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Whats new in the WebXR Device API TPAC, France October 2018 The Big News: We have a working group! Chrome Origin Trial: Lessons learned WebVR Origin Trial was very popular, WebXR not so much WebVR serving devs VR needs, wide support

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What’s new in the WebXR Device API

TPAC, France October 2018

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The Big News: We have a working group!

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Chrome Origin Trial: Lessons learned

WebVR Origin Trial was very popular, WebXR not so much

WebVR serving dev’s VR needs, wide support
WebXR doesn’t match WebVR feature set
AR is more trendy
For devs XR == “Can do AR”, but it’s not ready yet.
Still got good feedback on ergonomics (“It’s complicated!”)

(Chrome-specific lesson: Origin Trials are a pain!)

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General Theme: AR Readiness

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AR Readiness

XREnvironmentBlendMode
XRFrameOfReference refactor
WIP: Immersive AR session mode
General re-thinking of how Phone AR is presented

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Other API improvements

Removed XRDevice
Added XRRay, used for input
Using DOMPoint for vectors
Multiple name updates for clarity/web platform conformance

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Upcoming Areas of Focus

Refine API ergonomics
Feature parity with WebVR Input
AR primitives: Anchors, Hit Testing, etc.
Evaluate “lite AR” to reduce permission burden
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