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by neartheplain 1974 days ago
VR space (no headsets needed)

I’m confused. Does it work with a headset? The mobile site isn’t clear on this. I have an Oculus Quest, and for a moment I got excited to see a browser-based VR chat app (the Firefox Reality browser has good VR plugin support). If it doesn’t work with headsets at all, then in my view VR is a misleading adjective.
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eladgil 1974 days ago
No headset needed. It works best on a laptop or desktop with keyboard right now versus mobile
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neartheplain 1974 days ago
Does it work with a VR headset?
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drdaeman 1974 days ago
I believe it does not and "VR" is a misnomer here. It's all pancake stuff with just WebGL.

From a quick glance there seem to be no WebVR/WebXR support in there (nothing checks for VR hardware and the minified JS doesn't seem to have any obvious API references).

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nomel 1974 days ago
Also, it couldn't really be true/personal video chat, unless an avatar, or a video stream of a person wearing an HMD, would be acceptable.
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