Mozilla acquiert Active Replica pour étendre ses ambitions de métaverse

• Mozilla considère le métaverse comme un élément clé de son avenir.
• Le développeur Firefox a récemment ajouté l'équipe derrière Pulse à sa liste d'acquisitions.

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Mozilla has made a series of purchases this week, including the team behind Pulse. The company also revealed that it has acquis Active Replica, une entreprise basée à Vancouver qui crée un métaverse basé sur le Web.

A Mozilla spokesperson noted that Active Replica will aid in the company’s ongoing work with Hubs, an open-source project, and a virtual reality chatroom service. Active Replica’s team will work particularly on customized subscription tiers, enhancing the onboarding procedure, and adding new interaction features in Hubs.

Interestingly, Active Replica collaborated with Mozilla earlier this year during the multi-day Mozfest arts and technology festival. Mozilla, in an official announcement, said both companies will profit from working together due to their respective sizes and growth levels. The déclaration lis,

Ensemble, nous voyons cela comme une opportunité clé d'apporter encore plus d'innovation et de créativité aux Hubs que nous ne le pourrions seuls. Nous bénéficierons de leur expérience unique et de leur capacité à créer des expériences incroyables qui aident les organisations à utiliser les espaces virtuels pour générer un impact. Ils bénéficieront de notre envergure, de notre talent et de notre capacité à les aider à commercialiser plus rapidement leurs innovations.

Reacting to the deal, Active Replica affirmed that it would continue ongoing collaborations with its partners, adding that Mozilla’s presence will aid its long-term goals. Active Replica was launched in 2020 by Jacob Ervin and Valerian Denis to provide easy access to virtual experiences. Both founders see Mozilla’s acquisition as a positive step for the web. They said in an official déclaration,

Mozilla has long advocated for a healthier internet and has been an inspiration to us in its dedication and contributions to the open web. By joining forces with the Mozilla Hubs team, we’re able to further expand on our mission and inspire a new generation of creators, connectors, and builders.

Ervin and Denis aimed to build a platform for virtual gatherings and events based on Mozilla’s Hubs project. Active Replica provided its clients with technical support, event planning, and venue design. Notably, both Ervin and Denis have taken on new positions at Mozilla, serving as senior engineering manager and product lead, respectively.

Hubs offer the infrastructure and development tools required to enable users to access a portal using any browser and interact with others in a virtual world. Additionally, Hubs, which adhere to web standards, support common googles and headsets such as Oculus and Rift. It is also accessible to users without specialized VR hardware on computers and smartphones.

Le métaverse continue d'attirer l'attention à la fois à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur du secteur Web3, et Mozilla le considère comme faisant partie de son avenir. Cependant, son aventure dans l'industrie n'a pas encore donné les résultats escomptés.

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