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A Chrome Experiment made with some friends from Oz
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
You won’t need magical powers to take a journey down the yellow brick road; just point your favorite browser to the latest Chrome Experiment, “
Find Your Way to Oz
.” Developed in collaboration with Disney and
UNIT9
in anticipation of the upcoming film,
Oz The Great and Powerful
, this experiment takes you through a dusty Kansas circus and leads to a vibrant land, following in the footsteps of the Wizard himself.
Like any good circus, there’s plenty to keep you entertained: compose your own music, play with a fun photo booth and create your own movie with a zoetrope. The path to Oz also involves confronting an ominous tornado; surviving it completes the journey, enabling fans of the movie to watch an exclusive unreleased clip from the film.
Chrome Experiments
like “Find Your Way to Oz” would have been impossible a few years ago. Since that time, the web has evolved and allowed developers and designers to create immersive beautiful experiences. For “Find Your Way to Oz” the 3D environment was built entirely with new technologies such as
WebGL
and
CSS3
. It’s enhanced by rich audio effects thanks to the
Web Audio API
. The photo booth and zoetrope were built using the
getUserMedia
feature of
WebRTC
, which grants webpages access to your computer’s camera and microphone (with your permission).
For the best experience, you’ll need to use an up-to-date computer built to handle intense graphics. It also works best with a webcam and a modern browser that supports WebGL and WebRTC, like
Chrome
. For tablet or smartphone users, we have a smaller scale yet equally enjoyable experience that you can try with the latest Chrome browser on your Android device, iPhone or iPad.
If you want to learn more, or run away and join the developer circus, you can get an explanation of the technologies used on the
Chromium blog
or in our
technical case study
.
Start your journey towards the yellow brick road at
www.findyourwaytooz.com
.
Posted by Christos Apartoglou, Marketing Manager
A dash of speed, 3D and apps
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Today, we’re excited to bring several new features from Chrome’s beta channel to the stable build, including WebGL, Chrome Instant, and the Chrome Web Store.
WebGL
is a new technology which brings
hardware-accelerated 3D graphics
to the browser. With WebGL in Chrome, you can experience rich 3D experiences right inside the browser with no need for additional software. Curious about the three-dimensional possibilities? Try out
these demos
to experience the power of WebGL in the
latest stable version of Chrome
.
With Chrome Instant (à la
Google Instant
), web pages that you frequently visit will begin loading as soon as you start typing the URL. (“Look, Mom - no enter key!”). If supported by your default search engine, search results appear instantly as you type queries in the
omnibox
. To try out Instant, you’ll need to
enable it
in the Basics tab of Chrome’s options.
Lastly, the
Chrome Web Store
is now open to all Chrome users in the United States. As part of this, we’ve now added a link to the Chrome Web Store on the New Tab page, along with two sample apps. (If you don’t use these sample apps, they will automatically disappear after some time).
Some of the newest additions in the Chrome Web Store include
BBC GoodFood
,
Autodesk
,
Sesame Street
, nine
King.com Games
and
Marvel Comics
. There are also many apps that take advantage of the latest web technologies to deliver an immersive experience, such as
Tweetdeck
and
The New York Times
. While the store is currently only available for Chrome users in the U.S., we’re working hard to expand availability to users around the world soon, so stay tuned!
Posted by Erik Kay and Aaron Boodman, Software Engineers
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