{"id":106796,"date":"2023-02-14T12:48:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T10:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/?p=106796"},"modified":"2023-02-14T22:44:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T20:44:15","slug":"vypusk-web-brauzera-wolvic-1-3-dlya-ustrojstv-virtualnoj-realnosti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/vypusk-web-brauzera-wolvic-1-3-dlya-ustrojstv-virtualnoj-realnosti","title":{"rendered":"Release of the Wolvic 1.3 web browser for virtual reality devices","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
The release of the Wolvic 1.3 web browser has been published, intended for use in augmented and virtual reality systems. The project continues the development of the Firefox Reality browser, which was previously developed by Mozilla. After the stagnation of the Firefox Reality codebase, Igalia, known for its involvement in the development of free projects like GNOME, GTK, WebKitGTK, Epiphany, GStreamer, Wine, Mesa, and freedesktop.org, took over its development within the Wolvic project. The Wolvic code is written in Java and C++ and is distributed under the MPLv2 license. Ready builds have been created for the Android platform. Support is provided for 3D headsets including Oculus, Huawei VR Glass, HTC Vive Focus, Pico Neo, Pico4, Pico4E, Meta Quest Pro, and Lynx (a port for Qualcomm and Lenovo devices is also underway). <\/p>\n
The browser uses the web engine GeckoView \u2014 a variant of the Mozilla Gecko engine, presented as a separate library that can be updated independently. Control is executed through a fundamentally different 3D user interface, allowing navigation through websites within a virtual world or as part of augmented reality systems. In addition to the interface designed for use with a 3D headset, which enables viewing traditional 2D pages, web developers can utilize the WebXR, WebAR, and WebVR APIs to create specialized 3D web applications that interact in virtual space. It also supports viewing spatial videos filmed in 360-degree mode in a 3D headset. <\/p>\n
Navigation is carried out using VR controllers, while data entry in web forms can be done using a virtual or physical keyboard. Additionally, a voice input system is available, enabling users to fill out forms and submit search queries using Mozilla's evolving speech recognition engine. As a start page, the browser provides an interface for accessing favorite content and navigating a collection of games, web applications, 3D models, and spatial videos adapted for 3D headsets. <\/p>\n
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Support has been added for Pico4, Pico4E, and Meta Quest Pro headsets.\n
A new file upload dialog has been implemented.
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The download manager now has improved thumbnail displays and long names.
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A new context menu 'Share with other apps' has been added to the download manager, allowing you to make downloaded files visible to other Android applications and move them to the system Downloads directory.
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A new backend has been proposed for Pico devices, based on the implementation of the OpenXR standard.\n
All supported platforms have been switched by default to the OpenXR backend, which now includes support for cylindrical layers necessary for building multi-window systems.\n
Tracking of hand positions has been enabled for Pico and Meta devices.\n
Initial support for rendering hands in 3D environments has been added along with gesture control (for example, a pinch with the thumb and index finger for a click, and a pinch with the thumb and middle finger for back navigation).
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