A-Frame (virtual reality framework)

Last updated
A-Frame
Developer(s) Diego Marcos, Don McCurdy, Kevin Ngo
Initial releaseDecember 2015;9 years ago (2015-12)
Stable release
1.7.0 / February 20, 2025;57 days ago (2025-02-20) [1]
Repository
Written in JavaScript
Platform Cross-platform
Type JavaScript framework
License MIT License
Website aframe.io

A-Frame is an open-source web framework, written in JavaScript, for building virtual reality (VR) experiences. [2] 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 WebXR 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.

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History

A-Frame was originally developed within the Mozilla VR team during mid-to-late 2015. [3] A-Frame was created in order to allow web developers and designers to author 3D and VR experiences [4] with HTML without having to know WebGL. [5] A-Frame's first public release was on December 16, 2015. [6] On December 16, 2019 A-Frame version 1.0.0 was released. [7]

Community

All online IDEs support A-Frame as a result of being based on HTML. Documentation is available for the API. [8] 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. [9] Real-time on-line support is provided via Slack. [10] Most of the developers are also on Twitter [ citation needed ].

Usage

Mozilla Hubs Chat room software uses A-Frame. [11]

Example

<html><head><scriptsrc="https://aframe.io/releases/1.3.0/aframe.min.js"></script></head><body><a-scene><a-boxposition="-1 0.5 -3"rotation="0 45 0"color="#4CC3D9"></a-box><a-sphereposition="0 1.25 -5"radius="1.25"color="#EF2D5E"></a-sphere><a-cylinderposition="1 0.75 -3"radius="0.5"height="1.5"color="#FFC65D"></a-cylinder><a-planeposition="0 0 -4"rotation="-90 0 0"width="4"height="4"color="#7BC8A4"></a-plane><a-skycolor="#ECECEC"></a-sky></a-scene></body></html>

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A-Frame". A-Frame. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "A-Frame". A-Frame. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  3. ↑ "Introducing A-Frame: Building Blocks for WebVR". Mozilla VR Blog. 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  4. ↑ Lang, Ben (2015-12-16). "Mozilla A-Frame: WebVR Starting With One Line of Code". Road to VR. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  5. ↑ "Mozilla makes it easy to create VR websites with 'A-Frame'". Engadget. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  6. ↑ "Mozilla Releases A-Frame WebVR Framework". AR VR Magazine. 2015-12-18. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  7. ↑ "A-Frame v1.0.0 - WebXR Support, AR Mode". A-Frame. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Introduction — A-Frame". aframe.io. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  9. ↑ "Newest 'aframe' Questions". stackoverflow.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  10. ↑ Slack. "Slack". aframe.io. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  11. ↑ "mozilla/hubs". Mozilla. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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