want to pay attention. Google want to bring VR into its entire OS experience and these plans include a more immersive web browsing experience. Reports from “Road to VR” state that the latest versions of Chrome Beta and Chrome Dev for Android have a couple notable features that will make hopping around the web in VR a reality.
The beta version of the browser now features WebVR, which will give users a totally different experience when visiting VR designed websites.
Read: Chromebook update set to bring material design, Android apps
The Chrome Dev now offers a “VR shell” that would will allow Cardboard and Daydream users to browse the internet with a headset. This feature isn’t available just yet, but it should become available in upcoming beta versions.
The current VR web-browsing experience requires you to remove the headset when browsing to sites that aren’t VR capable. Google’s “VR Shell” solution for Android will solve this issue by accommodating non-VR sites.
Samsung’s Gear VR already comes with its own browser, but the VR headset only works with Samsung products. By adding virtual reality browsing for Chrome, Google can offer the feature to users of Cardboard and its upcoming Daydream setup.
Read: Google Cardboard support lands on YouTube for iOS
We have previously also reported that Google is bringing a VR section to the Play Store and they are already working on desktop versions of Chrome that support HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.
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Source: Engadget
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