Google Cardboard Users Can Now Play WebVR Experiments -- THE Journal

Breaking News

Google Cardboard Users Can Now Play WebVR Experiments

By Sri Ravipati
04/13/17

In February, Google added WebVR to Chrome on Daydream-ready phones (like Pixel and ZenFone). The WebVR standard allows users to view virtual reality (VR) experiences in a browser like Chrome by simply tapping a link and putting on a compatible headset. Yesterday, the company revealed it added support for Google Cardboard and launched a new homepage for web-based VR experiments.

Users can test out games in WebVR Experiments, like Konterball (above), using Google Cardboard.

Google Creative Lab’s Creative Technologist Jonas Jongejan wrote in a blog post announcement that everyone “should be able to experience VR,” and now anyone with an Android phone and Cardboard can — including K–12 classrooms, which favor the headset.

In addition, many of the VR projects showcased on the newly launched WebVR Experiments website seem to be kid-friendly: Users can play VR ping pong, search for robots or explore the world with their voice, to name a few projects.

The platform is compatible with all browsers “to make it easier for developers to create something quickly and share it with everyone, no matter what device they’re on,” the post said. The WebVR Experiments site includes resources and open source code for developers to start building in WebVR. (Developers can submit what they make for a chance to be displayed in the gallery.)

Individuals without Cardboard or Daydream can still try out the WebVR Experiments via desktop or on any phone in 2D. According to the blog post, WebVR support on Chrome for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is “coming soon.”

Learn more by watching the video below.

About the Author

Sri Ravipati is Web producer for THE Journal and Campus Technology. She can be reached at [email protected].

E-Mail this page

Printable Format

Featured

Survey: Younger Educators More Likely to Embrace AI Tools

While educators across the United States agree that AI has enhanced classroom engagement, enthusiasm for AI's benefits is strongest among young teachers, according to a recent survey from learning technology company D2L.
The Brain Drain: How Overreliance on AI May Erode Creativity and Critical Thinking

Just as sedentary lifestyles have reshaped our physical health, our dependence on AI, algorithms, and digital tools is reshaping how we think, and the effects aren't always positive.
Linux Foundation Adopts Protocol for AI Agent Interoperability

The Linux Foundation has announced it will host the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol project, an open standard originally developed by Google to support secure communication and interoperability among AI agents.
Survey: Top Education and Budget Challenges for Schools

A recent survey of more than 2,500 educators, school leaders, and district administrators across the country identified the top challenges schools are facing this year. The 2025 National Educator Survey, conducted by PowerSchool, found that teacher shortages and mounting financial uncertainty are persistent pain points across K-12 education.