Well they finally did it. Today Google announce that owners of Daydream capable phones who also own a Google VR headset can use Chrome to surf the web in VR.
The new feature just release from Google has been expected for a while now. And undoubtedly it’ll be released to mixed reviews. While I personally love VR and AR, I’m not quite sure how much VR is going to enhance my internet experience. I could certainly be wrong, and would love to be proved so.
There’s no doubt that some websites will work better in a VR environment than others. If you pop over to a website that’s heavy on text, it’s not going to look to sexy in VR, nor do I think it’s going to be too easy to scan the page as quickly as you can with your desktop or mobile devices.
Google has said that you’ll need to be running Chrome 61 to use the new feature, but don’t forget, you’re also going to need a Daydream View headset.
“So far this allows users to view and interact with any website in VR, follow links between pages, and move between 2D and immersive viewing for sites that support WebVR,” noted Chromium’s evangelist François Beaufort.
“Users can give this a try today by navigating to any site in Chrome and then simply putting the phone into their Daydream View headset.
“This is just the beginning for web browsing in VR so stay tuned, there’s more to come!”
Until Chrome 61 is delivered, you can try out the new feature in Chrome Canary, an unstable and experimental version of the browser.
For those folks like me who’ve been around for a while, this makes we wonder if we’re going to see a resurgence of VRML (Virtual Reality Markup Language).
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