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		flukus on Sept 19, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Firefox Reality Now Available Just in time for the death of VR. In any case, why does the browser need to be VR aware? This is a job that should be left to the host OS or WM, not every client application.

dmarcos on Sept 19, 2018 [–]

VR is a new kind of media you will be able to embed in a web page. Like video or sound. Browsers have to be able to render it.

dspig on Sept 19, 2018 | [–]

LOL, sitting here with a VRML .wrl file I made in the late 90s. Maybe I can finally open it again, without a browser plug-in this time :)

perilunar on Sept 19, 2018 | | [–]

You can. see my comment above: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18024485

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