At this year's Mobile
Web Congress, W3C is proud to present its visionary activities
across a broad spectrum of industries and technologies. Check below!
Ever seen before? - Virtual
reality
Virtual Reality (VR) is the next frontier for immersive entertainment
experiences. At a recent W3C Workshop on Web and VR, more than 70
organizations came together to demonstrate the benefits that that Web
can bring to the VR ecosystem. There was a lot of interest to work on an
API that enables writing VR content in the browser. The workshop already
lead to new W3C work on 3D
on the Web initiated by Apple. Learn more
and meet on site with Dominique
Hazaël-Massieux.
The Web in your car! - W3C
Automotive
The W3C Web and Automotive activities include a standards-track group
doing the technical specifications, and a Web and Automotive Business
Group that identifies use cases and requirements for potential new
standards work for vehicles. W3C has enhanced its collaborations with
Auto industry associations such as the OMA and the GENIVI Alliance.
Learn more and
meet on site with Jeff
Jaffe.
From IoT to the Web of things
Smart cars, smart cities, healthcare and smart manufacturing are already
leading the way in Internet of Things (IoT). But interoperability
remains a challenge. W3C is working on opening up the world of IoT
application development to Web developers by standardizing relevant APIs
and data exchange formats drawing upon core Web technologies
(JavaScript, JSON, linked data, etc.). The Web of Things will enable
open markets of services embracing different platforms and standards.
Learn more and
meet on site with Jeff
Jaffe.
Checkout! - Payments
Consumers will streamline their checkout with W3C standards as early
implementations of the Payment Request API are beginning to appear. In
addition, other communities within W3C are incubating ideas around
interledger payments, verifiable credentials, digital offers,
blockchain and the Web, hardware-based secure services, and paid
content models. Learn more
and meet on site with Alan
Bird.
AV in the browser - WebRTC
rocks!
With major Web browser companies having recently made clear their
commitment to WebRTC, the already successful deployment of audio-video
communications and peer-to-peer data channel is poised to reach new
levels. With the 1.0 version getting close to finalization, discussions
have already started in what evolutions to WebRTC and the Web platform
in general are needed to strengthen it as a full-fledged communications
platform. Learn more
and meet on site with Dominique
Hazaël-Massieux.
Looking for IP streaming? -
HTML5 for TV/Video
W3C
has launched activities on standards for cloud browsing, where
TV-related HTML5 content is rendered in the cloud and sent as video to
TV sets (rather than in the TV set or set-top box itself). This can
lead to significant cost savings for TV service operators W3C
is also collaborating with CTA WAVE in order to come up with a common
baseline for HTML5 support in connected TV sets - current inconsistent
support is a major issue for content providers/app developers. Learn more and meet on
site with Dominique
Hazaël-Massieux.
Are you secured? - Web
Authentication
There is a long-standing need to replace the User Name / Password
approach to security. The W3C work aims to improve security against
phishing and interception attacks by delivering a standard Web API for
strong cryptographic authentication. This work started from a Member
Submission of FIDO 2.0 from participants in the FIDO Alliance. Learn more and meet
on site with Jeff
Jaffe.