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Johnathon roy
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How To Make React VR Apps

VR web apps can be built with the React VR apps. WebVR is an experimental API enabling the creation and viewing of VR experiences in your browser. This new technology enables you to grant access to virtual reality regardless of the devices at hand.

The only thing you need to make a React VR app is a headset and a compatible browser. If you are just viewing a web VR application then you don’t need even for a headset. React VR is a great framework to build VR websites or apps on JavaScript. It utilizes the same design as React Native and lets you make virtual reality tours and under interfaces with the provided components.

is a headset and a compatible browser. If you are just viewing a web VR application then you don’t need even for a headset. React VR is a great framework to build VR websites or apps on JavaScript. It utilizes the same design as React Native and lets you make virtual reality tours and under interfaces with the provided components.

Technical Requirements

Before getting started with React VR, You required a proper setup for the dependencies that will be used to build and manage a React VR app. These are Node.js and the React VR CLI.

You need to install Node.js, ensure that the latest version is used. If not, do the following:

MacOS: Install Node.js using Homebrew
Windows: Install it from the nodejs.org
Linux: Use sudo apt-get install nodejs command
Then you have to install the React VR CLI using npm:

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Sung M. Kim

Hey Johnathon

This looks like a good post here. Can you share this in full on DEV?

DEV generally asks that folks share their posts in full if possible and there is tooling provided (dev.to/settings/publishing-from-rss) to make it so that it's relatively easy to repost from outside blogs.

Hope you'll consider sharing the full post going forward.

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Johnathon roy

Hey Sung M. Kim,

Thanks for reading this article and your response. Normally I am trying to share some important point. As per your concern, I will surely try in my next post.