Google cardboard VR is the most ingenious VR headset available. With Google's open-source cardboard VR design, anyone with a piece of cardboard and a couple of lenses can create their own headset, instantly transforming their smartphones into a really cheap & simple virtual reality tech. On Google Cardboard's official website anyone can download the
original blue print and become a cardboard VR manufacturer.
Android SDK for VR application development is also available on cardboard's website.
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To enjoy VR content you just need a cardboard VR for your smartphone and some cool VR apps from
playstore. You can create your own cardboard VR by simply following a DIY blog post on
how to create a Google Cardboard VR? Or simply order a perfectly manufactured cardboard headset from
Amazon. Once you get your google VR, you can start enjoying VR content by simply downloading cardboard's
official app and cardboard
camera from
Google playstore, you can also enjoy 360 degree videos on
YouTube's 360 degree video channel. If you want to create your own VR content, then you just need to download the official VR SDK for android to create some awesome VR apps.
Yes, Google has made it this easy to get a taste of real
VR technology. Transforming your smartphone into a VR headset is indeed a clever idea, a real trend setter. No doubt 2016 is so far the year of VR technology with so many VR gear &
headsets out in the market and still many others set to release their products soon. But, what Google has done with its cardboard project is something sensational. It has made VR accessible to anyone with a smartphone and that means a huge number of people world wide will be able to enjoy the amazing universe of virtual reality and that at a very cheap price.
It is indeed an unprecedented thing in terms of human-computer interaction, where a massive number of people will be able to interact with computers like never before.
Virtual reality is the new dimension in computer interaction, bringing humans ever closer to machines. And
Google cardboard VR is the perfect tool for starters to experience this unique interaction.
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Google cardboard's simple design has made it easier for anyone with a smartphone to experience this new dimension of virtual reality. Most importantly, this cardboard VR is the perfect tool to spread the word about the potential of VR in transforming computer interaction and user experience. While other VR manufacturers are investing heavily in VR headsets, Google with its cardboard VR has taken upon itself to show the world how powerful this new medium is going to be in the near future.
