Safari on macOS and iOS 27 have joined visionOS in having full support for the HTML <model> element! 🫖 I am so excited for everyone to play with it. We go into the details about how it works and what to expect in our excellent session here: developer.apple.com/videos/play/...

Get started with the HTML Model Element - WWDC26 - Videos - Apple Developer

Learn how the model element brings interactive 3D content to your websites — now on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS. Discover tools for...

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Our video covering everything new for web developers in Safari 27 is now up and it's all about ✨quality✨. BUT we got some fun stuff for you too -- Grid Lanes, Customizable Select, the <model> element, and more. Check it out ❤️ developer.apple.com/videos/play/...

What’s new in WebKit for Safari 27 - WWDC26 - Videos - Apple Developer

Explore what's new in WebKit — from Grid Lanes and Customizable Select, to HTML Model and Immersive Environments, and the latest for Web...

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In a world of spatial computing, what is the future of information? What is the Future of Text? Of poetry? In my spare time I used #threejs to revisit some of my favorite kinetic typography - video below, and link in the thread to experience it yourself:

The Alliance for OpenUSD has released the official 1.0 Specification! aousd.org/news/core-sp... If you to show products, configure 3D stuff or even do spatial web viz, please join AOUSD and the Web Interest Group to hear about what people are doing, and give input on how to make USD work for you!

Alliance for OpenUSD Announces Core Specification 1.0: The Universal Language For Building 3D Worlds - The Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD)

The production-ready open standard aims to end 3D data fragmentation and ensure high-performance composition for planet-scale world-building across animation, digital twins, and simulation. SAN FRANCI...

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3D models on the web have been at the center of my world for over a decade, and I’m so excited about where we are today. We’ve got a new post about the HTML Model element and how to use it - and cool demos you can take a look at yourself! Check it out at webkit.org/blog/17118/a...

A step into the spatial web: The HTML model element in Apple Vision Pro

visionOS 26 brings a major update to an important building block for the spatial web: The HTML model element is enabled by default, with a new API that’s ready to use today.

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Want to know more about building great content for the spatial web in visionOS? I had the privilege to cover it at #wwdc24 - and the video is now live! Check it out at developer.apple.com/videos/play/... I hope it gets your wheels turning 🚲 about what you can do on the platform 😄

Optimize for the spatial web - WWDC24 - Videos - Apple Developer

Discover how to make the most of visionOS capabilities on the web. Explore recent updates like improvements to selection highlighting,...

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My first contribution to WebKit.org is up! Today we're pleased to introduce a new, privacy-preserving mode of input for WebXR. It's both standards-compliant _and_ more in line with user expectations on visionOS. Check it out! webkit.org/blog/15162/i...

Introducing Natural Input for WebXR in Apple Vision Pro

Apple Vision Pro is here, and with it, a lot of excitement about the possibilities for WebXR in visionOS.

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🧵 To help build the future of computing, I’m reading Steven Roger Fischer’s _A history of Reading._ It’s a stunning, yet matter-of-fact account of the last 5000 years of text and recording. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 1/

A History of Reading

Tracing the complete story of reading from the age when symbol first became sign through to the electronic texts of the present day, Steven Roger Fischer’s fascinating A History of Reading offers a ...

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Many thanks to @paulbrislen.bsky.social for the invite - looking forward to a fresh start on here!