A-Frame (virtual reality framework)

A-Frame
Developer(s) Diego Marcos, Don McCurdy, Kevin Ngo
Initial release December 2015 (2015-12)
Stable release
0.8.0 / March 9, 2018 (2018-03-09)
Written in JavaScript
Platform Cross-platform
Type JavaScript framework
License MIT License
Website aframe.io

A-Frame is an open-source web framework for building virtual reality (VR) experiences.[1] It is maintained by developers from Supermedium (Diego Marcos, Kevin Ngo) and Google (Don McCurdy). A-Frame is an entity component system framework for Three.js where developers can create 3D and WebVR scenes using HTML. HTML provides a familiar authoring tool for web developers and designers while incorporating a popular game development pattern used by engines such as Unity.

History

A-Frame was originally developed within the Mozilla VR team during mid-to-late 2015.[2] A-Frame was created in order to allow web developers and designers to author 3D and VR experiences[3] with HTML without having to know WebGL.[4] A-Frame's first public release was on December 16, 2015.[5] There are now over 256 contributors in total.[6]

Community

All online IDEs support A-Frame as a result of being based on HTML. Documentation is available for the API.[7] Support for developers committing to the library is provided via GitHub issues, while support for developers building apps and web pages is provided via StackOverflow.[8] Real-time on-line support is provided via Slack.[9] Most of the developers are also on Twitter.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A-Frame". A-Frame. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Introducing A-Frame: Building Blocks for WebVR". Mozilla VR Blog. 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  3. ↑ Lang, Ben (2015-12-16). "Mozilla A-Frame: WebVR Starting With One Line of Code". Road to VR. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  4. ↑ "Mozilla makes it easy to create VR websites with 'A-Frame'". Engadget. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  5. ↑ "Mozilla Releases A-Frame WebVR Framework". AR VR Magazine. 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  6. ↑ "aframevr/aframe". GitHub. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  7. ↑ "Redirecting..." aframe.io. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  8. ↑ "Newest 'aframe' Questions". stackoverflow.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  9. ↑ Slack. "Slack". aframe.io. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
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