Virtual Reality Explained by MKBHD

 

From cardboard to Oculus Rift, VR explained by Marques Brownlee - MKBHD (Quality Tech Videos).

How to play normal 3d PC games in Virtual Reality using your smartphone and Trinus VR?

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Now you really don't need an expensive VR headset to enjoy your PC games in VR. With Trinus VR you can convert any 3d PC game into VR and enjoy it using your smartphone plus any version of cardboard based VR head mount. Trinus VR is not a piece of hardware, actually it is a very smart software that uses a Trinus PC server on your Windows and a Trinus VR client app on Android.
Basically, what this Trinus VR does is that it starts a “streaming session” on your smartphone while converting your normal 3d PC game into a great immersive VR experience. Simply, it streams your PC game on to your smartphone in VR.
To enjoy your PC games in virtual reality with Trinus VR you only need three things, your PC, your smartphone and your Google cardboard. You can definitely use other similar smartphone based VR head mounts as well.

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First of all you need to download Trinus VR PC server for Windows from Trinus VR's official website, you have to install it on your PC. Also download the Trinus VR client app for Android, which you'll need to install on your smartphone. Once you install the software, you need to connect your smartphone with your PC. Trinus VR uses two methods for this, one through Wifi and the second via USB tethering. It uses your home wireless router for Wifi connection, but Trinus recommends USB tethering as it is faster than streaming through Wifi. Now, after connecting your smartphone to your PC through either of the two methods, you need to check out the settings on your Trinus VR PC server software. You can set the resolution, head tracking sensitivity, lens adjustment for your version of cardboard VR and other settings like turning on the fake 3d. It is highly recommended by Trinus to set the resolution in 4:3 as 16:9 resolution will affect the quality of VR on your smartphone display. And one of the most important things to remember is to run your games in a window, otherwise, Trinus VR will not stream your game in full screen mode. Some games may not open in a window, for those games you may need DxWnd.
Another thing to remember is that most of the PC games may lack the 3d depth required for a VR game, therefore you can enhance this 3d effect by using softwares like Vierio or TriDeft.
Trinus VR combined with your PC and smartphone is a wonderful low cost VR gaming system that surprisingly allows non-VR 3d PC games like Call of Duty Modern Warfare or GTA V to be enjoyed in VR.
Well, you definitely need a bit of time while configuring Trinus VR to best suit your smartphone and cardboard, but the end result is something really great and economical. 

Google Cardboard VR: Transform your smartphone into a VR headset

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.