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Introducing “Find Your Way to Oz”, a new Chrome Experiment
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Earlier today we unveiled
Find Your Way To Oz,
a new Chrome Experiment inspired by the upcoming feature film
Oz The Great and Powerful
. Developed by
UNIT9
, this experiment brings together Disney’s unique storytelling tradition and the power of the web platform, allowing users to interact with the web in a completely new way.
The desktop version of “Find Your Way To Oz” uses many of the open web’s more advanced features:
Immersive Graphics: The experiment uses
WebGL
for the main 3D environment,
CSS3
features such as CSS Transitions for various visual embellishments, and GLSL shaders for the tornado’s ominous look and feel.
Rich Audio: As the user explores the experiment, the 3D sound dynamically adapts thanks to the
Web Audio API
. The same API powers the experiment’s music composing section.
Camera-based interactions: Through WebRTC’s
getUserMedia
API
, users can become circus characters or record their own mini-movies.
The experiment’s mobile web version also uses cutting-edge web technologies. These include graphics features such as accelerated
3D transforms
and
sprite sheets
as well as mobile hardware features like camera, multi-touch, gyroscope and accelerometer. Together they create an experience that can normally only be found in native apps.
To learn more about how this experiment was built, read our
technical case study
and join us for a Google Developers Live event on February 11th at 11 a.m. GMT where we’ll be talking to the team behind the project. Alternatively, use Chrome’s
developer tools
to see how the experiment works on your own, perhaps finding in the process your own path to the yellow brick road.
Posted by Max Heinritz, Product Magician (Manager)
Backstage at JAM with Chrome
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Earlier today
we launched
JAM with Chrome.
JAM with Chrome
is an interactive web application that enables friends in different locations to play music together in the Chrome browser on their computers.
JAM with Chrome was built with the
latest browser technologies
:
Web Audio
for high fidelity playback without resorting to lots of pre-recorded audio samples.
WebSockets
is used to deliver immediate real-time playback across all the members of the band ensuring they stay in sync and playing from the same tab sheet.
Finally,
CSS3
,
SVG
and
Canvas
provide rich visuals and an immersive experience.
To learn more about how we built this experience, check out “
How we made the Audio rock
”. This is the first of three HTML5 Rocks articles that describes how the team used Web Audio to deliver an absorbing auditory experience. Stay tuned for more developer stories by following
+Google Chrome Developers
.
Enjoy playing music with friends at
www.jamwithchrome.com
and be sure to open Chrome’s
developer tools
to see what’s going on backstage!
Posted by Paul Kinlan, Developer Advocate
Meet the Web Platform Again for the First Time
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
A few weeks ago one of my developer friends was gushing about the capabilities of his favorite native platform. After every point I felt obliged to point out that the web platform either already had or was actively developing precisely the same capabilities—and then some. He was incredulous. "Prove it," he said.
So I pulled together a few of my favorite examples from the cutting edge of the web platform and recorded three screencasts to help my friend—and others—meet the web platform again for the first time.
The first video, Building on Foundations, goes over how the web platform has been fixing various historical shortcomings and building upon its core strengths, like complicated graphical effects, composability, and advanced text layout.
The next video, Learning from Other Platforms, reviews how the web platform offers new capabilities inspired by successes on other platforms with things like push notifications, payment APIs, and web intents.
The last video, On the Cutting Edge, demonstrates some of the new tricks the web platform is learning, like webcam access, powerful audio APIs, and complicated 3D graphics.
If you're interested in learning more about the technology behind any of the demos, check out the Meet the Web Platform
companion guide
.
I hope these videos capture your imagination and begin to show what is possible on the web platform. The web platform is evolving at an enormous pace, and I just can't wait to see where it goes next!
Posted by Alex Komoroske, Product Manager
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