# googlearchive/vrview

Library for embedding immersive media into traditional websites.

Repository: https://github.com/googlearchive/vrview
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vrview
Homepage: http://developers.google.com/cardboard/vrview
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-10-17T13:20:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3978, "days_push": 2877, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1706, forks 1057 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:24.928619+00:00)

## What it is
VR View is a JavaScript library from Google for embedding 360-degree VR images and videos into traditional websites on desktop and mobile. It renders immersive media via an iframe embed with configurable parameters like stereo mode, autopan, and initial viewing angle.

## Use cases
- embed 360 photos on a website
- add 360 degree video to a web page
- show VR panoramas on desktop and mobile browsers
- embed stereo panorama with initial heading
- display immersive media without building a custom VR player

## When to choose
- you need a simple iframe-based embed of 360 media on a legacy website
- you are maintaining an existing site already using VR View
- you target Google Cardboard-style viewing without WebXR

## When to avoid
- you need modern WebXR or headset support
- you are starting a new project needing active maintenance
- you need advanced features like hotspots beyond basic debug rendering

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: graphics, video-processing, image-processing
- domain: web-development, frontend, media
- platform: browser
- tags: vr, 360-media, webvr, cardboard, panorama, google-archive, web-server, javascript

## Member repositories
- googlearchive/vrview (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.928619+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:37:29.167666+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/googlearchive/vrview (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.928619+00:00, sha 65c0bdc104a9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.