4月3日，開發商Mozilla發布了新版火狐瀏覽器，但不是為電腦和手機設計，而是專為虛擬現實（VR）頭盔量身定制。

Mozilla負責新技術的高級副總西恩·懷特在發布新版瀏覽器的博客文章中寫道：“混合現實的未來主要是提供體驗，而不是開發應用。不同體驗之間的轉換不應卡頓。火狐是首款內置WebVR的瀏覽器，WebVR是通過網頁URL網址分享和享受虛擬現實內容的公開標準。基于這項標準，人們打造及提供沉浸式體驗可以像點開網頁一樣簡單。”

Mozilla全新研發的這款新版瀏覽器名為“火狐現實”，專門支持虛擬現實和增強現實頭盔。瀏覽器結合了火狐現有網頁技術與實驗性的網頁瀏覽器引擎Servo。

目前新版瀏覽器還沒有正式推廣。

和火狐桌面瀏覽器一樣，火狐現實也是開源的。在初步開發階段，瀏覽器的源代碼將在谷歌虛擬現實設備Daydream和三星設備GearVR上以開發模式運行。（財富中文網）

譯者：Pessy

審稿：夏林

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Mozilla unveiled a new version of its popular Firefox web browser today, but instead of being on your computer or mobile phone it’s designed to be used with a virtual reality headset.

“The future of mixed reality is about delivering experiences, not about building applications. There shouldn’t be friction moving from one experience to another,” Sean White, Senior Vice President, Emerging Technologies said in a blog post announcing the browser. “Firefox was the first browser to implement WebVR – an open standard for sharing and enjoying virtual reality content through a web URL. This lays the groundwork for creating and delivering immersive experiences using a method that is as simple as opening a web page.”

Called Firefox Reality, the browser was created from the ground up to be used with stand-alone virtual reality and augmented reality headsets. It was built using Firefox’s existing web technology combined with Servo, its experimental web engine.

For now, it’s not available to the public.

Just like Firefox’s desktop browser, Firefox Reality is open source. During its initial development period, the source code for the browser will run in development mode on the Daydream and GearVR devices.