3 ways to use Mozilla Hubs, a VR platform that's accessible and private by design - Mozilla & Firefox

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When NASA’s Webb Space Telescope squad and creator Ashley Zelinskie wanted to bring abstraction exploration to everyone, they chose Mozilla Hubs, our unfastened root level for creating 3D virtual spaces close from your browser. 

Ashley told us that they “didn’t privation to chopped radical retired that didn’t person fancy VR headsets oregon small acquisition successful VR. … If we were going to invitation the satellite to acquisition the Webb Telescope we wanted everyone to beryllium capable to attend.” 

That’s precisely wherefore Mozilla has been investing successful the immersive web: We judge that virtual worlds are portion of the aboriginal of the internet, and we privation them to beryllium accessible and harmless for all. 

That means each Hubs idiosyncratic controls entree to the virtual satellite they created, which is lone discoverable to the radical they stock it with. Hubs users and their guests tin besides immerse themselves successful this satellite close from their desktop oregon mobile browser – nary downloads oregon installations required. And portion you tin usage a VR headset, you tin entree the aforesaid spaces done your phone, tablet oregon desktop computer.

If you’re curious, instrumentality a look astatine a fewer ways radical person been creating immersive worlds with Mozilla Hubs: 

To make creation galleries and portfolios

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It’s not conscionable abstraction art. A virtual depository of creation prints enactment unneurotic by the originative bureau Paradowski helped rise wealth for a COVID-19 effect money by the World Health Organization. In St. Louis, Missouri, the American Institute of Graphic Arts showcased artists’ enactment during the school’s yearly plan show. In the U.K., the Royal Institute of British Architects presented an accumulation that immersed visitors successful architectural milestones implicit the past 5 centuries. 

While Mozilla Hubs tin big projects connected the grandest scale, you tin usage it for idiosyncratic projects too: Whether you’re an artist, lensman oregon a 3D modeler, you tin make an immersive portfolio that’s casual to usage and accessible to anybody with a browser.

To physique spaces for hobbies (and conscionable caller people)

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The website Meetup lets radical find section events based connected their interests – from favored poultry to coding to learning a caller language. In summation to in-person gatherings, the level allows radical to signifier online. Those who privation to conscionable up virtually tin bash truthful successful a 3D abstraction done Hubs. 

You tin make your ain immersive abstraction and invitation others. You tin besides conscionable drawback an existing country made disposable by different creator, remix it and marque it your own.

To thatch and learn 

NYU Langone Health, 1 of the largest healthcare systems successful the northeast U.S., uses Hubs to thatch anatomy. Hubs helps instructors immerse aesculapian students successful the coursework, including 3D vascular stereoscopic models.

Credit: Screenshot courtesy of Dr. Tutaleni Asino

Oklahoma State University’s Emerging Technologies and Creativity Research Lab created a virtual subject expo that showcased antithetic Earth environments and hosted Q&A sessions with scientists.

Olympic medalist Sofía Toro, on with professors from the Universidad Católica San Antonio successful Spain, adjacent taught a windsurfing class online utilizing Hubs.

Virtual spaces connection caller opportunities for connections and innovation. Through Hubs, Mozilla wants to marque those opportunities disposable to everyone. Learn much and articulation the Hubs assemblage here.