Peter O'Shaughnessy
Peter is a developer advocate in Samsung’s mobile web browser (Samsung Internet) team. He enjoys helping web developers to make the most of the web platform, especially up-and-coming Web APIs. In recent months he has been exploring and sharing about PWAs, Web Payments, WebXR and Web Bluetooth. He has been a developer since 2003, previously working at a “future technologies” lab at an education company and as a tech lead at a national newspaper and two web development agencies. He recently started providing some mentoring to web developers remotely and in person, and finds teaching the best way to learn!
Talks
Bridging Realities with WebXR and Web Bluetooth (2018)
Mixed Reality is becoming possible on the Web, thanks to the up-and-coming WebXR standard. It’s possible to prototype these types of experiences now, using Progressive Enhancement to adapt to whatever kind of device we have, whether it’s a mobile phone or a Mixed Reality headset.
Web Bluetooth is a great technology to combine with XR, since it allows us to use physical objects as input or output devices, further blurring the line between the real and digital worlds.
Let’s learn how to start bridge realities using JavaScript and about the future of the Immersive Web.