uBrowser
I can’t begin to describe just how often the concept behind uBrowser is. A colleague sent me the link and when I read a little bit about the project, who’s writing it, and what the technology will ultimately accomplish, my jaw dropped.
The page says, “uBrowser is a simple Web Browser that illustrates one way of embedding the Mozilla® Gecko rendering engine into a standalone application using LibXUL. In this case, the contents of the page is grabbed as it's being rendered and displayed as a texture on some geometry using OpenGL™. You are able to interact with the page (mostly) normally and visit (almost) any site that works correctly with Firefox® 1.5.”
Furthermore, the developer works for Linden Lab, makes of the popular online virtual reality Second Life. Second Life’s claim to fame is their ability to allow users to create their own worlds. You can build towers, buildings, kiosks, clothes, cars, etc.
Now, with the inclusion of the FireFox rendindering engine, in-game players/designers can include web content in their domains. The possibilities are almost limitless.