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Mozilla Experiments in VR/AR and Firefox

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Wednesday 16th of January 2019 06:24:41 AM Filed under
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  • Augmented Reality and the Browser — An App Experiment

    We all want to build the next (or perhaps the first) great Augmented Reality app. But there be dragons! The space is new and not well defined. There aren’t any AR apps that people use every day to serve as starting points or examples. Your new ideas have to compete against an already very high quality bar of traditional 2d apps. And building a new app can be expensive, especially for native app environments. This makes AR apps still somewhat uncharted territory, requiring a higher initial investment of time, talent and treasure.

    But this also creates a sense of opportunity; a chance to participate early before the space is fully saturated.

    From our point of view the questions are: What kinds of tools do artists, developers, designers, entrepreneurs and creatives of all flavors need to be able to easily make augmented reality experiences? What kinds of apps can people build with tools we provide?

    For example: Can I watch Trevor Noah on the Daily Show this evening, and then release an app tomorrow that is a riff on a joke he made the previous night? A measure of success is being able to speak in rich media quickly and easily, to be a timely part of a global conversation.

  • Adios, Amigo

    Firefox Test Pilot is flying off into the sunset on January 22nd, 2019. Currently active experiments will remain installed for all users, and will be available on addons.mozilla.org after this date. Non-extension experiments like Firefox Lockbox and Firefox Send will continue in active development as standalone products. In fact, both products will have significant launches in the near future. Stay tuned for updates in the coming months.

  • Evolving Firefox’s Culture of Experimentation: A Thank You from the Test Pilot Program

    For the last three years Firefox has invested heavily in innovation, and our users have been an essential part of this journey. Through the Test Pilot Program, Firefox users have been able to help us test and evaluate a variety of potential Firefox features. Building on the success of this program, we’re proud to announce today that we’re evolving our approach to experimentation even further.

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Belated coverage

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 17th of January 2019 06:10:07 AM.
  • Mozilla Has Axed Firefox Test Pilot

    If you were a fan of the Mozilla Test Pilot programme, I’ve some bad news to share: it’s being axed.

    Mozilla has announced that is closing the Test Pilot programme effective January 22, 2019.

    Launched three years ago, the Test Pilot programme was a playground in which Mozilla could test innovative new Firefox features and experiment with new or unusual types of browser functionality.

    Successful tests often ‘graduated’ from playground to product, going on to be incorporated in to Firefox itself (screenshots, containers, activity stream). Others popular tests became standalone products or made freely available add-ons (notes, lockbox).

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