A couple of years in the past I wrote an article about find out how to detect VR assist with JavaScript. Since that point, a complete lot has modified. “Augmented actuality” turned a factor and terminology has moved to “XR”, as a substitute of VR or AR. As such, the API has wanted to evolve.
The presence of navigator.xr alerts that the browser helps the WebXR API and XR units:
const supportsXR = 'xr' in window.navigator;
I actually like utilizing in for function checking fairly than if(navigator.xr), as merely invoking that would trigger some initialization to happen. In future posts we’ll discover figuring out and connecting to completely different units.
Digicam and Video Management with HTML5
Shopper-side APIs on cellular and desktop units are rapidly offering the identical APIs. In fact our cellular units obtained entry to a few of these APIs first, however these APIs are slowly making their technique to the desktop. A type of APIs is the getUserMedia API…
Designing for Simplicity
Earlier than we get began, it is price me spending a quick second introducing myself to you. My identify is Mark (or @integralist if Twitter occurs to be your communication software of selection) and I at the moment work for BBC Information in London England as a principal engineer/tech…
Duplicate DeSandro’s CSS Impact
I just lately stumbled upon David DeSandro’s web site once I noticed a tweet stating that somebody had stolen/hotlinked his web site design and code, and he determined to do the one logical factor to retaliate: use some easy JavaScript goodness to inject unicorns into their web page.
Create a Obtain Package deal Utilizing MooTools Moousture
Zohaib Sibt-e-Hassan just lately launched an excellent mouse gestures library for MooTools referred to as Moousture. Moousture lets you set off performance by transferring your mouse in specified customized patterns. Too illustrate Moousture’s worth, I’ve created a picture obtain builder utilizing Mooustures and PHP. The XHTML We offer…
