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WebAssembly Brings Desktop-Speed AR/VR Apps to Web Browsers

This is a Plain English Papers summary of a research paper called WebAssembly Brings Desktop-Speed AR/VR Apps to Web Browsers. If you like these kinds of analysis, you should join AImodels.fyi or follow us on Twitter.

Overview

  • WebAssembly (Wasm) enables near-native performance for web-based AR/VR applications
  • Current gap exists between native AR/VR apps and web-based versions
  • Wasm offers portable bytecode that works across AR/VR devices
  • WebXR + Wasm combination shows promise for cross-platform development
  • Goal is "write-once-deploy-everywhere" framework for AR/VR

Plain English Explanation

Think of WebAssembly like a universal translator for computer programs. Regular web apps run slower than apps installed directly on your device. This matters a lot for AR/VR, wh...

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