Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Virtual reality owes much of its popularity to mobile VR, with its promise of abundant, economical and serviceable headsets like Samsung Gear VR and the even cheaper Google Cardboard—the sort of ‘headset shells’ that only require a suitable smartphone to run. image courtesy Lenovo. image courtesy Lenovo. image courtesy Lenovo.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Already widely leaked across the Internet, the new Pixel line is replacing the company’s Nexus handsets, now incorporating more graphical horsepower, sleeker styling, and a price tag to match—all rumored well in advance. inch for Pixel XL. Google is bringing Pixel to market exclusively in partnership with Verizon in the US.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PS VR, Samsung Gear VR, and Google’s Cardboard and Daydream platforms are all the most recognized names when it comes to virtual reality across the powerful home units and mobile markets, but there are still a handful that keep the industry competitive and honest. Tagged with: CES , Headset , Neo CV , Pico , VR.

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JUNE 22, 2017

From there, Gear VR, Daydream, Cardboard and PSVR follow in that order. Tagged with: htc vive Facebook Twitter Reddit More. Those figures are reflected in the next section, showcasing which platforms developer’s next apps will be releases on. Vive wins out again at 52%, though Rift is much closer behind at 50%.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Amidst the launch of Daydream, mobile developer Rabbit Mountain is doubling down on Google Cardboard with the launch of another new game this week. Tagged with: escape room , Haunted Room , horror , Rabbit Mountain. The studio today launched Haunted Rooms , an episodic escape VR game, in partnership with Zariba.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

VR content for mobile-based headsets like Google Cardboard can also be created with the platform. Tagged with: Zappar , ZapWorks. In the past the company has worked with brands like Coca-Cola and Sony Pictures to create AR advertising campaigns, while its platform can also be used for architectural apps, and educational experiences.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

The phone is placed inside of a Google Cardboard-esque Merge VR headset with a little window so it can see the cube at all times. Tagged with: ar , CES , holo cube , merge vr , toy. The HOLO CUBE works by assigning a litany of QR codes and patterns to each side of the box, which are tracked and read by your phone’s camera.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2017

adds support for Google Daydream and Google Cardboard and the full launch of the update will happen on March 31st. Tagged with: 2017 , cardboard , GDC , Google Dardream , OpenXR , unity , Vulkan API. For Android and iOS, 5.6 as part of the beta as of today. Stay tuned to UploadVR for more news from GDC 2017.

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MAY 24, 2019

Google first introduced Jump back in 2015 as camera platform that essentially followed Cardboard’s path of providing an open design for all to use. Both are said to work with either of the platform’s officially supported rigs, the GoPro Odyssey and YI HALO, the latter of which cost a cool $17,000.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

For anyone thinking about doing the same thing, this same concept could pretty easily be achieved on mobile-based headsets like Google Cardboard and Gear VR too. Tagged with: 360 degrees , dollhouse , toys. Imagine a real life Honey, I Shrunk The Kids. The horror.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

This year’s display was no exception, and you can now grab a Google Cardboard, Daydream View, or other mobile VR headset and watch the proceedings as if you were really there. Tagged with: 360 , BBC , Fireworks , New Year's Eve. These were some of the most unique and intriguing uses of VR I saw in 2016.

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JULY 11, 2017

On the home page right now you’ll find apps such as Google Cardboard stress-reliever Happinss , rhythmic casual game Thumper for PS VR, and Fearless which gives you a chance to overcome your own fears on Oculus Rift and Gear VR. Tagged with: NewPathVR Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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MARCH 21, 2017

Recently, however, Else got his first taste of VR in the form of a Google Cardboard unit. Cardboard’s low-end experiences might not measure up to what’s possible on an HTC Vive, but even so Else was, in his own words, “hooked” So he bought a Vive, a new graphics card, and set about making his own VR game. .

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APRIL 6, 2017

HoloLens isn’t the only headset that could one day take over the classroom; Google has been pushing VR into educational territory with its Expeditions initiative, which uses mobile-based headsets like Cardboard to take students on virtual field trips. Lifeliqe is designing HoloLens experiences for grade 6 – 12 classrooms.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The Google Cardboard platform has been an accessible and inexpensive option for skeptics and the Google Daydream is shaping up to be a worthy contender across from the Samsung Gear VR, which is healthy competition needed if the mobile VR industry is to thrive. Tagged with: cardboard , education , google , students , UK , VR.

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MARCH 1, 2017

Similar to Kingspray, Ghost Paint allows you to spray paint and tag various surfaces all while donning your Vive headset. There are also a variety of locales such as alleyways, concrete drainage channels and city buildings where you can plop and tag to your heart’s desire. Tagged with: Epic Games , GDC , painting.

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APRIL 7, 2017

In fact, some developers on the Google Cardboard platform, which has shipped over 10 million units, have already created free-to-play VR apps that generate revenue from advertising. Tagged with: google daydream , Tenjin Facebook Twitter Reddit More. If you don’t want an app tracking where you’re looking?

