Blog360

Inspired by my fascination with VR user interfaces and to navigate the current web using only a VR headset.

Initially, created during a 3 day Hackathon project.

Utilizes: React-VR and photos taken by a Ricoh Theta S 360 camera.

Prerequisites

Have the latest Node and npm package manager installed and running globally.

Setup

git clone https://github.com/robin-k-wilson/Blog360.git;
cd Blog360;
npm install;
npm start;

Open 'http://localhost:8081/vr/' in your preferred browser.

For VR headsets

Desktop headsets:

• Please follow steps outlined on the Firefox website: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/view-virtual-reality-firefox-webvr

Mobile:

• Connect computer to same wifi as phone -- check to ensure computer firewall is turned off
• Get the current IP address of the computer
• Open a browser on your mobile phone and enter in ':8081/vr/'
• Connected! Any questions, please refer to: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4779963/how-can-i-access-my-localhost-from-my-android-device

Any new features you'd like to see? Or have questions about the project?

Feel free to message me!