hubs VS unity-webxr-export

> Firefox Reality on the Oculus Go VR Headset

yes, through not limited to the Oculus

and it kinda folded Hubs (https://hubs.mozilla.com/) into it

and and I think there was a bit of additional research level stuff never ending up in user hands

but both are somewhat dead, idk. if Firefox Reality still works with any VR headset at all (it might still work with non standalone headset usage) and Hubs is shutting down end of March, a community version still exist (Hubs ~= somewhat like VRChat from the idea but not as VR specific and just less interesting in general)

same for most other things they are either dead or fizzled out (and some are stables, but don't bring users, like pdf.js)

One thing I forget to mention is FF does a lot of work to reduce fingerprint-ability of existing interfaces (while trying to avoid breaking websites by changing/breaking existing interfaces, like some other more privacy focused browsers do). A bunch of this is done in context for the tor-browser but also benefit normal FF. Sadly you using FF ads more information to the fingerprint then any of the protections due to better fingerprint protection (something which is true for any form of privacy protection not used en mass by every one).

Sounds like they have this huge pile of cash and can't think of a way to improve Firefox with it in any way that seems gee whizz enough.

They tried hopping on Blockchain train and ended up jumping back off after getting roasted by JWZ [0] "we are reviewing if and how our current policy on crypto donations fits with our climate goals. ... [although] decentralized web technology continues to be an important area for us to explore."

I guess AI is gee whizz enough to escape the Planet Burning argument for now.

They had a stab at VR with Mozilla Hubs [1]- and copied off Meta by also not including legs in the avatars! Your personal Hub for only $10 a month. Judging by the code commits it is, er, stable.

Imagine if they put all that effort into innovating the browser.

[0] https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/6/22870787/mozilla-pauses-cr...

[1] https://hubs.mozilla.com/

[2] https://github.com/mozilla/hubs/tree/master/src

Why the comment "This is that rare announcement that's far more significant than it sounds." In El Reg, which is usually rather skeptical. Am I missing something?

[1] https://hubs.mozilla.com

Not sure if Mozilla Hubs federates, but as already said, ThirdRoom is Matrix VRchat thing.

Neal Stephenson's novel Snow Crash introduced the concept of the Metaverse, a virtual reality universe accessible to all used for gaming, work, and socializing. The Metaverse-as we might know it in real life-is a virtual world being built by a variety of companies, including Facebook, Microsoft, and Sony. This visionary idea has influenced the development of open source virtual reality platforms like Mozilla Hubs. Many of the OSS projects inspired by Snow Crash create immersive and collaborative virtual spaces that can be explored, built upon, and customized by users.

Is it not? https://github.com/mozilla/hubs

Comme: https://hubs.mozilla.com/

Looks similar to the existing FLOSS Mozilla Hubs :) https://hubs.mozilla.com/

Mozilla hubs just use your browser

De-Panther actively maintains an up-to-date version of Mozilla's original exporter at https://github.com/De-Panther/unity-webxr-export. I've used it several times in the past for Unity-related WebXR projects.

If so, this will be compatible with Unity WebXR Explorer ?

We are the Indian Sonic Research Organization, and we would like to present Zoophony VR: An online Spatial Audio experience (Made in Unity with De-Panther's WebXR plugin).

The WebXR spec is fairly well-defined, but has yet to be fully implemented into Webkit (the browser engine Safari uses). Currently the best way of creating WebXR content with Unity is using an up-to-date exporter such as this one by De-Panther, but there is currently no way to view WebXR content on iOS outside of Mozilla's viewer, which is unfortunately somewhat outdated now.

I used De-Panther's fork of the Unity WebXR Exporter, originally by Mozilla. Unlike the original it's still being actively maintained and improved, I'll likely keep using it in future WebXR projects with Unity.