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

It’s available or in beta on most current headsets, including PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung GearVR and Google Cardboard. That experiment was only available on Google Cardboard (or Samsung GearVR with an adapter app); VRTIFY is a few steps ahead. Music has never stayed static,” Mann said. “I’m

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JANUARY 12, 2017

In the 2016 State of the Industry report , Oculus Rift dominated conversations over all other headsets largely in part because a significant amount had tried the device (77% for Rift) over Google Cardboard (46%), Gear VR (31%), PlayStation VR (21%), and well over the HTC Vive (19%).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

Not so long ago, if you wanted a cheap VR headset, you’d be limited to phone-based devices like Google Cardboard. As the VR landscape evolves, vendors find new ways to create headsets that deliver fantastic performance without the high price tag. Immersion Options Virtual reality headsets have come a long way in recent years.

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JULY 1, 2017

The Payscout VR Commerce app for Google Cardboard is now available in the Google Play Store, and the technology will be adapted for iOS and additional VR platforms soon. Tagged with: advertising , investment , payscout Facebook Twitter Reddit More. This contributed post was originally written by Dean Takahashi at VentureBeat.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

Practically speaking, these are more or less slightly suped up Cardboard viewers, as they can only access VR experiences that are widely available on the Google Play Store or iOS App store for most recent Android and iOS devices. Tagged with: data , figures , homido , prediction , research , sales. Have you tried a Homido headset?

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JANUARY 31, 2017

There’s no getting around that fact that the $799 price tag on the HTC Vive and cost of a high-end computer makes it difficult for many people to get into high-end VR. The marker can fit most mobile headsets, including Gear VR, Google Daydream and Cardboard. Tagged with: mobile VR , nolo , roomscale , SteamVR.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

HTC has already embraced mobile from a software perspective, launching a Viveport M app last year that offers experiences compatible with smartphone-based headsets like Google Cardboard. Tagged with: htc , htc vive , mobile VR. Could this be another collaboration? We’ll have to wait for more details to emerge.

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JANUARY 8, 2017

Will this simply be another high-specification phone that can support headsets like Google Cardboard? Tagged with: htc , mobile VR , vive phone. One of them carries the Vive branding on its back. Could this be a VR-centric smartphone from the Vive makers? Or is this to be HTC’s promised Google Daydream-supported phone?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Scope, meanwhile, is intended for mobile-based VR like Google Cardboard and is available for free on iOS and Android. Tagged with: IrisVR , IrisVR Prospect , IrisVR Scope , real estate. Here, Prospect adds features like dynamic lighting, annotations, screenshot capture and even a scale model mode.

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MARCH 1, 2017

update , releasing at the end of this month, is welcoming compatibility for Google Daydream and Cardboard and they’re charging forward with their EditorVR platform as well. Tagged with: Developers , development , gaming , streaming , unity.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The feature’s been a long time coming for Chrome, and it’s not finished yet; stable support for Cardboard and wider phone integration will be coming at a later date, and Chrome on Windows still only has experimental support at this point in time. Tagged with: Daydream , Daydream View , google , webvr.

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JANUARY 24, 2017

We may also see even more ports of Cardboard and/or Gear VR apps onto Daydream as well. Tagged with: Android , google play. We’ll keep you updated as we sort through both the good and bad in the coming wave of Daydream VR content.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

vTime , from Liverpool-based Starship, is now available on the platform as a free download, making it the first VR app to connect across Daydream, Google Cardboard, Samsung’s Gear VR, and the Oculus Rift. Tagged with: google daydream , social vr , vtime. This month, we finally got our first social VR app, too.

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AUGUST 7, 2022

The great thing is, one can start for as cheap as fifteen bucks with the simplest headset from Google (Cardboard). Google Cardboard. While the price tag dropped during the Black Friday sales, it is still at 699€ in Europe (US $600) and requires at least some decent PC hardware to perform smoothly. Oculus Rift. Samsung Gear VR.

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DECEMBER 14, 2016

Google declined to comment on exactly which other headsets support this release though a blog mentions that support for Cardboard headsets and desktop platforms — which would use the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive — would be added soon. Tagged with: Daydream , google , webvr.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

There are various ways to watch the video, as it can be viewed within your browser, on Google Cardboard viewing devices, as well as on the Rift, Gear VR, and HTC Vive. Tagged with: american heroes channel , civil war , Discovery , discoveryvr.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Through the use of augmented reality, it can display holographic images on a table to interact with, you can use it on a tablet simply as a virtual pop-up book, and you can also even check it out in VR with both Google Cardboard and Gear VR versions through your phone’s camera.

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APRIL 26, 2017

In addition to hiring Palmer Luckey , Bolas’ lab gave rise to a number of headset prototypes that placed phone or tablet-sized screens in front of your eyes for a basic sort of VR headset, including one that was cardboard-based long before Google branded the idea and put them in millions of homes.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

We have no idea what to expect from the scale of these headsets; they could be anything from new Google Cardboard-like kits all the way up to new SteamVR-supported devices, or anywhere in between. Tagged with: rockstar , vr hardware , VR-chitecht. If true, it suggests the company could be making its own VR hardware.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

However, it is rather unfortunate that the Google Play Store’s high-quality VR content for Daydream is drowning in the mostly murky waters of Cardboard-compatible shovelware. Tagged with: app , Daydream , free , google , resolution games , wonderglade. Luckily, Wonderglade is clearly most in line with the former description.

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