A-Frame is an

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, written in JavaScript, for building

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(VR) experiences. It is maintained by developers from Supermedium (Diego Marcos, Kevin Ngo) and

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(Don McCurdy). A-Frame is an

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framework for

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where developers can create 3D and

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scenes using

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. HTML provides a familiar authoring tool for web developers and designers while incorporating a popular game development pattern used by engines such as

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History

A-Frame was originally developed within the

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VR team during mid-to-late 2015. A-Frame was created in order to allow web developers and designers to author 3D and VR experiences with HTML without having to know

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. A-Frame's first public release was on December 16, 2015. On December 16, 2019 A-Frame version 1.0.0 was released.

Community

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

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Usage

Mozilla Hubs chat room software uses A-Frame.

Example

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