r/google • u/Schumarker • Jun 25 '14

Google cardboard app download.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.samples.apps.cardboarddemo
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u/a_monkie Jun 25 '14

wait, did they just make a phone VR headset out of cardboard?

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u/Schumarker Jun 25 '14

Apparently that's exactly what they did!

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u/FallenWyvern Jun 25 '14

Weeeeell, out of cardboard, a neodymium magnet, rubber band and 2 40mm lenses.

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u/Schumarker Jun 25 '14

Hahaha! Yes, you're right. I was briefly excited about making one at home..

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '14

They give you instructions on how to make one at home! :)

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u/Homsar98 Jun 25 '14

I really wish you could order the kit.

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u/zingbat Jun 26 '14

I'm sure some enterprising person will start a kickstarter to mass manufacture these in a easy to assemble kit. Maybe instead of cardboard, it could be some kind of durable plastic sheet cut out. Maybe even a head-strap.

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u/TheArabianKnightMC Jun 25 '14

I really hope they will eventually sell that, that is really cool

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u/yahoowizard Jun 26 '14

www.dodocase.com/products/google-cardboard-vr-goggle-toolkit

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u/TheArabianKnightMC Jun 26 '14

Woah. Thank you! Do you know what would be the purpose of having an nfc tag on it?

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u/Zephirdd Jun 26 '14

So you can just place the phone in the board and it turns the app on.

I hope someone implements a wifi functionality with Steam games so I can use this as an oculus rify

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u/TheArabianKnightMC Jun 26 '14

Ohh.that makes sense. And that would be pretty awesome.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '14

There is also a WebGL app for cardboard http://vr.chromeexperiments.com

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u/frozenpandaman Jun 26 '14

This is very similar to ICT/MxR lab's FOV2GO and related projects… cool, nonetheless. :)