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DAYDREAM VRA platform for high quality mobile VR by Google
Contents■What is VR■Google Cardboard ■Other VR platforms■Daydream■Software Requirements■Hardware Requirements■For Developers
What is Virtual Reality (VR)?■A technology that simulates real or imaginary
environment and allows user to interact with that environment
■To ‘enter’ in virtual reality mode, user has to wear a special headset with all necessary sensors and high-quality display, earphones, and a special controller for interaction with the virtual world
Google Cardboard■Google’s platform for low-cost VR introduced in 2014■$4 headset is created from cardboard or plastic■User’s Android phone is used as a screen for the headset ■The Android phone should have gyroscope for tracking
orientation■Cardboard provides seamless VR experience with some
special apps from Play Store or 360 videos from YouTube
Other VR Platforms
■Oculus Rift by Facebook■Gear VR by Samsung■Vive by HTC■These platforms provide more immersive VR experiences
with high-quality headsets, controllers and sensors
Daydream VR■Google introduced Daydream VR in 2016■High-quality product ■Directly competes with Oculus, Gear VR and HTC Vive■Takes mobile VR to the next level■Google will certify mobile devices as ‘Daydream Ready’
to ensure high-quality, more immersive, and seamless VR experience
■Supports more comfortable headsets and a dedicated controller for interaction
Daydream VR
Software Requirements■Available as ‘Virtual Reality Mode’ in Android’s newest
version- 7.0 Nougat■To enable VR mode, the phone needs to have
‘Daydream-ready’ certification■Thus, not all phones with Android 7.0 will support
Daydream VR
Hardware Requirements■Hardware plays an important role to make a phone
‘Daydream-ready’■High-quality gyroscope and other low-latency sensors■Low-persistence display with highest possible resolution■High-performance SoC (chipset) with powerful CPU and
GPU, that will not overheat too quickly
For Developers■Currently, Daydream is available in Android N Preview
version only on Nexus 6P■Nexus 6P can be used as Daydream-ready Do-It-Yourself kit ■A VR viewer, such as Cardboard is used as a headset and
any other phone with gyroscope can be used as a controller
■Google VR SDK is used for Daydream app development. The same is available with Android N Preview SDK
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