< Credit: Google VR
official homepage>
In 2014, Google released “Google
Cardboard”
which let you enjoy VR videos very
cheaply.
It received attention for its low price
and easy accessibility.
On the other hand it was not able to
follow
other HMD for its depth and
quality.
Google cardboard used Google Play Store
as its platform.
However, Google Play Store was not a VR
platform but a platform for mobile.
So Daydream is a new VR platform that
Google is trying to make.
Many experts expected Google to
open
its own mobile Headset or Project Tango
Sensor
(Device which provides smartphone
augmented reality experience
faster and smoother) in Google I/O
2016.
Google, however, released a platform more
like Oculus Gear VR.
Daydream is a VR platform which will run
in Google’s next generation mobile OS.
In this platform developers can develop
all sorts of applications
and games for VR device. Daydream.
I guess it’s a nice name for this
platform.
It seems quite similar to Oculus Gear VR
and Google Play Store.
Daydream is not compatible with existing
smartphones.
If you planned to buy a new
smartphone
then you should wait a little bit, don’t
you think so?
Daydream is a VR ecosystem which embraces
both software and hardware.
It seems like Google is trying to occupy
VR market
by cooperating with manufacturers in open
source
as they did for the mobile OS.
Is Daydream compatible with all kind of
mobile? The answer is no.
The existing mobiles are not
compatible.
It will be applied from the next OS which
name is “Android N”.
As Daydream needs processor and OS
which can implement high-capacity,
it is planning a certification named
“Daydream ready”.
Good news is that Daydream will be
compatible with smartphones
that has obtained “Daydream ready”
certification such as LG, Xiaomi, and HTC
while Samsung Oculus Gear VR only
works with Samsung mobile.
< Credit: Google VR official
homepage>
Furthermore, we must talk about Google’s
standalone VR headset and controller.
Many experts are looking forward whether
Google’s standalone VR headset
will be better than the already existing
HMD devices.
It seems to include Head Tracking
technology and
it will be more wearable than Google
cardboard.
The controller which looks like a remote
control is composed of
touch pad and two buttons and it provide
motion control.
< Credit: Google VR official
homepage>
If you put a compatible mobile in the
headset
then you can see a virtual world where
contents float.
It seems pretty like main scene of Gear
VR.
You can play apps or VR videos by VR
controller for Daydream.
This platform will become a center that
promotes various new contents.
Lastly, the most exciting part is that
you can still receive phone calls or text messages
while you put your smartphone in VR
HMD.
I hope this function to be realized soon.
According to Google from Google I/O
2016,
you might be able to meet Daydream
probably between September and October.
Will Daydream which Google is
preparing ambitiously
become a daydream or a front-runner
of Software and hardware platform?
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http://wavrp.com/
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