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GoogleCardboardandVR

CS4720– MobileApplicationDevelopment

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VirtualReality• Virtualrealityistheabilitytointeractwithasimulatedthree-dimensionalenvironmentatvaryingdegreesofimmersion

• Simplyput- youfeellikeyouaresomewhereelse,operatinginadifferentenvironment,usuallytotheexclusionofyourcurrentsurroundings

• Includingcurrentsurroundingsisoftencalled“augmentedreality”

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VirtualReality

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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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