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GoogleCardboardandVR
CS4720– MobileApplicationDevelopment
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VirtualReality• Virtualrealityistheabilitytointeractwithasimulatedthree-dimensionalenvironmentatvaryingdegreesofimmersion
• Simplyput- youfeellikeyouaresomewhereelse,operatinginadifferentenvironment,usuallytotheexclusionofyourcurrentsurroundings
• Includingcurrentsurroundingsisoftencalled“augmentedreality”
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It’sjustforgames,right?• Games• Flightsimulators• Sophisticatedtesting(carprototypes,etc.)• Recreation(naturehikes,exploring)
• Whatdoesthishavetodowithmobile?• VRheadsetsarehuge!
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Hereiswhywecare• http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/07/health/google-cardboard-baby-saved/
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GoogleCardboard• BreakVRdowntoitssimplestcomponentsandwhatdoyouget?– Ascreenforeacheye– Notreallynecessarytofullymovearound– Headrotationstillneeded
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GoogleCardboard• Acheapwaytoholdupyourphonetoyourfacewithtwoseparatescreens
• SamsungGearisanotheroption• ManycurrentVRoptionsusephone-likescreens
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GoogleCardboard
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UseCases• Viewing3Dobjectseasily(seeCNNreport)• Panoramicpictures• Games• Otherthoughts?• http://www.wareable.com/google/the-best-google-cardboard-apps
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HowtoProgramforVR• Inmanycases,youmightnotevenneedtoreallydotheVRprogramming– ConsidertheCNNexample
• https://developers.google.com/cardboard/overview
• CanbuildnativelyforAndroidusingOpenGL• CanbuildforbothAndroidandiOSusingUnity
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