Instructions

To experience content in virtual reality you will need a headset like the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, Google Daydream, or Samsung Gear VR with a WebVR enabled browser like Firefox or Chrome. It’s often a good idea to use the latest version of these browsers to take advantage of the newest features like Firefox Nightly, Chrome Canary, or a Chromium build tuned for Web VR. See the below instructions for various settings you might have to set.

Desktop or Mobile 360° Viewing

Many WebVR sites allow the option for viewing content using the Desktop or Mobile device with a modern web browser without a headset. They often do this by providing a means for navigating in 360-degrees through panning, orbiting, and zooming with the cursor.

Chrome

  1. In the address bar, open chrome://flags#enable-webvr and enable WebVR.
  2. In the address bar, open chrome://flags#enable-gamepad-extensions and enable Gamepad Extensions.

Note: Even after doing this Chrome may not work yet on Oculus or Vive with all applications. If so, see Chromium instructions below.

Chromium

  1. Download Chromium with WebVR support from: https://webvr.info/get-chrome.
  2. Extract the zip file.
  3. Launch the chrome.exe file in the folder.
  4. In the address bar, open chrome://flags#enable-webvr and enable WebVR.
  5. In the address bar, open chrome://flags#enable-gamepad-extensions and enable Gamepad Extensions.
  6. Open the SteamVR application.

Chrome for Android

  1. Download Chrome (or Chrome Canary) on your Android
  2. In the address bar, open chrome://flags#enable-webvr and enable WebVR.

Firefox

Normal Firefox may not work yet with Oculus or Vive. If so, try Firefox Nightly. See below.

Firefox Nightly

Download from: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/desktop

Oculus Rift

If you’re using the Oculus Rift for viewing WebVR you may initially get a screen saying you can’t view content from “Unknown Sources.” You will need to “Enable Unknown Sources” from the Oculus settings to fix this:

  1. Go to Oculus Application Settings > General Settings
  2. Turn on “Unknown Sources”
  3. Use Firefox or Chromium to view content.

Google Daydream & Cardboard

Google Daydream and Cardboard work by using a mobile device in conjunction with a headset.