And that combined worth could rise to as much as $100 billion by 2023.Īll the big technology players are investing heavily in AR, with the likes of Apple’s ARKit, Google’s ARCore, and Facebook’s AR camera effects platform coming to the fore last year. “That’s why we’re building Firefox Reality, a new kind of web browser that has been designed from the ground up to work on standalone virtual and augmented reality (or mixed reality) headsets.”įrom a commercial standpoint, IDC recently forecast that the AR and VR markets combined will hit nearly $18 billion this year, almost doubling last year’s figure. “We believe that the future of the web will be heavily intertwined with virtual and augmented reality, and that future will live through browsers,” continued White. Preview builds are available for sideloading through GitHub now, with release builds ready as devices go to market - Mozilla noted that it expects the Firefox Reality browser to be generally available to users later this summer. Mozilla said that it’s working with ODG to support its recently announced R8 and R9 AR glasses, and it’s also part of Magic Leap’s early access program. “But how will the world access the web in five years, or in 10 years, and how will the web itself grow and change?”Īt launch, Firefox Reality will support the HTC Vive Focus and HTC Vive Wave platform devices, though Mozilla is opening up developer support for testing through other platforms, including Google’s Daydream and Samsung’s Gear VR, among other Qualcomm SVR-based headsets. “Today, we primarily access the internet through our phones, tablets, and computers,” noted Mozilla’s chief R&D officer, Sean White.
Plus, it’s pushing beyond VR and into AR or mixed reality, where real and virtual worlds collide. Firefox Reality is a future-gazing effort that seeks to reimagine how we’ll access internet in the future.
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