In the future, the web will likely stray further from its hypertext roots to become a vast sea of interactive experiences. Virtual reality has been on the horizon for decades (at least since the release of Lawnmower Man in 1992 and the Nintendo Virtual Boy in 1995), but the web may finally bring it to the masses. { -brand-name-firefox } now has support for <a href="{ $vr }">WebVR and A-Frame</a>, which let developers quickly and easily build virtual reality websites. Most modern mobile devices support <a href="{ $vr }">WebVR</a>, and can easily be used as headsets with simple cardboard cases. A 3D virtual reality web like the one imagined by science fiction author Neal Stephenson may be just around the corner. If that’s the case, the web browser itself may completely disappear and become a true window into another world.

Yn de takomst sil it web wierskynlik fierder fan harren hypertekstwoartels ôfdwale en in enoarm oanbod fan ynteraktive ûnderfiningen wurde. Virtual reality is al tsientallen jierren in opkommende technology (yn elk gefal sûnt de útjefte fan Lawnmower Man yn 1992 en de Nintendo Virtual Boy yn 1995), mar it ynternet kin it einlik nei de massa bringe. { -brand-name-firefox } biedt no stipe foar <a href="{ $vr }">WebVR en A-Frame</a>, wêrmei ûntwikkelers fluch en ienfâldich virtual reality-websites bouwe kinne. De measte moderne mobile apparaten stypje <a href="{ $vr }">WebVR</a> en kinne mei ienfâldige kartonnen doaskes maklik brûkt wurde as headsets. In 3D virtual reality-web lykas dat troch sciencefictionauteur Neal Stephenson foarsteld waard, leit miskien om de hoek. As dat it gefal is, kin de webbrowser sels folslein ferdwine en in echt finster nei ien oare wrâld wurde.